I have a 100 CD jukebox that sits next to the DC for 3 years now, hasn't
missed a beat. I keep copies, not originals, in it but it works fine.
BRuce
Chris wrote:
> Too much dust for a cd player, radio's don't care too much about dust. I
> work in an electronics repair shop and we throw away lots of boom boxes with
> dead cd sections (not worth repair). So, if you have a local repair shop
> around you might ask if they have a boom box that has a bad cd section and
> get it real cheap.
> My 2 nickels worth.
> Chris
> "darin-N O S P A M-nntp2" <"darin-N O S P A M-nntp2"@44clarence.com> wrote
> in message news:[email protected]...
>
>>Any recommendations for a shop radio/CD player? Is there anything out
>>there that will stand up to wood dust? (I can live without the CD part
>>if I have to, but not without NPR or the local jazz station :-)
>>
>>Any suggestions for dustproofing a run-of-the-mill radio/CD player?
>>
>>Darin
>
>
>
--
---
BRuce
Sony has a small "boom box" that is made for the beach. I bought one
for SWMBO 2 years ago, not because of its weather resistance but because
it will play MP3s. Now she has about 6 CDs in her craft room above the
shop and has more than enough music.
BRuce
darin-N O S P A M-nntp2 wrote:
> Any recommendations for a shop radio/CD player? Is there anything out
> there that will stand up to wood dust? (I can live without the CD part
> if I have to, but not without NPR or the local jazz station :-)
>
> Any suggestions for dustproofing a run-of-the-mill radio/CD player?
>
> Darin
--
---
BRuce
"jo4hn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> darin-N O S P A M-nntp2 wrote:
> > Any recommendations for a shop radio/CD player? Is there anything out
> > there that will stand up to wood dust? (I can live without the CD part
> > if I have to, but not without NPR or the local jazz station :-)
> >
> > Any suggestions for dustproofing a run-of-the-mill radio/CD player?
> >
> > Darin
>
> I bought a Sony am/fm/cd player that is small, portable, and water
> resistant. Works great. Every now and then I vacuum out the CD player
> chamber. Even got a free t-shirt from Sony. Can't beat that with a
> piece of liver.
> mahalo,
> jo4hn
Whatever type system you get, I've found that ceiling speakers are the best
overall sound solution. The sound fills the shop far more than having them at
one end. The Around $50 a pair and easy to install.
Neal
On Wed, 12 May 2004 23:08:25 -0500, "darin-N O S P A M-nntp2"
<"darin-N O S P A M-nntp2"@44clarence.com> wrote:
>Any recommendations for a shop radio/CD player? Is there anything out
>there that will stand up to wood dust? (I can live without the CD part
>if I have to, but not without NPR or the local jazz station :-)
>
>Any suggestions for dustproofing a run-of-the-mill radio/CD player?
>
>Darin
I modified an old drawer box that I had laying around, by putting a
wood frame, covered in speaker cloth, on the opening. Drilled a hole
in the back and wired a cheap muffin fan right into the line cord.
I've got a little sponge filter that came from an old lawn mower
tune-up kit, that I just stuffed into the hole that the fan sits in
front of.
My theory was that I would have filtered air coming in and positive
pressure in the box containing the boomer.
Seems to work OK.
(watson - who was too bone idle to wire the muffin fan to the switch,
and so puts up with having to plug the unit in every time he uses it.)
Regards,
Tom.
Thomas J.Watson - Cabinetmaker (ret.)
tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (real email)
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1
"darin-N O S P A M-nntp2" <"darin-N O S P A M-nntp2"@44clarence.com> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Any recommendations for a shop radio/CD player?
Cheap.
I have lots of CD players. Right this minute I only have _one_ that is
still in working order (don't even mention Richer Sounds to me 8-( ),
and that's the cheap piece-o-junk that hangs on the wall near the
sawbench. It's full of dust, occasionally I stick the vacuum hose near
it and get the worst. Plays CDs fine....
"darin-N O S P A M-nntp2" <"darin-N O S P A M-nntp2"@44clarence.com> wrote
in message news:[email protected]...
> Any recommendations for a shop radio/CD player? Is there anything out
> there that will stand up to wood dust? (I can live without the CD part
> if I have to, but not without NPR or the local jazz station :-)
>
> Any suggestions for dustproofing a run-of-the-mill radio/CD player?
