What have you bought?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Sat Nov 18, 2023 21:12

Do you just pop in nice cases and wrap for your own collection or are these to sell on?

Dimrill · **Posted:** Sat Nov 18, 2023 21:52

Sell... what does that word mean?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Nov 21, 2023 21:29

A tiny vintage Yamaha HS-200 synth because I don’t have enough and shut your face anyways.

Specialist YouTube channels and home working are a terrible combination…

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Nov 29, 2023 12:14

Tickets to Girls Aloud

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4404

Zardoz wrote:

A tiny vintage Yamaha HS-200 synth because I don’t have enough and shut your face anyways.

Specialist YouTube channels and home working are a terrible combination…

https://www.musicradar.com/news/how-gea ... ed-my-life

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Dec 05, 2023 10:23

Thankfully I’ve only been buying things that are absolutely necessary and have not been swayed by the allure of extra dials, sliders, lights and oscilloscopes.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Cheap seat for the downstairs bog.

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Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Zardoz wrote:

Thankfully I’ve only been buying things that are absolutely necessary and have not been swayed by the allure of extra dials, sliders, lights and oscilloscopes.

.... shiny. Don't forget shiny.

GazChap · **Posted:** Wed Dec 06, 2023 9:03

A heated gilet!

It's quite toasty, but I'm somewhat disappointed that it doesn't turn my torso into a vision of hell as shown in the picture. 2 stars.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Dec 06, 2023 9:24

A bodywarmer.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Dec 06, 2023 9:43

Ghazt Rider

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3344

Warhead wrote:

Zardoz wrote:

Thankfully I’ve only been buying things that are absolutely necessary and have not been swayed by the allure of extra dials, sliders, lights and oscilloscopes.

.... shiny. Don't forget shiny.

I'm unconvinced this needs to be specified. It has long since slipped into the (literal) world of metaphor, where a British person risks flogging if they don't describe something as 'shiny', even if they are describing a newly painted matt wall.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

JBR wrote:

Warhead wrote:

Zardoz wrote:

Thankfully I’ve only been buying things that are absolutely necessary and have not been swayed by the allure of extra dials, sliders, lights and oscilloscopes.

.... shiny. Don't forget shiny.

I'm unconvinced this needs to be specified. It has long since slipped into the (literal) world of metaphor, where a British person risks flogging if they don't describe something as 'shiny', even if they are describing a newly painted matt wall.

Fair point.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10241

Many, many packages arrived after black Friday. The most grown up despatched first and arrived last - dumbbells adjustable from 2 through 36kg in lovely compact packaging.

The amount of effort just moving the two boxes around and unpacking is a strong indicator of how broken I am after the first session with a new personal trainer on Monday.

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Dec 09, 2023 16:45

Bought some mad lamps

Zardoz · **Posted:** Sun Jan 07, 2024 20:50

1st synth of the year bought… a 1979 Casio VL-1!
Wanted one for a while and this came up today for the same price they were when released (£39). Still relatively a bargain as due to their cult status they’re can go for over £100.

Da da da :metul:

TheVision · **Posted:** Mon Jan 08, 2024 1:32

That's ace. I can't play it, or know what it is capable of, but I still want one.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jan 08, 2024 8:36

Same.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22424

Bought this over xmas, as my drum learning software has a keys module too!
https://melodics.com/midi-keyboard

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markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16726

What happened to your mouse? Have you been stubbing cigarettes out on it?

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22424

Don't diss the mighty MX518!

https://woorkup.com/logitech-mx518-review/

I have no idea why they did the fake textured case...

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Jan 08, 2024 18:01

Trooper wrote:

Don't diss the mighty MX518!

https://woorkup.com/logitech-mx518-review/

I have no idea why they did the fake textured case...

One of the best mouses ever made. I'd still be using mine if I hadn't needed to move to an ergonomic stand-up thing. Now my kid uses it. A fine family heirloom!

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Jan 08, 2024 21:03

Embracing middle age. Just bought a hand held steamer as ironing sucks.

