What did you do in your shed / man cave today?

[Footy Shorts Shane]

What did she do to it Shane??.....drive over it??

Dropped it, 675568 times.

[archer63]

With three girls plus the missus...I've seen quite a few of those
All preventable 

[archer63]

Spent more hours today copying some more of my CD's onto PC onto USB.
All up 6 hours so far and a 1/4 done...many more hours to go but will be worth it in the end having a master copy on hard disc drive.

[D4D]

Managed to clean up almost a complete bay of shelving. 'Passed on' all sorts of baby stuff to the wife's friend who is due in a couple of months.

[speewa158]

Today the Paj had it Per trip clean . SWOMBO went at it with a frenzy of cleaning . Vaced , wiped & washed almost everything standing still . Gezzzz lm clean now . Found all sorts of things in the truck , an old news paper worth another read . Shame about the Titanic  . Packed all the kit l hope we wont need on the Cape run , but will take any way  . You know the drill start out clean  , what could possibly go wrong   ??  ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[Troopy_03]

Spent more hours today copying some more of my CD's onto PC onto USB.
All up 6 hours so far and a 1/4 done...many more hours to go but will be worth it in the end having a master copy on hard disc drive.

Yeah, I know what you mean.. I've got about another 900 odd to redo out of about 980. I originally only did them in MP3 (VBR >256kbps) for the car stereo, but re-doing them in flac, to stream via a Raspberry Pi setup, for the house stereo.
What progs do you use to rip, tag and manage your collection?
I use Exact Audio Copy to rip and tag, so it's pretty much automatic. But it is easier adding artwork via my library manager, MediaMonkey Gold.

[paceman]

What progs do you use to rip, tag and manage your collection?
I use Exact Audio Copy to rip and tag, so it's pretty much automatic. But it is easier adding artwork via my library manager, MediaMonkey Gold.

i use EAC as well to rip, and this program to tag:

http://www.mp3tag.de/en/

over 30,000 audio files and it does the job nicely...

[archer63]

I've Just been using windows media player to copy and then sinc with the USB.

I am sure there are probably other quicker methods out there for doing the same thing.....but I have found some issues...that need to be sorted before I can move the copied CD over to the sinc box.

Some CD's....but not all....will appear with a totally different name to them and also appear with song titles that do not correspond at all to what has just been copied, but when you click on a song, they are what they should be. I have no idea why this occurs but it means I have to not only edit the CD Title but also rename each and every song.
Remember I started out with just the intention of copying over only my favourite CD's to USB, but then changed my mind and decided to catalogue and copy EVERYTHING. Some of these CD's are nearly 30 years old and are no longer able to be replaced and I am not sure they were produced with the correct data attached ??
The only other reason I can think of that could be causing this problem is some program in my PC ....but I have no idea and am plodding along as accurately as possible. Only seems to be a problem with 5-10 percent of them.
Annoying yes...but not a huge issue.

Forgot to mention...all CD's copied at best quality setting.

Cheers
Rob

[paceman]

finished off my second portable battery box.  35AH with anderson plug, two cigarette sockets and a voltmeter (controlled by momentary switch so battery doesn't drain):

[Shaun99]

finished off my second portable battery box.  35AH with anderson plug, two cigarette sockets and a voltmeter (controlled by momentary switch so battery doesn't drain):

Impressive!

 

[paceman]

Impressive!

 

thanks... i did have these components in a timber box, but the toolpro box from supercheap is more convenient and easier to transport...

[DrewXT]

What's one of those cost you to make, roughly?

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[paceman]

What's one of those cost you to make, roughly?

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based on current prices:

case  $36
http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/online-store/products/ToolPro-Safe-Case-345-x-290-x-145mm.aspx?pid=326044#Recommendations

battery $115
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/PDC12350NB-35AH-BATTERY-AGM-SLA-12-VOLT-12V-DEEP-CYCLE-GOLF-CART-33ah-BUGGY-/321238320616?hash=item4acb4bc5e8:g:D54AAOSwEK9TsgrA

12v sockets $30
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NARVA-DUAL-HEAVY-DUTY-TWIN-CIGARETTE-LIGHTER-SOCKET-12V-ADAPTER-CARAVAN-81027BL-/281188444477?hash=item417823293d:g:cl0AAOSwPe1T7DQk

12v voltmeter $6
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/262441395686?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

anderson sb50 plug $14 (for 2)
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2X-GENUINE-Anderson-50-AMP-Plugs-1X-Dust-Cover-1X-Handle-SB50KIT2-/321297936910?hash=item4aced9720e

cabling, fuse holders, terminal block, momentary switch ~$15


there are cheaper options for the 12v sockets (narva tend to be the dearer, but are excellent quality IMO) and for the andersons, but i have bought from these places before with no issues.

like i said, i had all the items from an older battery box.  i actually preferred my smaller battery box (earlier in the thread) with a smaller 24ah battery and a smaller toolpro case, because the battery fit better in the small case.

if i was building one from scratch, i would choose the 24ah fullriver battery linked above...

happy to answer any other questions you may have...

