DIY (do it yourself) forum request
- Rad Grandad
- Topic Starter
- 38044 posts since 6 Sep, 2003 from Downeast Maine
Hi Ben, I hope you read this...whether it be my builds and mods, those of others, maintenance, diagnostics and even software coding I notice people often enjoy seeing such projects. I also think there are a lot of KvR members who would love to attempt things but are a little sheepish, on the other side of the coin there are a lot of people who want share what they have done.
From the very simple to the most complicated it seems to me to a valid case for just such a forum. I am going to start a thread very soon on a basic build of a pre-amp for a guitar and I hoped that many would contribute other mods, repairs and builds. However I wonder if a thread is enough as it would be hard to follow, a forum would have multiple threads (hopefully) and maybe even circuit bending could come back.
In this economy a DIY approach is a great way of adding gear, making repairs and saving money. As much as KvR is about supporting developers it would be great to bring out the craftsman in all of us. Covering everything from hardware to software, simple to hard and even the most unique things I have the utmost confidence it would benefit KvR in many ways. I understand from watching my local news that even apps for mobile devices often are not hard to create. While we do have a forum for apps discussing how to create them seems like a great idea to me.
I think many people are more capable of such things than they believe, I know when it comes to electronics I am a layman at best and taking on projects is not only a great way to save money and learn, it also really helps my understanding of how things work. The whole buy a man a fish, teach a man to fish metaphor comes to mind.
I hope you give this some consideration and thanx for your time
From the very simple to the most complicated it seems to me to a valid case for just such a forum. I am going to start a thread very soon on a basic build of a pre-amp for a guitar and I hoped that many would contribute other mods, repairs and builds. However I wonder if a thread is enough as it would be hard to follow, a forum would have multiple threads (hopefully) and maybe even circuit bending could come back.
In this economy a DIY approach is a great way of adding gear, making repairs and saving money. As much as KvR is about supporting developers it would be great to bring out the craftsman in all of us. Covering everything from hardware to software, simple to hard and even the most unique things I have the utmost confidence it would benefit KvR in many ways. I understand from watching my local news that even apps for mobile devices often are not hard to create. While we do have a forum for apps discussing how to create them seems like a great idea to me.
I think many people are more capable of such things than they believe, I know when it comes to electronics I am a layman at best and taking on projects is not only a great way to save money and learn, it also really helps my understanding of how things work. The whole buy a man a fish, teach a man to fish metaphor comes to mind.
I hope you give this some consideration and thanx for your time
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- addled muppet weed
- 106376 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
- KVRAF
- 12395 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
Great idea Hink! I have a ton of projects I'd like to share with you guys. A DIY forum could cover a ton of subjects relevant to my interests.
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- KVRAF
- 5546 posts since 13 Feb, 2006 from Wiesmoor, Germany
Really great idea!
Cheers
Dennis
Cheers
Dennis
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- KVRian
- 510 posts since 18 Feb, 2010 from Pittsburgh area, PA, USA
I'd like this
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- KVRAF
- 1585 posts since 15 Aug, 2001 from montreal, canada
Great idea! A stickie with diy projects should be interesting also.
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- KVRian
- 510 posts since 18 Feb, 2010 from Pittsburgh area, PA, USA
The stickie can go in the new forum!paradiddle wrote:Great idea! A stickie with diy projects should be interesting also.
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- KVRAF
- 7764 posts since 13 Jan, 2003 from Darkest Kent, UK
Could be cool. Just starting to hack around with arduinos so in a DIY mindset at the mo'.
- KVRAF
- 9470 posts since 17 Sep, 2002 from Gothenburg Sweden
I've been meaning to do some DIYing for a while now. I even ordered a soldering iron but it hasn't arrived yet. I'm damn keen on getting me a Teensy and get my C/Assembly skills in order once and for all.
EDIT:Though i worry it'll just be a few more projects on the promising-but-never-finished pile.
EDIT:Though i worry it'll just be a few more projects on the promising-but-never-finished pile.
- KVRist
- 165 posts since 10 Nov, 2003
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- KVRAF
- 16977 posts since 23 Jun, 2010 from north of London ON
Same here...this would be right up my alley...
Barry
If a billion people believe a stupid thing it is still a stupid thing
If a billion people believe a stupid thing it is still a stupid thing