Jul 19 2024

DJ Booth – 24-07-19

Scotty wanted a flat-pack DJ booth. He bought a design from playatech.com. I modified it. (Thank you Hanna for the help with tabs and dowels!) Here are the results.

24-07-19 – DJ Booth (Download link) 24-07-19 – DJ Booth (File download)

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Jul 15 2024

Bracing: In two parts

TLDR: We got started with very large speakers. They weighed too much and were difficult to use. We now build smaller speakers with lots of bracing that are (relatively) light and easy to use.

When designing new speaker cabinets, we employ three engineering constraints for all of our boxes:

1) All cabinets must …

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Jun 14 2024

24-06-14 – DJ Booth

Scotty wants to build a Playatech DJ booth. I asked him to send me his plans so I can take a look. He gave me this file (DJ-Dope-Assy)

I spent a few hours in Fusion and came up with the following. I only needed 13 variables.

The DJ booth uses two sheets of 1/2″ …

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May 26 2024

The maths

I sent Mike this link I got from Deon Brown about Friendly Pressure over in England. I included the following note:

“I would like to hear your thoughts on what he is building.

3D printing the tweeter waveguide is not something I had considered. There is no reason we can’t print our own horns! …

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Nov 13 2023

Imagination

She’s got it.

What can we build?

And so does he.

Radical Thinker

Some things are always wrong. Always. Period.

Apartheid is wrong!

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Oct 30 2023

Oscar’s Backyard BBQ

A major tenant of Little Bass Heads Sound Systems (LBH Sound) is education. We design and build custom sound systems for specific clients in specific situations. We are guided by a few core design ideas:

1) Everything should be easy to cut and assemble.

This means that we use standard sized and cheap plywood and …

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Jul 14 2023

New beginnings

The Juke Joint gets a new floor, new crew members join, tickets arrive, we build a new platform for the subs and she makes her first sound run of the year. The Burning Man push has truly begun. Great things are happening!

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Jul 11 2023

Drag Storytime – Saturday, July 22 2023

What: Drag Storytime

Where: Freemont Main Library 2400 Stevenson Blvd Fremont, Ca. 94538

When: Saturday, July 22, 2023. 10:30am

Description Come join us for some songs, stories, and fabulous fun! Drag Storytime is an excellent way to introduce children to LGBTQ+ role models and help them learn about gender and inclusivity. We will have a …

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Jul 10 2023

The Juke Joint is home again!

Yeah!! The Juke Joint is home again from Max’s Auto.

We will be deciding what to build on her this week. Please let me know if you are interested in helping us plan out her immediate future.

The goal is to be finished with all construction by August 1st.

Let’s go!

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Jul 09 2023

Mo’ Betta in Reno

Shameka put out the call and Mike, Wes, Joe, Manjou and I answered. We spent Thursday straight through Sunday organizing and packing two shipping containers that will be delivered to camp on the playa.

This was a ton of hot and dusty work but along the way, we all became much closer and had a …

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