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Joined: 13 Mar 2005
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:01 pm
Post subject: Why OLB?
Anyone please tell me why we would take a OLB like Blackstock in the 1st round. I know he would be the BPA but still with Porter, Haggans and Harrison, we have depth and playmakers. Some think Harrison is best suited inside but he did fine outside. For depth inside, we should just use a middle round pick on ILB for depth. Comments are appreciated.
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:51 pm
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We definately do not need an OLB in the first round. We need an offensive lineman. Players like Kahlif Barnes (OT, Washington) and David Baas (OG/C, Michigan) are our best bets. The second and third rounds are a different situation for an OLB. If there is a guy like Michael Boley (OLB, Southern Miss) or Rian Wallace(OLB, Temple) that we know won't be a total bust-- Alonzo Jackson, please stand up-- then I'd say go for it. We could swing this by moving Harrison back into the inside where he has said that he is more comfortable and will give us an easy solution to a problem on the horizon which is the free agency of Joey Porter. But, if there is not a total stud OLB available in the 2nd or 3rd round, then I say we wait until the 5th or 6th because guys will drop and maybe we could snatch a guy who fits our system like Andre Fraizer (OLB, Cincinatti). I like the kid. He is listed just under 6'5, 234lbs, and runs a 4.6 forty. He is also a former walk on, has heart, and a motor. I know it sounds like an ad for this player, but I'd like for us to give him a look. Anyway to wrap it up, definately we need an offensive lineman in the first round. If there isn't one there we really want, I say trade down and get more picks. OLB is a must for this draft, but not worthy of a 1st rounder for our situation.
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 12:38 am
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I agree completely. With a guy coming of ACL surgery and a untested 3rd round pick as your current starterson the right side, theres trouble. Khalif Barnes, David Baas and Adam Terry are all solid players and probably will be available come the 30th pick. The O-Line is the most important position on the Steelers. It must be addressed.
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:21 pm
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How about trading down and picking up a guy like Kemoeatu in the 3rd rd. This guy is a beast and sounds liike a typical Steeler player.
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 5:44 pm
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The Steelers don't need O-Line in the 1st round. And they don't need a CB in the 1st round either. Since 1967, the Steelers have only drafted 6 Offensive Linemen in the 1st round. Since 1967, the Steelers have drafted 5 Running Backs in the 1st round. Since 1967, the Steelers have drafted 6 Wide Receivers and 3 Tight Ends in the 1st round. Since 1967, the Steelers have drafted 6 Cornerbacks in the 1st round. Also, rather then moving Alonzo Jackson, who was a DE in college at Florida State, to OLB... why not draft a player who was an OLB in a 3-4 defense already at Virginia, Darryl Blackstock? Granted that OLB is not a definite need, but at the 30th pick, it would be too late to take a decent enough CB. Whatever the Steelers do, if they draft Fabian Washington, I'm going to boycott the season. He'll get torn up, he's too damn small. Blackstock does what the Steelers do best, blitz. If the shoe fits, wear it.
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 7:09 pm
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i could not disagree more with big7benroy......we absolutly need either an o-lineman or cb in the first round...how can you say there wont be a decent corner at number 30 when this is the deepest draft of corners in years....how can u say people like brandon browner or corey webster or fabian washington? these are really good corners and im not gonna sit and watch another pats game where they go five wide and beat us...you need to look at what hurt us against the pats....deep pass plays, and pressure on big ben....so what do we need now???duh!!
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 7:14 pm
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I agree with you on the CB part. However, I definitely feel they need to use a pick on o-line early. The starters on the right side are a guy coming of ACL surgery and a mostly untested 3rd pick. The Steelers depend on the O-Line to open holes up for the running game.When they don't have it(two years ago when we went 6-10 with the 2 headed monster of Todd Fordahm and Oliver Ross at RT.) the Steelers are nothing.They can't go wrong with O-Line picks.(Alan Faneca, Marvel Smith, etc.)Also, we have no depth.Our backups are Barrett Brooks and Chucky Okobi.The Steelers dont seem to have faith in Okobi.I know that they signed him to a 4-year deal two years ago, but even if he was 80% of what Hartings was, he would have replaced Hartings(who costs an amazing 6 million against the cap) already. We need to address the O-line more than what people think.
Also, Washington is 5-10 to 5-11 and runs the 40 in the high 4.2's.He's basically a faster Townesend.
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 7:15 pm
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the previous message was primarily to Big7BenRoy.I appreciate the comments though.
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 7:30 pm
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And that's why you don't draft a CB in the 1st round this year. You just answered your own question. Since the CB class this year is so deep, you can draft a decent enough CB in either the 2nd or the 3rd. The Steelers and Darryl Blackstock are a perfect fit. Hopefully someone like Ronald Bartell Jr. in the 3rd round. He's 6'2", 200 pounds and he ran a 4.41 40-time. He'd be a perfect fit for the Steelers. It should look something this way.
Round One:
Darryl Blackstock
Round Two:
Matt Jones
Round Three:
Ronald Bartell
It makes no friggin' sense for the Steelers to draft a CB in the 1st round. Why? Because they traded up last year in the 2nd round to draft Ricardo Colclough. Did everyone forget that? I guess so. If you draft a CB in the 1st round this year, you wasted a 2nd round pick on a player who will be a backup for the rest of his career. It's not logical folks. I'm going to tell you what hurt us against the Patriots. It's the fact that the Steelers D-Line and LBs didn't get enough pressure on Tom Brady like they did in the regular season game. That's what hurt the Steelers. In the regular season game, the Steelers got great amounts of pressure on Tom Brady. In the playoff game, they didn't. Blackstock is a blitz and sack machine, so he'd fit perfect.
