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Max's Music Place has never been more than a public access TV show, a webpage, and a concept in my mind. The TV show hasn't been on the cable for many years and the webpage is closing its metaphorical doors and turning off its metaphorical lights. I suppose it will continue to exists in my mind for as long as I live but I am no longer writing songs and I haven't done a gig in many years.However my presents on the web is not going away. My three fun sites, Fun With Tubes, Fun With Transistors, and Fun With Wood, still exist and are being updated regularly. Here are some links and a preview.
NOTICE.
The indices below are only partial lists of the pages available on the sites. Go to the site's index page to see a complete list. You may do so by clicking the name of the site.
TEXTBOOKS.
While teaching at Western Kentucky University I wrote two textbooks. The first was for a 300 level course in the physics department which was electronics for physicists. The second was a 300 level course in electrical engineering called troubleshooting.In the first case there were lots of textbooks on the market that had the title ELECTRONICS FOR PHYSICISTS. Some were on a theoretical level with little hands on knowledge. Others were nothing but hands on with few equations and no derivations and not a hint of calculus. The physics and engineering majors in my class came in with a year of calculus and expected equations to be derived. Eventually, I was forced to write my own book.
The second book was TROUBLESHOOTING. When the engineering department ask me to teach this course I found there were no books on troubleshooting that suited the probable employment of my students. The only books that were even close were on repairing color television receivers which at that time used mostly analog circuitry. Once again I was forced to write my own book.
The books have not remained static since I wrote them. I have added sections and whole chapters on vacuum tubes to suit the current environment. I have also added knowledge that I have acquired since retiring from Western.
Textbook, Electronics for Non-Engineers Textbook, Troubleshooting Techniques. Note: both of these books are linked from the first two sites below.
Welcome to
FUN WITH TUBES.
I've Never Lost the Wonder.
The links below lead to another site. If you want to come back to this page you will need to use the back button on your browser. You can always click the HOME link on the page you decided to visit and wind up on the home page of Fun With Transistors.
Welcome to
FUN WITH TRANSISTORS.
Welcome to
Fun with Wood.There is a good reason why I have kept this page well hidden for some time. When it comes to vacuum tube electronics I can easily call myself a Grand Master. My experience and knowledge in woodworking is at the opposite end of the spectrum. I still consider myself to be a Novice. I'm not going to make any pretense to compete with what are likely thousands of pages on the subject. This page is mainly aimed at a few friends.There is one unique feature. All pictures and diagrams will have verbal descriptions so members of the blind woodworking community can follow what is going on. Such descriptive text will be on the main page, unlike on the Fun with Tubes pages, and will be in red type so the sighted can easily skip over it.
The projects are divided into categories to make them easier to find. The main headings will be Shop Furniture, Shop Made Jigs, and Shop Smith Modifications.
Shop Furniture will be items that are built into the shop such as the wood storage area or large items such as the miter saw station.
Shop Made Jigs are fairly obvious. The Saw Guide is an example.
The Shop Smith is an excellent and versatile tool but in the short time I have been using it I have identified some areas for improvement. Such modifications or additions will be documented under this heading.
Shop Furniture.
Wood Storage Area.
Storing sheet goods flat takes far too much space for the average home shop. Storing it on edge can result in warped and useless sheets of plywood. Here is a way to store it vertically without warping.Shop Made Jigs.
Saw Guide.
Cutting straight lines freehand with a hand held circular saw is a problem even for a sighted person. For the blind and visually impaired it becomes impossible. Here is a saw guide that will be of great help for both groups.Shelf Pin Jig.
Contributed by: Lenny McHugh
Drilling holes for shelf pins requires great precision if the shelves are to sit properly on the pins. Here is a jig to guide you in drilling these holes.Shop Smith Modifications.
Tool Free Way of Attaching the Out-Feed Table.
As supplied the out-feed table accessory requires three hands and an Allen wrench to attach it to the Shop Smith. Here is an attachment method that only requires two hands and no tools.Information for the Blind Woodworker.
Manual for Blind Woodworkers, Chapter 1, Measuring and Marking.
Manual for Blind Woodworkers, Chapter 2, Four Squaring Wood.
The Manual for Blind Woodworkers is an ongoing project. The first two chapters are posted here. Additional chapters will follow as they are completed.
This material is Copyright 2008 Woodworking for the Blind Inc. All rights reserved. Any copying, printing, posting on other websites, or any other form of distribution is forbidden without express written permission from Woodworking for the Blind inc. Copying to your own computer for personal use is permitted.
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Please come back and visit again!This page last updated Friday, January 03, 2020.