Workshop / Misc

Workshop and miscellaneous project chains, including the Restomod Car work and other oddball hands-on repairs.

Project notes and progress posts for the Restomod Car build and related workshop work.

3 live post(s) in this section.

Oddball workshop, household, and repair projects that do not belong in the Restomod Car series.

2 live post(s) in this section.

Guitar Rebuild: 1 Onboard preamps & hardware

A Japanese 1982 Matsumoku guitar becomes the basis for a rebuild focused on onboard preamps, hardware, and a heavier final voice.
TrainWreck Rockette: 1 Redesigned

A redesign-focused start to the TrainWreck Rockette project, built around Vox AC30 roots and Johannes's own preferred twists.
Amiga Next-Gen Build: 1 Sam440ep

An Amiga Next-Gen Build centered on the Sam440ep and the strange persistence of modern PowerPC Amiga hardware.
Homelab: 1 25 Year old computer as a firewall: 60Mbps throughput

A test of whether a 25-year-old computer can still serve as a practical pfSense firewall at home, and what performance it can deliver.
Guitar Pedals: 1 Splitter pedal: Two guitar amps at once

A tiny active splitter for running two guitar amps at once, with buffering, ground lift, and phase correction built in.