Don't get me wrong though, I'm not against taking an O-Lineman in the draft. However, the only way I would go for an O-Lineman in the 1st Round, is if it was Jammal Brown of Oklahoma. He's a damn good RT, and could start over Max Starks. But why would the Steelers let Oliver Ross walk to Arizona? Because they're ready to let Starks start at RT. Why would they let Keydrick Vincent walk over to division rival Baltimore? Because they're confident that Kendall Simmons is going to be 100%. You don't let players go unless you're confident that you have someone to replace him, and will do a job that was as adequate as the guy he was replacing. The Steelers just re-signed Barrett Brooks (OT) to a one-year contract today, so they are confident that their Offensive Tackles will be fine going into the season. You can get a damn good Offensive Tackle in the 6th round. Someone like a Rob Petitti or Pete McMahon or even Nick Kaczur. If the Steelers went with a draft of...
Round One:
Darryl Blackstock
Round Two:
Matt Jones
Round Three:
Ronald Bartell
Round Four:
Brandon Jacobs
Round Five:
Marviel Underwood
Round Six:
Rob Petitti
Round Seven (A):
Alex Holmes
Round Seven (B):
Nehemiah Broughton
...no Steelers fan should be upset. That is actually a pretty realistic draft scenario, and would help the Steelers more then anything else. The Steelers don't need a 1st round CB, and don't need a 1st round OL (unless it's Jammal Brown). First Round this year is basically for BPA for the Steelers.
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:31 pm
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The Steelers with there 3-4 Defense can wait and take those tweeners. They have done it for years.
Gildon, Porter, Jackson, Haggans and others were College DE's.
Right side of our OL is gone. Yes we have Simmons and Starks ready to take their place but Simmons hasn't really played in 2 years and Starks is totally unproven. After that we have B.Brooks and J.Jones as our main backups...correct?
They had a looksee at Stockar McDougal and Adrian Klemm in the off-season. This tells me that they will be taking a real serious look at the OL in the Draft. If they were satisfied with the OL why bring the players in???
June 1st cuts could provide something also.
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:34 pm
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Good comments. However let me remind you that we thought the same two years ago, like i said in the earlier post. just think we have too much depth at OLB to waste a first round pick on a guy who will not play.
About corner, i can go either way. Townsend is fine at corner.The only bad game he had all year was the AFC championship game. Colclough "looks" like he can be a pretty good cb in the league.
However lets say Blackstock is gone before the30th pick.Players available include:
-Browner,Washington, and Miller at CB
-Baas, Barnes, Terry, and Brown at O-Line
-Ware at OLB
-Both Cody's at DE
-Henry, White, (Matt)Jones at WR
-Miller, Smith at TE
Who do we take? Leave comments.
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:42 pm
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If that was the situation I'd definitely like to drop down. Detroit moved up last year to the #30 and got K.Jones but they (KC) got the 36th overall, the 105th overall and a 2005 5th to move up 6 spots.
if I had to make the selection......I'm taking Elton Brown.
A Team is as strong as its lines.
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 11:10 pm
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I heard a report on the radio this evening that the Steelers are interested in Darryl Blackstock, Matt Jones, and Heath Miller. From different scenarios supposedly, is if that Miller is gone and Blackstock is there in the 1st, they'll take Blackstock. If Blackstock is gone and Miller is there, they'll take Miller. However, surprisingly, if both Miller and Blackstock are gone, they will go after Matt Jones. They are hoping Jones will slip into the 2nd round to them, but wouldn't want to risk losing him if their top two guys are gone. At least the Steelers aren't looking at a CB in the 1st. That would be stupid.
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 11:44 pm
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i could deal with them taking Matt Jones as long as they used one of the next two picks on an o-lineman.
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 12:38 am
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Our LB did'nt get presure on Tom Brady and that's what lost us the game haha. Wrong! Willie Williams got toasted by Brady and isnt good enough to play back up. I think we should trade the 30th pick to the eagles for there two second rounders. that way we can pick up our cb and address other positions.
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oushi wrote:can meaning enhance reality? Can it make it more ... real?
I think it's supposed to make it more meaningful.
oushi wrote:can meaning enhance reality? Can it make it more ... real?
For a dozen years I have been looking for one (who is suitable), but have not been able to find as much as a mustard seed. I am afraid those Zen teachers are rather like newlywed brides, uneasy and worried about being chased out of their homes and starving to death.Since olden times people have not believed the old masters, and only after they had been driven away did their greatness become known. He who is approved by everyone, what good is he? "The lion's roar shatters the brain of the jackal."
Astus wrote:
I wrote "You call for control of who claims what title"
because you wrote
"We have credentials in Zen for a reason, for safety and to ensure people are actually being taught Buddhism, and not just somebody's impressions that they read from a book."
and I wrote
"you reject the idea of transparency and rigorous examination"
because you wrote
"Zen is a decentralized system. Once a person becomes transmitted, they are not necessarily required to be dependent upon an institutional authority any more. They have become a new institutional authority in and of themselves. That's the way Zen works. That's the way our system is. The reasons it's done that way is to foster diversity, like spreading different seeds to the wind, so that the teaching has the most likely chance of catching hold somewhere and taking root and being passed on. Each teacher has their own personality, opinions, experience, and way of looking at things and doing things."
You said:
"They are not above criticism. This is not a "guru" thing here, you are supposed to trust your own gut and intuition. That, is what they are teaching you to do."
but before that you compared the Zen teacher's authority to gurus:
"It's more like each Transmitted Master becomes a Dalai Lama in and of themselves, with the authority to have their own disciples."