>
> Darin
I use a $25 radio/tape/cd player from K/Wal Mart. Every year or so I blow
it down with the air tip.
Ed
In article <[email protected]>,
darin-N O S P A M-nntp2 wrote:
> Any recommendations for a shop radio/CD player? Is there anything out
> there that will stand up to wood dust? (I can live without the CD part
> if I have to, but not without NPR or the local jazz station :-)
>
> Any suggestions for dustproofing a run-of-the-mill radio/CD player?
I bought a four way speaker switch for my house stereo. Living room's
got good speakers, kitchen has in-the-wall speakers, deck has a pair
of outdoor speakers and I just installed two outdoor speakers in the
ex-garage shop space. You can turn on any of these in any combination.
I bought the outdoor speakers at Sam's Club or maybe BJ's several years
ago. The speaker switch came from Circuit City.
On Thu, 13 May 2004 10:21:31 -0500, "@44clarence.com>" <darin-N O S P
A M-nntp2\"@44clarence.com>"> brought forth from the murky depths:
>Thanks for all the advice -- it sounds like as long as I lean more
>toward a used $10 POS than a premium $20K sound system, I should be all
>right :-)
I've decided to hum along with the dust collector with the
earmuffs on during the cutting, "Ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.", then shut the beasties off, take the
muffs off and listen to the hand plane go "scritch, scritch,
scritch" across the fresh wood.
Lovely music.
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Larry Jaques writes:
>I've decided to hum along with the dust collector with the
>earmuffs on during the cutting, "Ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
>Ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.", then shut the beasties off, take the
>muffs off and listen to the hand plane go "scritch, scritch,
>scritch" across the fresh wood.
Yeah, well...I've go the noisemaker in my shop, but I more of what you describe
than anything else. For one thing, I can't hear it with muffs on. For another,
I just flat forget I have it until I'm in the middle of something I don't want
to interrupt. So it ends up much as my cell phone ended up: forgotten and not
used often, which is why I no longer have a cell phone.
Charlie Self
"In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence
is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of
office." Ambrose Bierce
[email protected] (Charlie Self) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
<snip>
> For one thing, I can't hear it with muffs on.
</snip>
Peltor Work Tunes. Great reception to boot.
I have an old broken down boom box with a dead cassette. My daughter gave
me a CD player a couple of years age. I made a small cover (wood frame)
that keeps the dust out of it. Works for me.
Grant
B a r r y wrote:
> On Thu, 13 May 2004 04:59:44 GMT, "Chris" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Too much dust for a cd player, radio's don't care too much about dust.
>
> FWIW, I've had a Sony CD Walkman, plugged into an old receiver and AC
> adaptor in the shop for over 10 years. All you need to do is hit it
> with compressed air or vacuum it out on occasion.
>
> Barry
Where you put it will be important. Get one with a remote control, and then
put the unit up high (top of a cabinet in my case) or other location where
dust is minimal but ventilation is adequate. The speakers are pretty much
impervious to dust, so put them where ever.
--
********
Bill Pounds
http://www.billpounds.com
"darin-N O S P A M-nntp2" <"darin-N O S P A M-nntp2"@44clarence.com> wrote
in message news:[email protected]...
> Any recommendations for a shop radio/CD player? Is there anything out
> there that will stand up to wood dust? (I can live without the CD part
> if I have to, but not without NPR or the local jazz station :-)
>
> Any suggestions for dustproofing a run-of-the-mill radio/CD player?
>
> Darin
Too much dust for a cd player, radio's don't care too much about dust. I
work in an electronics repair shop and we throw away lots of boom boxes with
dead cd sections (not worth repair). So, if you have a local repair shop
around you might ask if they have a boom box that has a bad cd section and
get it real cheap.
My 2 nickels worth.
Chris
"darin-N O S P A M-nntp2" <"darin-N O S P A M-nntp2"@44clarence.com> wrote
in message news:[email protected]...
> Any recommendations for a shop radio/CD player? Is there anything out
> there that will stand up to wood dust? (I can live without the CD part
> if I have to, but not without NPR or the local jazz station :-)
>
> Any suggestions for dustproofing a run-of-the-mill radio/CD player?
