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Getting better with the Gorton engraving machine

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10 Lessons I’ve learned about engraving by hand:

1 – CLAMP CLAMP CLAMP
2 – Flexible material WILL FLEX WHEN CLAMPED!
3 – Start in the middle of the “A”
4 – 1:1 ratios show mistakes 1:1
5 – Don’t try to “go over” a skip
6 – One letter, one pass.
7 – WD 40 on cutting head
8 – stop are just guides, they stop nothing from moving unless there is a lock on the other side\
9 – The first two “setups” are typically throw aways
10 – don’t beat yourself up, the landing gear is down.

I’ve learned my letter set is a little worn down, thus making some skips and pits a little more noticeable (this is where lesson 4 comes into play)… A new set is a little out of my price range for now.
2013-05-14 23.17.57

panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff80176b7e95):

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Such a pain in the ass

Anyone good with apple error puke???

my money has been on the: Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 3870, ATI Radeon HD 3870, PCIe, 512 MB

  • Interval Since Last Panic Report: 14 sec
    Panics Since Last Report: 1
    Anonymous UUID: EFF32969-6A73-83CC-5F22-C1A7CC77DE51

    Sat May 11 07:26:33 2013
    panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff80176b7e95): Kernel trap at 0xffffff80176a70f6, type 14=page fault, registers:
    CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x0000000000000000, CR3: 0x0000000018fff000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660
    RAX: 0x0000007fe5a99f18, RBX: 0x0000000000000000, RCX: 0x0000000000000003, RDX: 0x000000000000001c
    RSP: 0xffffff8153f6bf00, RBP: 0xffffff8153f6bf70, RSI: 0xffffff801a5660e8, RDI: 0x0000000000000000
    R8: 0x0000000000000000, R9: 0x0000000000000000, R10: 0x000000000000002c, R11: 0x0000000000000206
    R12: 0xffffff8017619740, R13: 0xffffff801a5660e8, R14: 0x0000000000000003, R15: 0xffffff802f5a2f30
    RFL: 0x0000000000010217, RIP: 0xffffff80176a70f6, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
    Fault CR2: 0x0000000000000000, Error code: 0x0000000000000002, Fault CPU: 0x1

    Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff8153f6bba0 : 0xffffff801761d626
    0xffffff8153f6bc10 : 0xffffff80176b7e95
    0xffffff8153f6bde0 : 0xffffff80176cd4dd
    0xffffff8153f6be00 : 0xffffff80176a70f6
    0xffffff8153f6bf70 : 0xffffff80176a5dd6
    0xffffff8153f6bfb0 : 0xffffff80176cdd43

    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: launchd

    Mac OS version:
    12D78

    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 12.3.0: Sun Jan 6 22:37:10 PST 2013; root:xnu-2050.22.13~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 3EB7D8A7-C2D3-32EC-80F4-AB37D61492C6
    Kernel slide: 0x0000000017400000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff8017600000
    System model name: MacPro3,1 (Mac-F42C88C8)

    System uptime in nanoseconds: 1729477749105
    last loaded kext at 65574957272: com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60 (addr 0xffffff7f9877e000, size 32768)
    last unloaded kext at 264115047906: com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1 (addr 0xffffff7f9946e000, size 8192)
    loaded kexts:
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    com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver 3.6.0
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
    com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.8
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    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch 75.19
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.1.3f3
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
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    com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer 8.1.0
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    com.apple.iokit.CSRBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport 4.1.3f3
    com.apple.ATIRadeonX2000 8.1.0
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
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    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
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    Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 3870, ATI Radeon HD 3870, PCIe, 512 MB
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    • A new member of the family: It’s a Gorton!

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    I’ve been restoring WBS consoles for about 10 years now, and I think I’ve just taken the art of what I love doing to the next level. I have acquired THE Gorton P1-2 used at the WBS factory. It was used for their custom buttons, and their early one off panels.
    2013-04-25 20.58.58

    This all began in 2009 while restoring a console. I was building a panel and wanted the exact engraving the factory did. http://wikigear.org/wiki/index.php?title=Image:APK_20091218-Antoinette_010.JPG This lead me to ask around and it turned out a past employee of WBS had the machine in his home shop. Fast forward 4 years and it’s got a new home in the Revolution Recording Custom Shop.

    2013-04-25 17.55.43

    2013-04-25 17.49.52

    I do have some blank stock pender buttons, some ITT buttons and can get others.

    4 in 1 – Y Cables and Turn arounds

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    2013-04-10 11.57.37

    Here is my newest piece of kit for the adapter box. I designed this for RRCS.

    Made of Mogami 4 pair, high quality expandable sleeving and Neutrik Connectors

    Everything is paralleled to everything making it a 4 in 1 adapter

    1. XLRM to XLRM turn around
    2. XLRF to XLRF turn around
    3. XLRM Y to (2) XLRF
    4. XLRF Y to (2) XLRM

    $40, lifetime warranty

    If you would like to order email Sales at RevolutionRecording dot com or visit Revolution Recording Custom Shop

    Thanks to Ken Chen for building this protype

    Female to Male Y

    female to male Y

    Female to female XLR

    Male to Male XLR

    Urge to smash

    Image

    6

    I recently acquired a new computer and have begun the “Migration” from old to new. I know it’s not a quick process (600+ Gb from machine to machine) but by my math this estimation, using FW800, was WAY OUT. The problem turns out that the computer was going to sleep during this migration!! Why the HELL would it do such a stupid thing? There were no options for sleeping as it’s a fresh install. Shame on Apple.
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    After three failed attempts, I had to find a solution to me sitting at two idle computers for 8 hours.

    AND HERE IT IS!
    (standby for video)
    Fanimation

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    I needed to be able to leave it also… so in an audio Macgyver moment of desperation I turn to my biggest fan. The cable for the Trackball is moved by an oscillating fan. The headphones are on top of an upside down trackball, this and the duct tape give the trackball some weight to push on the keyboard (for computer 1) the movement also pushes a button on a Magic Trackpad (computer 1)

    so far attempt number four is going smoothly (knock on wood)

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