Finally had the time to fix a broken fader on one of the #DiGiCo #SD12 consoles at work.

As you move the throw of the fader it pulls along a loop of toothed belt. The belt wraps around a gearwheel and solid brass pin on one end, and a plastic fitting on the armature of the motor, with a friction-fit gearwheel at the other.

The tiny plastic gearwheel split and fell off. Rather than spend hundreds on a new fader (and wait for shipping from the uk), a miniscule drop of superglue fixed the split, and another to prevent it coming off the armature.

Cost for fix: 1hr, $1.29 (superglue)

#MixingConsole #FOH #MonitorHole

I've been messing around with #inkscape a lot, and WOW is it an impressive piece of software.

It's been a lot of fun learning all the tools and building icons and such. I'm also working on a 2D model of a #digico #sd12 mixing console. Ya know... in case you ever need a detailed SVG of a doap mixer.

#art #graphicDesign

Hanging out with #theOriginalWailers at work tonight.

#bobMarley #reggae #digico #sd12 #monitorHole #stageRight #iatse