Making each Zen teacher the local Pope instead of a parish priest. Naturally, attitudes toward a local vicar and the direct representative of the Eternal is quite different.
On the other hand, Buddhism in general presents a logical teaching that can be comprehended freely by any intelligent person, it is open to scrutiny and rational debate. In fact, it is a point the Dalai Lama regularly emphasises.
And this system that is supported by the idea of transmission from teacher to disciple is problematic.
shel wrote:oushi wrote:can meaning enhance reality? Can it make it more ... real?
I think it's supposed to make it more meaningful.
MalaBeads wrote:I really like Linji. The night i read The Record Of Linji was a profound night for me. For the record, jackals are very nervous skittish creatures. It's an apt comparison. Linji knew what he was talking about.
Sara H wrote:If you're looking for something that is perfectly safe, that comes with no risks, it doesn't exist. Spirituality is an inherently risky business, because you're agreeing to have your most deeply held views challenged and examined. That can be incredibly scary.
oushi wrote:Nowadays everything has meaning applied to it.
Humanity developed enormous amount of information about everything. Now we may ask, does enlightenment fallow? And why not?
shel wrote:That's because everything has some sort of value or purpose, whether positive or negative. But that was always the case.
shel wrote:It's not something that's on the rise, but we do have more free time nowadays to fret about such things.
shel wrote:I don't follow, information is just raw data.
Huseng wrote:randomseb wrote:And you don't need to worry about any other lives to do the proper practice, right now, this lifetime, and thereby escape any cycles of rebirth. Other lives are of no concern and are not part of the methods taught by buddha himself to free oneself.
You need to seriously sit down and read some sutras.
He was quite concerned with how our actions in this life would result in an unfortunate rebirth AFTER physical death plus all manner of ghoulish things happening in future lives.
In any case, let's not get onto that topic here. We're talking about Zen and Zen Masters.
oushi wrote:shel wrote:That's because everything has some sort of value or purpose, whether positive or negative. But that was always the case.
Lions have fangs which they use skilfully without knowing their value, or purpose. Things have value, purpose and meaning only when we apply it.
shel wrote:I don't follow, information is just raw data.
It may look like meaning is something true that lies behind the words and raw data. But, if you drop those words, will reality become more meaningful?
What is meaning without data?
Sara H wrote:And, to add to that last,
Someone having a title of "Zen Master", is not a guarantee that you won't get hurt.
There is no guarantee.
Sara H wrote:Someone having a title of "Zen Master", is not a guarantee that you won't get hurt.
randomseb wrote:I've read many a sutra, and as I am sure you have as well, and are so versed in knowledge on the subject, you will know what I am referring to when I talk about lives being measured in moments, not dozens of years. This pertains to zen as well.
Jnana wrote:randomseb wrote:I've read many a sutra, and as I am sure you have as well, and are so versed in knowledge on the subject, you will know what I am referring to when I talk about lives being measured in moments, not dozens of years. This pertains to zen as well.
Momentariness doesn't contradict the teachings that a momentary mental continuum continues post-mortem.
randomseb wrote:If there is really no such thing as an independent self, what is it that continues post-mortem?
randomseb wrote:What is it that has been there from the start of your having read this reply? Not a self, according to Buddha!
Astus wrote:This concept of the Zen teacher comes down to actual practice in the form of absolute authority of the master in all religious issues where students are completely dependent on a teacher to achieve liberation. It is a control system where no one can claim enlightenment unless verified by the master, and receiving such verification is in itself a declaration of buddhahood. There are of course attempts to degrade the meaning of a Zen teacher, saying that he is only an ordinary fallible person, it's just that it doesn't agree with the otherwise upheld idea of the transmission of the enlightened mind. Every Zen student aspires to buddhahood and relies on the teacher to tell them when they are there or not, therefore the master is the sole judge about a student's progress, and since all disciples want to receive that confirmation they will constantly try to please the teacher. Because a student is stripped of all independent understanding, whatever the master says is correct or incorrect must be so.
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In an interview with Anderson Cooper, Ramsey stated clearly that he wanted the reward money to go to the kidnap victims, not to himself. As for the publicity, why shouldn't he enjoy it? He and Cordera did a wonderful thing, and both should should be praised publicly and reap any benefits offered. It's not a crime to do so, and many have done just that. Seeing Ramsey so happy about helping those women is a pleasure, so what is wrong about letting him enjoy the limelight while he can? If it benefits him financially, great! He deserves and needs it.Yeah, but Ramsey is taking all the credit and reaping the rewards (both financially and publicly)
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September 1, 1983: Day of the Week
September 1, 1983 was the 244th day of the year 1983 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 121 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.
A person born on this day will be 33 years old today. If that same person saved a Cent every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $97.95 today. That is, assuming this person is still alive and kicking.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Pig is the mythical animal and Water is the element for a person born on this day if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology (or Chinese zodiac).
September 1, 1983 Historical Event(s)
- 1983Cold War: Korean Air Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace. All 269 on board die, including Congressman Lawrence McDonald.
Who were born on September 1, 1983?
- 1983Jeff Woywitka, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1983José Antonio Reyes, Spanish footballer
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The home studio of Melbourne artist Sally Ross. Photo – Sean Fennessy
No shortage of reference material in Sally's studio! Photo – Sean Fennessy
Studio details. Photo – Sean Fennessy
Purple Mountains, 2012, oil on linen, 100 x 80 cm. From Sally Ross' current exhibition at Murray White Room in Melbourne.
Lady, 2012, oil on linen, 65 x 55 cm. From Sally Ross' current exhibition at Murray White Room in Melbourne.