>
> Darin
Interesting idea -- I'll have to give this some thought. I have hundreds
of CDs ripped into Ogg Vorbis format (basically an open-source
improvement on the MP3 format), and a wireless network already set up
throughout the house...
Greg wrote:
> I have a pc based MP3 player in my shop/garage. It has lived through 4 years of
> dust, heat, humidity a fire and still works fine ... PCs are a lot tougher than
> people would have you believe.
On Thu, 13 May 2004 08:25:26 +0000, darin-N O S P A M-nntp2 wrote:
> Interesting idea -- I'll have to give this some thought. I have hundreds
> of CDs ripped into Ogg Vorbis format (basically an open-source improvement
> on the MP3 format), and a wireless network already set up throughout the
> house...
Yup, that's exactly the way I'm gonna go (even Ogg Vorbis, believe it or
don't). I just need to get Linux on one of my old, cruddy PCs and I'm set.
--
Joe Wells
"darin-N O S P A M-nntp2" <"darin-N O S P A M-nntp2"@44clarence.com> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Any recommendations for a shop radio/CD player? Is there anything out
> there that will stand up to wood dust? (I can live without the CD part
> if I have to, but not without NPR or the local jazz station :-)
>
> Any suggestions for dustproofing a run-of-the-mill radio/CD player?
>
> Darin
I have the cheapest CD boombox available at wally world in the shop
($24.99). I put it in my cabinet, which has mosquito screen doors. The
really fine dust can get at it in small quantities, but a quick wipe
with a cloth now and then cures that cosmetic problem. It's worked
flawlessly for over a year.
I purposefully bought the cheapest because I figure dust is going to
have the same effect on a $30 laser that it will on the $150 laser.
Since you probably don't have mesh doors on your cabinets, maybe you
can use one of those mosquito tents that they advertise for food on
picnic tables, or make a frame and cover it with a finer mesh.
I agree with the others who've responded with the cheap garage
sale receiver/boombox/whatever. Screw the CD player. My cheapie
used one has a remote control which lets me put the receiver &
speakers way up on a shelf out of the way.
Since I have ripped all my CD's and have the mp3's on one of the
computers, I got one of these:
http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/cgi-bin/commerce.exe?preadd=action&key=FM25B
and it sits next to that computer in the house and broadcasts my
music over an unused FM radio channel.
Down in the shop (or anywhere on the homestead for that matter) I
simply tune in MY channel and life is good. No commercials, no
DJ BS, & exactly the music I feel like listening to that day. I can't
change the playlist from the shop, but that's NBD to me.
Art
"darin-N O S P A M-nntp2" <"darin-N O S P A M-nntp2"@44clarence.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Any recommendations for a shop radio/CD player? Is there anything out
> there that will stand up to wood dust? (I can live without the CD part
> if I have to, but not without NPR or the local jazz station :-)
>
> Any suggestions for dustproofing a run-of-the-mill radio/CD player?
>
> Darin
>Since I have ripped all my CD's and have the mp3's on one of the
>computers, I got one of these:
>http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/cgi-bin/commerce.exe?preadd=action&key=FM25B
>and it sits next to that computer in the house and broadcasts my
>music over an unused FM radio channel.
I run MPXPLAY an DOS solution that takes keyboard commands so remote control is
easy (use a bare keyboard card and relays or switches for the keys)
You can run Winamp from a numeric pad tho (next, repeat, go back). Again that
can be a bare keyboard card. My garage player runs from a 3W1 Seeburg 'wallbox"
in the pool bar but I can still do "next" etc in the garage.
There is a chip you can get to interface right from any remote that talks
"Sony"
darin-N O S P A M-nntp2 wrote:
> Any recommendations for a shop radio/CD player? Is there anything out
> there that will stand up to wood dust? (I can live without the CD part
> if I have to, but not without NPR or the local jazz station :-)
>
> Any suggestions for dustproofing a run-of-the-mill radio/CD player?
If you use DeWalt cordless tools they have a "worksite radio" designed for
shop/site use that will if plugged into the wall charge their battery packs
and if not plugged into the wall run off of them. No CD player on it
though, but it does have an aux input that you could plug a CD Walkman or
something into.
