Here is a close up picture of the circuit I have been working on.  I wanted to hand assemble the first one so I can test it without having to pay for a full run on 16.  Some of the parts are QUITE small!  I placed a standard dime on the circuit board, to give some idea of scale.  The smallest parts are only 20 thousands of an inch across!  35 of them would span the width of the dime!  Needless to say, it’s very difficult to precisely place these parts.

One of the parts was impossible to solder using a soldering iron…so I used a cast iron!  That’s right, I used solder paste and heated it on my stove until the solder melted.  And….IT’S ALIVE!!!  This little circuit could be a huge game changer!

This week, I had a prototype holder 3D printed. The circuit board has been designed since mid April. And next week, I am hand soldering on parts that are just slightly larger than crumbs!  Soon I will have a fully functioning prototype!

But…what is it? I can’t reveal that just yet!

The Simple Pursuit of Excellence
-Jason Pittenger-

Hey fans!  I have greatly re-vamped my website!  Take a look around, as I have added quite a bit!

The Simple Pursuit of Excellence
–Jason Pittenger–

Hello world!  I have neglected this site for quite some time, in favor of Instagram and Facebook.  But I am still here!  I haven’t forgotten you!  I will be slowly revamping this site over the next few weeks.

The Simple Pursuit of Excellence
–Jason Pittenger–

Thank you to everyone who came by my booth!

Three amplifier cabinets are getting prepared for the show. Next comes the tolex.

Simple, just chip away what what doesn’t belong!

The amplifiers are coming together, carefully. Here I’m lining up the corners and pre-drilling the holes. You can see the handle is already mounted. All of the hardware is test fitted before the tolex is applied.

Here’s a Labrador, trying out it’s eventual home. Everything is going as planned. Come see the final product on November 1st!

My apologies, the links to my load line caculators were broken.  I have fixed the links.

–The art of simplicity, the science of versatility, and the magic of music
JDP