[Troopy_03]

I've Just been using windows media player to copy and then sinc with the USB.

I am sure there are probably other quicker methods out there for doing the same thing.....but I have found some issues...that need to be sorted before I can move the copied CD over to the sinc box.

Some CD's....but not all....will appear with a totally different name to them and also appear with song titles that do not correspond at all to what has just been copied, but when you click on a song, they are what they should be. I have no idea why this occurs but it means I have to not only edit the CD Title but also rename each and every song.
Remember I started out with just the intention of copying over only my favourite CD's to USB, but then changed my mind and decided to catalogue and copy EVERYTHING. Some of these CD's are nearly 30 years old and are no longer able to be replaced and I am not sure they were produced with the correct data attached ??
The only other reason I can think of that could be causing this problem is some program in my PC ....but I have no idea and am plodding along as accurately as possible. Only seems to be a problem with 5-10 percent of them.
Annoying yes...but not a huge issue.

Forgot to mention...all CD's copied at best quality setting.

Cheers
Rob

I'm not familiar with how WMP handles album tagging, as I have rarely even used it for anything, but it will access an online database to lookup your CD and transcribe the metadata to WMP to be written to your ripped files. In EAC, you have the choice of a couple of different databases to lookup, via a selection button. Once the CD has been "looked up" it allows you to choose between the different entries if there are more than one listing. Remember, the details have been added to the database by other people using the database, so not always correct. I find I get close to 99% accuracy, with only a few spelling mistakes, or maybe a very obscure CD not being listed at all. EAC also handles error detection very well and can rip CDs that other progs usually fail on. It can also embed covers, but I find it a bit slow at finding better quality jpgs (and I'm a fussy bugger so all my covers are 500X500 with no rough edges), so I find them online and add using MM.

@paceman: yes, I looked at that prog, and probably still have it on my computer. But I found between EAC and MediaMonkey (which is the best managing program I have seen so far) I didn't have a need for it. MM with some scripts added, is very powerful for manipulating TAGs, including embedded cover graphics. And allows very good flexibility as far as syncing and standard-ising your collection. And yes, I have a similar amount, here's a snip from my full music report after updating with a few more CDs last night:

Created: 14/06/2016 1:30:20 AM using 'Advanced Report 6.4' by Trixmoto

Album artists: 817
Albums: 2377
Genres: 137
Tracks: 33684

[paceman]

@paceman: yes, I looked at that prog, and probably still have it on my computer. But I found between EAC and MediaMonkey (which is the best managing program I have seen so far) I didn't have a need for it. MM with some scripts added, is very powerful for manipulating TAGs, including embedded cover graphics. And allows very good flexibility as far as syncing and standard-ising your collection. And yes, I have a similar amount, here's a snip from my full music report after updating with a few more CDs last night:

used to use mediamonkey years ago (along with winamp, no less... ), but haven't looked at it for ages...

might have to have another look...

[archer63]

Shows up my ignorance pretty well...I had never heard of those programs until now. 

[woolgoolgaoffroad]

put another 12v waterproof outlet on the camper

[D4D]

finished off my second portable battery box.  35AH with anderson plug, two cigarette sockets and a voltmeter (controlled by momentary switch so battery doesn't drain):

That's a BGI!

[paceman]

That's a BGI!

thanks?  not sure what BGI stands for or means... 

[Nomad]

Bloody Good Idea?

[Bird]

MM with some scripts added, is very powerful for manipulating TAGs, including embedded cover graphics.

What scripts and where from...

[Cruiser 105Tvan]

thanks?  not sure what BGI stands for or means... 

  Remember that, ok.  There will be questions later. 
Solved it for a lot of us though, thanks.

[Bird]

walked to shed... froze as I touched door handle, went inside house again..

[Cruiser 105Tvan]

walked to shed... froze as I touched door handle, went inside house again..

You got as far as the shed?  Was it a long walk?

[flying.deck]

Got a $350 1984 GS125ES back on the road.

First get it running with make shift external fuel tank



Tick

Second solder up the rust pin holes in tank





Tick

3rd check all electric and test run

Tick

All I need now is a pink slip and a trip to RMS and I have very cheap commuter.


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