Sally Ross in her Melbourne studio. Photo – Sean Fennessy
In the manic blur that was The Design Files Open House, I met artist Sally Ross. She had come along with her sister, who mentioned Sally had an exhibition coming up at Murray White Room in Melbourne, and thrust a small postcard-style flyer in my hand.
Now I must admit, I received a LOT of random in-person pitches at Open House, which I am not really used to, and I have to say my brain was in such a chaotic spin for most of the weekend that I got a bit overwhelmed and didn't pounce on any of them urgently! (Sorry, sorry – I'll get round to it!). But Sally was different. After seeing only this small image from her show, somehow I knew that this was one I had to follow up!
Her new landscape pictures are so so beautiful. There's something kind of dark and unexpected about them – the deep blue / green colour palette, and layered swirling patterns seem at once contemporary and old fashioned, flat and dimensional, abstract and figurative.
As is evident in these beautiful pics of Sally's Elwood home studio (thankyou SEAN!), Sally relies heavily on found imagery, photographs, books and archives when creating her work. These reference materials are compulsively collected, tagged and referred back to, as Sally works across multiple canvases simultaneously, each taking weeks and sometimes months to complete.
Sally Ross is a proper old fashioned artist. She spent many years in Paris, working, studying and painting, before returning to Melbourne eight years ago to focus on her practise whilst raising a family. She still regularly exhibits in both Melbourne and Paris, and the US. Her work is represented in public and private collections both at home and internationally, including recent acquisitions by Artbank, the National Gallery of Victoria and the Geelong Gallery.
If you're in Melbourne this week you should TOTALLY check out Sally's current show at Murray White Room in the city, it's on until next Saturday December 22nd.
New paintings by Sally Ross
Until 22nd December, 2012
Murray White Room
Sargood Lane (off exhibition street)
Tell us a little about your background – what path led you to becoming a fine artist, and to creating the style of work you are currently making?
My background is art art art – I studied Fine Art here in Melbourne and in France and have been an artist as well as working in galleries and museums for over 25 years. In kindergarten I was allowed to keep on painting when everyone else packed up, and I have been obsessed ever since.
The paintings I am currently making are a distillation of everything I have seen, thought and shouldn't be thinking.
You spent eight years in France studying, working and painting, before returning to Melbourne permanently. How has your time spent abroad influenced your practise, and how have you found settling back into life and work in sleepy, lovely Melbourne!?
I returned to Melbourne about eight years ago now – but I get back to Europe regularly for my shows in Paris, and I always make time for art-viewing binges – highlights were the new vast Palais de Tokyo, Paris and the Prado, Madrid. I think that living overseas was fundamental in my ongoing education, getting a broader direct experience of past and present art, other perspectives and possibilities – language, history, theatre, decorative arts etc.
Returning to sleepy, lovely Melbourne allows me to focus fully on my own work.
What can we expect to see in your current show at Murray White Room? What has inspired this body of work?
The exhibition at Murray White Room has moors, rolling hills, trees and portraiture. But I am starting to disrupt the picturesque, there is more of a tension between the abstract and representational, lots of snaky masses of greens, blues and endless marks on the canvas.
As with much of my work the point of departure for this show was material that I scrounged in op shops or bottom shelf antique stores and auction houses, which this time included a mass of Scottish miniature postcards (I think they are actually cigarette cards) and some books on Japan from the 1940s.
Forest, 2012, oil on linen, 100 x 80 cm. From Sally Ross' current exhibition at Murray White Room in Melbourne.
Can you give us a little insight into your process? What materials do you use, is each work pre-planned or created very intuitively? How do you begin a new work, do you work on multiple canvases at one time, and how long does each work take to complete?
My process is simple – found photograph, composition drawing, then paint (Lukas oil paints on linen).
When I find an image I wish to paint, a sort of recognition takes place and then I just do it. The actual painting is time-consuming, tuning up the image always seem to require further detail, more observation. A work can take from weeks to many months to complete. I do work on several canvases at once, they tend to feed off each other.
There is a seemingly endless supply of images waiting to be painted. Part of my work seems to be controlling that oversupply, that overstimulation.
Studio details. Photo – Sean Fennessy
What does a typical day at work involve for you?
Early start, coffee, children, school, shooting the breeze at my local café before closing myself away in my very petite studio and getting on with it. Usual afternoon delights, domestic interruptions and then back to work after dinner until late. I have to force myself to go to sleep at a reasonable/unreasonable hour so that I can be operational next day.
Work in progress. Photo – Sean Fennessy
Which resources, across any media, do you turn to regularly for creative inspiration?
I love any stinky old books, dodgy colour reproductions, postcards, old photos.
I look at various contemporary art websites from slick NOWNESS, and Contemporary Art Daily to museums and art projects all over the world, for instance Grayson Perry's tomb to the unknown craftsman was extraordinary. Carol Bove, David Altmejd are doing great stuff so I just google them.
Library photo archives like The British Museum, National Library of Autralia and State Library of Victoria.
Reference material. Photo – Sean Fennessy
Which other local artists, designers or creative people are you liking at the moment?
Just saw an amazing series of collages by Alasdair McLuckie.
Nell is an artistic force – her happy turd sculptures, neons, dripping noses, performances and her 21st century take on the spiritual via rock n'roll.
Eliza Hutchison's Hair in the Gate show at CCP this year was nothing short of a triumph.
Saw a pretty sophisticated steel and leather sculpture by young artist from VCA Klara Fletcher – I suspect she will be one to watch.
What is your proudest career achievement to date?
This year was a tough one so I would have to say I am pretty proud of this exhibition at Murray's.