If you froogle "Jeep Boombox" you'll find an AM/FM radio/CD player that's
designed to be weatherproof--I understand the sound isn't great though and
it's only weatherproof with the lid closed and latched, but it should be
dustproof as well.
Or put the whole mess outside the shop or in a sealed cabinet with only the
cabling for the speakers coming out--you can either put a transparent front
on it and run it with remotes through the front or put infrared repeaters
on it. Check out <http://www.smarthome.com> for some ideas--they're not
necessarily the cheapest source around but they have a nice "wish-book"--if
you want to get hardcore then try the comp.home.automation newsgroup.
> Darin
--
--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)
J. Clarke responds:
>f you use DeWalt cordless tools they have a "worksite radio" designed for
>shop/site use that will if plugged into the wall charge their battery packs
>and if not plugged into the wall run off of them. No CD player on it
>though, but it does have an aux input that you could plug a CD Walkman or
>something into.
Bosch offers one with a CD, battery charger, 4 GFCI outlets.
No idea how the sound is, but IME, with tools running, top notch sound is
something of a waste (given my hearing, it's something of a waste even when no
tools are running).
Charlie Self
"Bore, n.: A person who talks when you wish him to listen." Ambrose Bierce, The
Devil's Dictionary
dean b <[email protected]> wrote:
> Pick whatever cheap radio you want and put it in a clear trash bag and
> cinch it up. It will sound fine and no dust will get in. It's what the
> drywall guys around here do.
I don't think the old tube radio in my shop would
like that lack of air circulation.
Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.
If you get one that's advertised as weatherproof they'll hold up great to
the dust; all the switches are covered by rubber membranes and the whole
thing seals up pretty tight. Sony makes some bright yellow ones. There are
probably others too.
Charlie
"darin-N O S P A M-nntp2" <"darin-N O S P A M-nntp2"@44clarence.com> wrote
in message news:[email protected]...
> Any recommendations for a shop radio/CD player? Is there anything out
> there that will stand up to wood dust? (I can live without the CD part
> if I have to, but not without NPR or the local jazz station :-)
>
> Any suggestions for dustproofing a run-of-the-mill radio/CD player?
>
> Darin
> > Pick whatever cheap radio you want and put it in a clear trash bag and
> > cinch it up. It will sound fine and no dust will get in. It's what the
> > drywall guys around here do.
>
> I don't think the old tube radio in my shop would
> like that lack of air circulation.
>
> Bill Ranck
> Blacksburg, Va.
My god! you use fire powered radios in a wood shop? That's dangerous.
Ciao: Dean
Pick whatever cheap radio you want and put it in a clear trash bag and
cinch it up. It will sound fine and no dust will get in. It's what the
drywall guys around here do.
Dean
In article <1084711481.296434@sj-nntpcache-5>, BRuce <BRuce> wrote:
> Sony has a small "boom box" that is made for the beach. I bought one
> for SWMBO 2 years ago, not because of its weather resistance but because
> it will play MP3s. Now she has about 6 CDs in her craft room above the
> shop and has more than enough music.
>
> BRuce
>
> darin-N O S P A M-nntp2 wrote:
>
> > Any recommendations for a shop radio/CD player? Is there anything out
> > there that will stand up to wood dust? (I can live without the CD part
> > if I have to, but not without NPR or the local jazz station :-)
> >
> > Any suggestions for dustproofing a run-of-the-mill radio/CD player?
> >
> > Darin
"darin-N O S P A M-nntp2" <"darin-N O S P A M-nntp2"@44clarence.com> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Any recommendations for a shop radio/CD player? Is there anything out
> there that will stand up to wood dust? (I can live without the CD part
> if I have to, but not without NPR or the local jazz station :-)
>
> Any suggestions for dustproofing a run-of-the-mill radio/CD player?
>
> Darin
Just another thought on this. The powered speaker sets designed for
use as computer accessories can sound reasonably decent. Their
advantage (other than small size) is that they can be run off of a
Discman type CD player that can be kept in a drawer to minimize
exposure to dust. That's what I do and I'm fairly happy with it.
Cheers,
Mike
darin-N O S P A M-nntp2 wrote:
> Any recommendations for a shop radio/CD player? Is there anything out
> there that will stand up to wood dust? (I can live without the CD part
> if I have to, but not without NPR or the local jazz station :-)
>
> Any suggestions for dustproofing a run-of-the-mill radio/CD player?
