Shall we get back to the build?
So, after two days of WAITING FOR GLUE TO DRY, I get to wake up to this:
![](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag146/teh_d3th_st4r/CIMG2333_zpsf46b40e0.jpg)
The glorious thing about electrical tape is that you stretch it tight to hold something down, and it will never relax. I gives constant tension.
![](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag146/teh_d3th_st4r/CIMG2334_zpsddf5beb5.jpg)
Let's peel that off and have a look.
![](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag146/teh_d3th_st4r/CIMG2336_zps19f37a0a.jpg)
I gave this thing a good hard twist, and nothing shifted. Looks like we're in business.
![](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag146/teh_d3th_st4r/CIMG2339_zpsff7691c8.jpg)
"Amazing" you think "Now we'll finally get to see some real magic happen."
Well, you'd be wrong... because there's STILL MORE TO GLUE! Nothing major.
Witness exhibit A.
![](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag146/teh_d3th_st4r/CIMG2337_zpsaac90531.jpg)
Those need to be bonded together so we don't suffer any further structural failures.
![](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag146/teh_d3th_st4r/CIMG2347_zps08f4be18.jpg)
![](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag146/teh_d3th_st4r/CIMG2349_zps7af75e6f.jpg)
![](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag146/teh_d3th_st4r/CIMG2352_zpsdf6b9891.jpg)
This is my favorite PVC cement.
![](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag146/teh_d3th_st4r/CIMG2353_zps0a156a40.jpg)
Give him the Clamps!
![](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag146/teh_d3th_st4r/CIMG2354_zps0d4227a9.jpg)
"Oh no!" you think "We have to waste another day WAITING FOR GLUE TO DRY?"
HOGWASH!
I have the base back, so I can work on some wiring... and wire is one of those things I definitely have at my disposal.
See; when your dad's been an electrical engineer for the last forty years, and has worked in places from Atari to Creative Labs, there tends to be a TON of spare parts laying around. Especially wire.
![](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag146/teh_d3th_st4r/CIMG2355_zps11b9e64f.jpg)
![](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag146/teh_d3th_st4r/CIMG2356_zps509a5277.jpg)
I think I'll start with my 1/4" stereo jack and a length of 4 strand.
![](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag146/teh_d3th_st4r/CIMG2357_zps5a97538f.jpg)
![](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag146/teh_d3th_st4r/CIMG2358_zpsf1319fa2.jpg)
I yanked out the green wire (because I don't need it)
![](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag146/teh_d3th_st4r/CIMG2359_zpsff5fbaef.jpg)
No real place to put shrink tube, so I'm just gonna leave it naked.
![](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag146/teh_d3th_st4r/CIMG2362_zps08edfb87.jpg)
Then I did the RCA jacks. It was essentially the same as doin... WTF? Shit, you're not going to believe this.
(I wish I could blame this on weed)
![](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag146/teh_d3th_st4r/CIMG2364_zpsd00ef46a.jpg)
Anyway, after some swearing and calling myself a dumbass, I fixed that problem (it's always important to pay attention to what you're doing) and installed the jacks back into my "Window of Truth".
![](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag146/teh_d3th_st4r/CIMG2365_zps559f949d.jpg)
I think it looks cool from the outside.
(picture doesn't depict levels of radness)
![](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag146/teh_d3th_st4r/CIMG2367_zps8802a785.jpg)
Now my desk is a mess, I'm out of coffee, and it's time for lunch.
![](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag146/teh_d3th_st4r/CIMG2368_zps0962999a.jpg)
![](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag146/teh_d3th_st4r/CIMG2340_zps2f64dc68.jpg)
Then it's time to learn some more LSDj before getting back to work. Oh, and this is my little retro corner for games that have to be played on a CRT television set.
(Note: I haven't taken a picture of a TV since the early 90's when I was sending in high scores to Nintendo Power)
![](http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag146/teh_d3th_st4r/CIMG2346_zps229ef6a0.jpg)
Last edited by Teh D3th St4r (Feb 6, 2013 3:40 am)