What would be your dream project?
A big forest painting for a public project
What are you looking forward to?
Painting Polly Borland. Doing a new private commission of works for an architectural project here in Victoria. Hopefully doing more paintings for Meacham Nockles McQualter projects in the US, Europe and Asia. Doing that dream big forest painting.
My work will be at ArtBasel Hong Kong in May in the main section so that is pretty exciting too.
I am looking forward to seeing all the new pictures I am going to do.
Melbourne Questions
Your favourite Melbourne neighbourhood and why?
St Kilda – wrong side of the river now but I love Baker, the sea baths, Bookhouse etc.
Where do you shop in Melbourne for the tools of your trade?
Chapman and Bailey, Senior Art Supplies and quite a lot of op shops.
Where / what was the last great meal you ate in Melbourne?
Do two Tamarind Margaritas at Colonel Tan's count as a meal?
Melbourne's best kept secret?
Must be kept secret! Vive la discrétion…


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Looked in at the workshop..
posted the blog..
redressed my thumb
went to town…
picked up my certificate of registration of a business name..
"Lazy Larry Woodworks.". has a nice ring don't you think?
Shouted myself a big breakfast at a cafe in town…
opened a business account at the bank..
Went to see a friend about a referral to someone to do my web development and hosting and also for a referral to an accountant/tax agent…..
Had an initial interview with the accountant…
bought my first mobile [ cell ] phone.. woo hoo lol
went looking for a new laptop for the workshop and may have a lead for the wee beastie,..,
came home had a beer…
rang a guy about web design and had a long chat..
Thats all she wrote….
there is always tomorrow.
goodnight to all.
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Kuper Bowl: Dimond alum makes it to the big stage
Chris Kuper went to the Denver Broncos in the 2006 NFL draft.
ANCHORAGE – Chris Kuper may not have played in that seemingly one-sided game Sunday night, but he's still considered the third Alaskan to make it to the Super Bowl.
The Denver Bronco has battled injuries and it's the reason he's only seen time in four games this year. The main culprit happened Jan. 1, 2012 when he broke his ankle at home against the Chiefs. The following season he re-broke the same area of his leg.
"He had developed a systemic infection," said David Kuper, Chris's dad. "That's why his bones weren't healing."
Before his injuries, the six-year starter was considered to be one of the best guards in the NFL. He had to decline a Pro-Bowl invitation last season due to the injuries. In 2008, he was the only guard in the league to not allow a single sack in 16 games as a starter.
Kuper's journey began here in Anchorage as a junior football player. His dad was the coach and had him at quarterback instead of on the line. Kuper continued to play behind center until sophomore year at Dimond High School.
"I remember watching him and going, 'Yeah, kid's got a good arm, but you know, I think his quarterback days are probably going to be numbered pretty quick,'" said former Dimond head coach Duncan Shackelford.
Kuper would eventually go to the line and as a senior he helped lead his team to an undefeated season in 2000. The year culminated in a 28-21 win over Colony High School for the state title.
The young lineman chose to play at the University of North Dakota. He played in two national championships with the Sioux and won one of them as a freshman.
He entered into the 2006 NFL draft the same year as North Pole's Daryn Colledge. While Colledge was picked 47th by the Green Bay Packers and turned out to be the second Alaskan ever to make it to a Super Bowl, Kuper went 161st to the Denver Broncos in the fifth round


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English rugby chiefs offered a polite "thanks but no thanks" after Wales attempted to hijack the 2015 World Cup pool matches by making the Millennium Stadium a major focal point for the tournament.
England are the host country but relied upon strong Welsh support to land the tournament and now Roger Lewis, the Welsh Rugby Union chief executive, is calling in the favour, claiming up to eight matches could be played in Wales.
Lewis was clearly mischief making after the World Cup draw put England, Wales and Australia together in the "Group of Death" — Pool A along with two other teams, one likely to be Fiji. He suggested England could play Wales at the Millennium Stadium because it is one of the "finest" in the world.
However, Ian Ritchie, the RFU chief executive, today confirmed that Twickenham will stage that match with Wales having to settle for a key game against Australia, who will be in the unusual position of lining up against two "home" teams in their pool games.
"We are going to keep those pool matches — shock, horror!" said Ritchie.
England will want a major input into the opening game on September 18 as there are varying options open to the hosts. They could push for an easy start against the winner of the play-off system or opt to begin with the dangerous Fiji or even Wales or Australia.
The final decision about which stadia will host pool matches will be announced in March with England RWC 2015 chief executive Debbie Jevans admitting she will be receiving messages from various competing nations asking for particular scenarios.
Jevans said: "At this point I am not ruling anything out and I am not ruling anything in. Wales have invited England to Cardiff along with various matches. Roger [Lewis] is pushing for as many games as possible and I understand where he is coming from. Now the draw has been made, we can make the appropriate decisions."
Lewis delivered his idea with a broad grin and said: "It is very important to remember that Wales was included in England's bid for matches in the Millennium Stadium. What was pencilled in was eight games and I think they [England] would embrace the opportunity to play in the finest rugby stadium in the world."
The Rugby Football Union have guaranteed the International Rugby Board a cheque for £80m from the tournament which means the biggest arenas available must be used — led by Twickenham and the Millennium Stadium. "I am very aware of the financial targets but my priority is not corporate hospitality," added Jevans.
Stuart Lancaster, the England head coach, sidestepped the venue debate but his captain, Chris Robshaw, made it clear the kind of support his team received during the 38-21 win over New Zealand on Saturday will be crucial in the World Cup campaign.