Kern · **Posted:** Wed Jan 10, 2024 11:18

Amiga Clock

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Saw it on RMC (about the only YouTuber I watch who hasn't quit in the last fortnight) and thought "I need that".

GazChap · **Posted:** Wed Jan 10, 2024 11:39

Link please, Kern!

Kern · **Posted:** Wed Jan 10, 2024 11:40

https://retrofied.uk/collections/gifts-and-gadgets

I got the small one, which about A5 sized.

GazChap · **Posted:** Wed Jan 10, 2024 11:44

Ta muchly!

Kern · **Posted:** Wed Jan 10, 2024 11:46

Looking at it now and quietly regretting how much of my childhood was spent picking colours for Workbench.

GazChap · **Posted:** Wed Jan 10, 2024 11:52

My first Workbench was 3.1 on my A1200 so I never had that trouble, luckily. MagicWB and MUI were no-brainers!

Clock ordered though!

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Mon Jan 15, 2024 10:42

KovacsC wrote:

Embracing middle age. Just bought a hand held steamer as ironing sucks.

I am going to treat myself to one of these too.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16726

Do they work? Sounds like a good idea. Ironing has always felt like such a waste of existence.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4404

Hang on, isn't a handheld steamer... An iron?

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16726

I think you just hang stuff up and squirt steam at it rather than ironing it. I have my doubts about the effectiveness.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jan 15, 2024 12:35

£120 off thanks to Jan sales and 10% off through app first purchase.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jan 15, 2024 12:36

Those are only for best though.

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Mon Jan 15, 2024 15:52

markg wrote:

I think you just hang stuff up and squirt steam at it rather than ironing it. I have my doubts about the effectiveness.

It depends on if you just want to release creases, or iron them in.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10241

Zardoz wrote:

£120 off thanks to Jan sales and 10% off through app first purchase.

Noice!

Milwaukee only really started the consumer push after I bought into Makita so I think we have to have playground arguments now.

I do buy Ryobi to fill in the blanks though, hooray for battery adaptors!

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6655

* Rocks up in his DeWalt t-shirt looking to start a fight *

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jan 15, 2024 22:29

DeWalt Disney, amiright!

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Jan 15, 2024 22:59

I'm a Makita fanboi.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jan 15, 2024 23:32

Shout out to Einhell too. Best of the second cheapest brands, in my opinion. My electric chainsaw is into it’s third year now :metul:

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10241

We borrowed Helen's dad's einhell shop vac to clean up mortar and so on post-chimney-and-roof work, and it makes an incredible amount of noise for a minimal amount of vacuum.

Luckily I have 85dB ear defenders which fit over my noise cancelling earbuds so one of those problems was solved.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Jan 16, 2024 0:52

But I bet it’s better than the next cheapest one.

TheVision · **Posted:** Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:51

I like Milwaukee. I use these crates on wheels for work and they've been a godsend to transport stuff about. I bought them off a guy who knows a guy who gets them cheap and they cost me £60 rather than the £200+ everyone wants online.

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6655

Actually as serious question, if I wanted to get a "Starter kit" is there a particular one people would recommend? Purely hobby / DIY so it doesn't need to be super-tough top-of-the-line shit.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38821

I have a Black and Decker drill and Driver set. It's done me fine for DIY and hobbyist stuff.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Jan 16, 2024 13:39

My old one.

£12.

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6655

Zardoz wrote:

My old one.

£12.

You'll deliver though, right?

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16726

Squirt wrote:

Actually as serious question, if I wanted to get a "Starter kit" is there a particular one people would recommend? Purely hobby / DIY so it doesn't need to be super-tough top-of-the-line shit.

Even the workzone or whatever stuff from Aldi will generally do a job just won't take being hammered day after day by someone using it for work.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38821

markg wrote:

Squirt wrote:

Actually as serious question, if I wanted to get a "Starter kit" is there a particular one people would recommend? Purely hobby / DIY so it doesn't need to be super-tough top-of-the-line shit.

Even the workzone or whatever stuff from Aldi will generally do a job just won't take being hammered day after day by someone using it for work.

I've heard decent things about the Parkside range from Lidl. And there's a fuck ton of stuff that uses the same battery

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