>
> Darin
I bought a Sony am/fm/cd player that is small, portable, and water
resistant. Works great. Every now and then I vacuum out the CD player
chamber. Even got a free t-shirt from Sony. Can't beat that with a
piece of liver.
mahalo,
jo4hn
On Wed, 12 May 2004 23:08:25 -0500, "darin-N O S P A M-nntp2"
<"darin-N O S P A M-nntp2"@44clarence.com> wrote:
>Any recommendations for a shop radio/CD player? Is there anything out
>there that will stand up to wood dust? (I can live without the CD part
>if I have to, but not without NPR or the local jazz station :-)
>
>Any suggestions for dustproofing a run-of-the-mill radio/CD player?
>
>Darin
I have a cheap $10 radio that's works everyday for the past 20 years.
It's covered with dust, but it does not seem to mind. I've even
dropped it on the concrete floor a few times, but don't try that with
today's models!
Darin notes:
>
>Thanks for all the advice -- it sounds like as long as I lean more
>toward a used $10 POS than a premium $20K sound system, I should be all
>right :-)
I think I paid 45 bucks for mine, probably at WalMart, 4-5 years ago. It's a
POS in that the triple tray for CDs doesn't work and the extended play for the
tapes doesn't work, but it sounds OK. Leave the 20K stuff for the kids with
$800 cars.
Charlie Self
"In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence
is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of
office." Ambrose Bierce
Oooh, this is kind of a nifty idea. I could see using that all over the
house. Any idea what kind of a range these things have? I assume the FCC
won't come storming into my place and confiscate my equipment for
running a pirate station? :-)
(Seriously though, the range/power issue is kind of important. My shop
is in the masonry-and-rebar basement below a detached garage, and the
wall of the garage is situated about 10' horizontally from the wall of
the house, where the computer is located on the second floor. Neither a
cordless telephone nor a cell phone work down there -- leaving me with
no way to call for help when I saw off extraneous digits and limbs. But
all that's less important than being able to listen to tunes :-)
Darin
Wood Butcher wrote:
> Since I have ripped all my CD's and have the mp3's on one of the
> computers, I got one of these:
> http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/cgi-bin/commerce.exe?preadd=action&key=FM25B
> and it sits next to that computer in the house and broadcasts my
> music over an unused FM radio channel.
>Any idea what kind of a range these things have?
I have had terrible experience with the RCA/Radio Shack wireless speakers and
headsets but that is because of the way they build houses in Florida. Lots of
concrete and steel seems to severely limit the range.
I also have some FM transmitters based on the BA1404 chip but they are pretty
dismal, right out of the box. There are ways to hot rod that setup. The easiest
is probably a better antenna.
Since I have the wire in the wall I just use a wired solution.
There are some transmitters like the Veronica that will "get out" but they are
not legal. I suppose if you live a few miles from the nearest Ham operator or
radio station you might get away with it but don't be surprised if a guy in a
government suit shows up.
On Wed, 12 May 2004 23:08:25 -0500, "darin-N O S P A M-nntp2"
<"darin-N O S P A M-nntp2"@44clarence.com> wrote:
>Any recommendations for a shop radio/CD player?
I have a $5 garage sale Kenwood stereo, a $5 Sony CD Walkman, and some
Wharfdale speakers from U-Bid. I also have a DeWalt jobsite radio I
found on the side of the road. Used stereo equipment is EVERYWHERE at
tag and garage sales.
>Is there anything out
>there that will stand up to wood dust? (I can live without the CD part
>if I have to, but not without NPR or the local jazz station :-)
Who cares? My stuff was incredibly cheap. <G>
>Any suggestions for dustproofing a run-of-the-mill radio/CD player?
Blow it out, when you remember, with compressed air. Garage sales are
your friend for this stuff.
PS. I LOVE my XM radio in the shop!
Barry
On Thu, 13 May 2004 04:59:44 GMT, "Chris" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Too much dust for a cd player, radio's don't care too much about dust.
FWIW, I've had a Sony CD Walkman, plugged into an old receiver and AC
adaptor in the shop for over 10 years. All you need to do is hit it
with compressed air or vacuum it out on occasion.
Barry