Robshaw said: "Of course we want to be at Twickenham and have home advantage — 80,000 people shouting you on and cheering you on."
Lancaster had made initial arrangements to play warm-up matches against Wales, however, thanks to the draw, a new opponent will have to be found. He is also going to use the experience of the All Blacks, who lifted the trophy as hosts in 2011, as a template.
He said: "It is unbelievably exciting. Twelve months ago I went out to New Zealand for two weeks and got a sample of what it is like out there. We have seen what the Olympics has done for our country and the next big sporting event is the World Cup in 2015."Reuse content


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welding vice grips?
Hi Guys -
Can anyone recommend a set of welding vice grips that isn't terribly expensive? Sears has a 13 piece set for $200 but I dont want to drop that kind of cash on a set of pliers. Thanks!
Just start buying them one at a time. I have about twenty pairs and never bought more than two at once, they are expensive.
I use only "ViceGrip" the original. There are pleny of off brands that work well, those at Sears may be Craftsmen or ViceGrip, I don't know what you are looking at.
What project are you doing that you would need a bunch of ViceGrips at once?
Well, see that's the problem. I don't need a ton of them right now, but I'm going to be starting the floors/rockers in my '64 shortly and quite frankly, I don't have a clue what kind, size or how many I'm gonna need. :sweat:
Its tough being a N00B :D
This is one item I would recommend not buying at Harbor Freight or any off-brand since you would find your self replacing them quite often and they will fall apart when you need them most. ViseGrip is THE way to go. :)
oldred i would agree with you about not buying the cheap ones but harbor freight by me carrys "visegrip" and they are about half the price of sears or home depot
Start hitting the flee markets as well. I picked up some for a good price and used them at work for over 6 years (welder)
Definitely get the name brand
I meant the HF brands and I was not thinking about them having the genuine ViseGrip, which they do at a good price :) , but as far as the el-cheapo brands being ok for welding and clamping work I still have to disagree because my experience with the things is that they poorly made and tend to come apart, twist under the slightest pressure and bend out of shape when you need them to apply heavy clamping force which is sometimes needed.
Red, I am stonch (sp?) anti HF, 90% if what they have out and out garbage. The problem is it is a crap shoot. I bought a couple small locking pliers one there one day. One I use every day, the other I tossed in the garbage can the first day I TRIED to use it. It wouldn't even hold it's own weight!
My brother has a very profound staying, "I have never said Damn I wish I would have bought the cheap tool". :)
Modas, this isn't brain surgery. Just take your time, look at the rocker and see what pliers would be needed to hold it together. Go to the store, see what makes sense. I personally like the little tiny ViceGrips to hold "pinch welds" where you have two pieces of metal welded together right at the edge. Then, "C" clamps for the deeper welds that can't be reached. And listen, there is no reason to buy a thirty five dollar 24" deep ViceGrip for two welds. Use a small self taping screw and then after doing your plug weld remove the screw and weld up the hole.
No reason to spend $35 on a tool for two welds-That makes sense, Sometimes I tend to get a little carried away when it comes to tools I use every day and I guess I assume everyone else intends to use them as much as I do :rolleyes: What would not make sense is to spend the 200 bucks on the craftsman set to use them only a couple of times so you guys are right, I spoke up without really looking at the whole situation :spank:
The one tool that I will not skimp on are Vise Grips, don't buy the cheap off the wall brands. I bought a pair once and when I went to tighten them they twisted and I was unable to use them, I gave them to some one I didn't like. Spent the couple of extra dollars and buy Vise Grips. You should start out with a pair that are at least 5"-6" deep and then as time goes on you will find what other sizes you will need. Also one pair of one size is never going to be enough once you start doing body work. I don't even know how many pairs I have, I just know that when I started my brother in laws Chevelle, I didn't have enough, so he went and bought some more. Good luck.
VICE GRIP. Period.
Its not just one weld you will used them on. You can use them forever on everything. Not just body sheetmetal. Need to discipline the kinds :spank: Oh better not go there.
If you have ever had a pair twist or pinched your fingures trying to latch/release a pair you will wish you had the real ones.
MARTINSR, I like your brothers saying ;)
Yes. VISE GRIP for SURE.
I have the harbor set of 3 and they are CRAP!!!!!
Did I mention they are CRAP??? YES,They are.Twist off and BEND like they were made from CHEAPainium. Bigiest POS I ever got from harbor.
I have a couple of pair of real vice grip's with the swivel "pod's" on the end's and they RULE!!!
Like Brian stated,Get a couple at a time and before you know it,You got a good set to clamp with. :thumbup:
Yeah, stick with the actual vise grip brand. Another cool trick to do with them is to weld a 7/8's nut....or some other nut of that size...to the thumbscrew on them. This saves your fingers, and when you manage to get them so tight you cant get them off....you can just put the appropiate wrench on there, and bam....removed with no blisters.
Maybe that should of been a tip of the day, hehe.
Hey you guys make me feel better, I thought maybe I had given bad advice at first, maybe not.
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So MYIGN veteran KiraLight has come up with an awesome idea to post a MYIGN Talent show. So far, we've seen a number of entries for the contest and after asking Kira if we could use previously posted work, i decided i might as well enter as well.
Find out more about the talent show - HERE
For those that don't know, i used to create and post different sculptures of various video game characters on my blog. I've created over 30 of them and though I'm far from great at it, there are a few that i'm proud of and i figured they would be a decent entry for the contest. Hope you enjoy : )
My Sculptures - Entry for the MYIGN Talent Show
This was my very first. (and still favorite sculpture) Geno was created using polymer clay and paint.
