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dragonblood9999

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There was nothing I really wanted on the prime day sale but I did end up buying a 64gb micro sd, a wii2hdmi for my nephew and 2 Amazon basics power strip.


Also was given 6 babies of what look like american toads. I'm not going to keep all 6 of them just 2 or 3 and give the rest to my best friend when they are a little bigger.

Pics later I'm at work right know.

Just bought a 8 channel security system with 4 cameras. It comes with a 1tb HDD built it which I may upgrade to at least 4tb.


Also here are the pictures of the toads

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My latest purchase, which I got yesterday, is PlayStation VR.

I held out not bad I think. I vowed back in 2016 when it launched that I wouldn’t buy it until Sony demonstrated adequate support for the accessory. I’ve been burned too many times with Sony not supporting accessories and even systems (Vita) over the years.

But there’s now enough games I’m interested in to justify the purchase.
Have to say I’m pretty impressed with it considering it’s price point and the decidedly average hardware of the PS4 Pro.
 
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If we are showing off purses, bags and wallets then I continued my transformation into stereotypical English explorer/colonial. Pretty much only need a pith helmet and Sam Browne belt at this point.

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Also scored a router plane as you can see there, even paid up (a whole £12) for it. Had a go with it already and it is great fun.

Plus the usual mountain of books, even had to get a new cabinet for them. Most interesting (I presume nobody else cares about 1930s a5 ish book titled "high tensile strength brasses or "manganese bronzes" a metallurgical review of their properties and uses" and similar ones about copper and its alloys) was probably the 1780s English dictionary but that will probably be appearing in funny pictures instead (so far I learned that shuttlecock was once spelled shittlecock)
 
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If we are showing off purses, bags and wallets then I continued my transformation into stereotypical English explorer/colonial. Pretty much only need a pith helmet and Sam Browne belt at this point.

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Also scored a router plane as you can see there, even paid up (a whole £12) for it. Had a go with it already and it is great fun.

Plus the usual mountain of books, even had to get a new cabinet for them. Most interesting (I presume nobody else cares about 1930s a5 ish book titled "high tensile strength brasses or "manganese bronzes" a metallurgical review of their properties and uses" and similar ones about copper and its alloys) was probably the 1780s English dictionary but that will probably be appearing in funny pictures instead (so far I learned that shuttlecock was once spelled shittlecock)
Finally someone posting bags that aren't fake!

I also love the PS1 wallet :D
 

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Found some headphones at a car boot. World war 2 vintage I am told, not sure exactly where from but looks closest to German stuff (internally they use machine threads as well which US and UK would not have). Whole £8 I parted with for these.
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Ripped the guts out, transplanted some from another dead set (see right) and then found that a) the existing wire was series wound, and b) that 70+ year old wire is not inclined to want to be soldered (I sanded it, toasted it, got extra flux, got automotive grade flux core solder -- did not want to take). Now I have to go find some suitable replacement wire as modern PVC coated stuff is no going to cut it here -- only stuff vaguely suitable here that is not mains rated and terribly thick is some old cloth covered USB cables but they are 1m long. Also realised since the demise of maplin I have nowhere nearby in the real world to get fancy headphone jacks.

Edit. It subsequently occurred that the cloth covering was covering cloth covered wire and thus I could slide a bunch of modern PVC coated stuff inside it.
I however wish I had thought to check both donor speakers beforehand as only one appears to have survived the years in my junk box. Oh well just some minor soldering when I find another donor set.
 

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