I have always wanted a figurine of Samus and Ridley. My Samus is quite bad, but i was really proud of my Ridley sculpture. He was created using the same methods as Geno, though his wings had to be attached with Epoxy in order to stick.
Jak and Daxter
Like Ridley, the decision to make Jak and Daxter was based solely on the fact that there are no official figurines of the demolition duo. They were also created using polymer clay and paint.
Fierce Deity Link
Fierce Deity was one of the first sculptures i made using actual colored polymer clay (Sculpey III to be exact) He's definitely a sloppy piece of work, but it was such a challenge creating him, that i was satisfied no matter what.
Pikmin and Olimar
Those that know me know that i had to make this one XD They were created using Sculpey III.
Link's Loftwing
Created for the MYIGN Zelda celebration. You wouldn't believe how tough it was to get him to stand up permanently haha.
Oh no, there is no way i am this good XD. Ammy was created using a wolf figurine as a skeleton. I just painted her, and created the wings and shield.
There you have it. Have a great day my friends!


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The reason for the switch to a larger form factor lies in the lower than expected sales of the 2013 Nexus 7 and pressure from smartphones with large displays.
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how do I remove paint from hinge screws?
I recently purchased a home that was "professionally" painted over 7 years ago. All of the door hinges were sprayed as they painted. The screws are coated with paint so I cant get the bit in there. How do I remove the paint from top of screws so that I can remove the hinges? I have over a dozen doors with this problem. Any tips you have for the most efficient methods would be great appreciated.
It would be nice if you could remove them......then you can soak them in HOT water and the paint just falls off. Maybe take a screwdriver, put it in the screw slots, and pound them with the hammer just to get some bite so you can take them out. You don't even have to take them all the way out.......you could use some goof off or oops to remove the paint. However, in the end it may be just as easy to remove the screws and replace them with new. Just a thought.
xylene is great fo removing paint, it is also great for removing the skin from your hands and brain cells from your head. try the goof off or a citrus type paint stripper before trying any toxic solvents.
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As suggested insert screw driver in the apparent slot, tap the driver to seat in screw head and then remove, I would be looking at replacing the screws as opposed to trying to remove years of paint build up.
If you do get them off, throw them in a coffee can ( metal) with some stripper for a couple of hours, put on rubber gloves and use an old toothbrush to clean off. Wipe and wash clean.
Even screws are pretty easy this way.
I use a sharpened nutpick, it digs the paint right out easily. :)
I just went through the same situation and just replaced them with new screws. I figured for the $4 the box cost, I wasn't going to try cleaning them.
If they were that old and ugly replace them, yup. But the problem was removing the screws with all the hardened paint in them.
I recycle everything, including used screws, so I'd dig the paint out. *grin*
thanks for the suggestions. I am willing to recyle if they are in decent shpe...but my primary need is to get enough paint off so I can unscrew them and remove the doors from the hinges.
I plan to recyle the hinges once I get the paint off. I.m just aggrevated by the laziness and the amount of extra work they created.
I cd always paint over them again with trim color and call it a day but I really want to take the doors down to paint them.
Can I ask, why are you removing the hinges to take the doors off to paint? Why don't you just pop the pins out? The first time I took hinges off a door was the last time I took hinges off a door. There were shims behind the hinges, some of the thread holes were compromised and, though it went back up, it was a nightmare and it was never as it was. I had to remove the door and one of the pins was frozen, so I thought just remove it from the hinges, yeah.
removing hinge screws that have been painted
I want to use my current hardware on the cabinet doors after I re-paint them. I cannot unscrew the screws to remove the hardware due to too much paint on all the metal parts. If I can get them off the doors, I can soak off the paint from the screws, the metal plates, and the hinges.
a razor knife works great on regular slotted screws and can also work on phillips screws
Slotted screws; use a thin bladed screw driver to scrape the paint out, proper size tapped a few times to seat it then lean into it to remove screws. Philips; # 1 tapped a few times on paint then #2 tapped a few times and lean into that. You might need to cut thru the paint around the hinges with a utility knife ,which, with a nod to Danny, you can also use on the screws heads , before you take them out they mite be "glued" in and the paint can chip if you just yank them off. Some paint removers and boiling water can oxidize some metals and remove plating so be carefull.
Tool people see your problem as an excuse to buy a Dremel tool with wire wheels, brushes and maybe even some cut off wheels.
Can you give me more detail on the stripper to use?
I am not experienced, and when you say "stripper" I do not know what to look for at Home Depot. Thanks!
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SparkFun Electronics Comments urn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f8249 2017-06-29T10:10:20-06:00 SparkFun Electronics bsilva on COM-09456 - Op-Amp (Through-Hole) - LM358 bsilva urn:uuid:a863215a-3db6-4692-4c16-81fb680e0dbb 2015-01-09T15:32:50-07:00
Just checked this. With 0V input on the OpAmp, I'm getting .002V output from the LM358.
 bsilva on COM-09456 - Op-Amp (Through-Hole) - LM358 bsilva urn:uuid:0a263bcb-0e00-d292-d1b2-69742224873c 2015-01-09T14:34:08-07:00
I'm using the LM358 to raise the voltage output from a DAC connected to a Pi. The DAC has a max output of 3.3V (makes sense) and I'm using the LM358 to raise this to 10V for an LED control system. As Mike mentions, you do need a separate supply for the LM358 that is a couple of volts above your target voltage.
 bsilva on COM-09456 - Op-Amp (Through-Hole) - LM358 bsilva urn:uuid:42e1493a-2cd8-3902-fbf8-76d625cb2f04 2015-01-09T14:31:39-07:00
Hmm… I'd check for leakage, or maybe you got a bad part. In my current circuit, I have a low output of .14V and my input isn't quite 0V.
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Just a warning: The output does not go all the way to the ground. I measured 0.6V at 8V I- and 2.45V I+ 9V power supply.
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How bad of an idea is it to use this with a pair of zener's and a high side current sense resistor? I'm guessing if the zeners match right (is that hard to get?), then they could keep the high end of the differential voltage under the Vcc-1.5V ceiling of this op-amp and allow current control with an uninterrupted ground line.
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Hi there,

Anyone has used this one for a precision full-wave rectifier?

Thanks,

Carlos
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I know this is old, but for those who may find this:

The input offset voltage is amplified along with the signal, that is why you will see a large output with no input.

A 741 has offset null terminals. Connect the outer terminals of a 10k trim potentiometer from pin 1 to pin 5. Connect the center slider terminal of the trim pot to the negative supply voltage, or to ground. You really need to use both positive and negative supply voltages with the 741, unless the signal you are amplifying is a couple of volts above ground already. The 741 was not designed to work well with a single supply.

In any case, for amplifying a signal this small, you will really want to use either a newer Op Amp with input offset voltage in the range of nV, find one with offset adjust terminals, figure out how to add offset compensation externally, or use a chopper amplifier.
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You can take a look at the spec. sheets to get a good comparison, but the main difference between the LM358 and LMV358 is the supply voltage. The LMV358 has a maximum Vss of 5.5V where as the LM358 can handle up to 32V. These are both general purpose low-power op amps, good for battery operated devices. Note that as low-power op amps they both have relatively slow slew rates (0.7V/us and 1V/us), meaning at higher frequencies the output becomes a triangle wave with decreasing voltage as the frequency increases. Check the spec sheets for frequency response info. Contrary to an earlier post I would not rate either as audio quality op amps as low slew rates result in distortion. EDIT: I have no experience with the LMV358, but from the spec sheet it has "performance specifications meeting or exceeding the LM358". They are probably close enough to be considered substitutes for each other.
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Could this be used as a replacement for the LMV358? What is the difference between the two? Thanks
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Yeah looking at the datasheet, the typical input offset voltage of this op amp is 2 mV, which is significantly larger than your input signal of .4 mV. It's the internal offset voltage that is causing Vout to go negative. You could try biasing the inputs to correct this, but I would recommend a different op amp.
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Will this be able to properly amplify an analog thermocouple signal i.e. a very small voltage without any kind of buffer? I am using a 741 currently and it is not working properly. Not sure why, but when amplifying a low signal such as 0.4 mV with a gain of 133, there is actuall a negative voltage output. Is this amplifier able to take such a small voltage and amplify voltages linearly with no problems? Thanks, Matt
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Absolute maximum ratings tell you what will damage the part, not necessarily that it will operate within that range.

You may know this, but if you haven't worked with op-amps before, note that this is not a power-supply chip that can change one voltage into another. It can indeed amplify/raise a 1.5V input signal to a 5V output signal, but you would have to be powering the whole chip with over 5V in order for that to happen.
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Could I use this guy to raise 1.5v to 5+v DC? On the SFE page it says supply voltage range is 3v to 32v but in the datasheet it says -0.3 to 32v under "absolute maximum ratings." Which is correct?
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IS IT SAME LIKE lm321…I WOULD LIKE IT TO USE FOR CURRENT SENSOR GAIN….DO U HAVE ANY IDEA…I WAS REFERRING TO acs712 AND THE TYPICAL APPLICATION CIRCUIT.STATED THAT THE OP-AMP USED IS LM321.
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I would say definitely for the 741 and probably not for the 311. The 311 is actually a comparator, which is a slightly different concept, but op-amps can usually do double-duty as comparators. You may run into some trouble with the input voltage range and the output voltage- the 358 may not be able to drive the output as close to the rails as the 311 can. Also, the 311 has a much wider range of input voltages- +/-30V versus 0 to Vcc-2 for the 358.
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You can find it on Digikey here.
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Can this be used in place of LM741 and LM311 op-amps?
 IllogicGate on COM-09456 - Op-Amp (Through-Hole) - LM358 IllogicGate urn:uuid:ce35ad08-91bb-e020-088c-365d6016464f 2011-01-08T16:11:58-07:00
Where on SFE would I find the non-DIP op-amps? I did a search but could only find this.
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 Luka on COM-09456 - Op-Amp (Through-Hole) - LM358 Luka urn:uuid:628d616f-0ac4-da0a-b1a4-c3e9742ef4ac 2010-10-18T09:03:18-06:00
Ok, so then what on SparkFun.com could be used as a replacement for an LM386? (I couldn't find an actual LM386 here).
 Aurelio on COM-09456 - Op-Amp (Through-Hole) - LM358 Aurelio urn:uuid:0e0a17c4-d6c8-7809-dea5-6da1a674b783 2010-01-07T12:54:23-07:00
It would. but while you can use an LM386 to drive headphones or a small speaker, I wouldn't try the same with the 358. You could, but your maximum power is around 100mw.
 The main reason to use the 358 is that it runs on a single rail, and the output can swing from ground to like one volt less than VCC. I use it often as an active low pass filter to get low bandwidth analog outputs from PWM signals such as those from the Arduino.
 Mario1up on COM-09456 - Op-Amp (Through-Hole) - LM358 Mario1up urn:uuid:e9d7c3e0-9534-41a0-be72-777a66a012fe 2010-01-03T17:25:18-07:00
Can this be used in an audio amplifier circuit just like any other op-amp? As in, can this be a replacement for a LM386 or similar.


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