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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 7h

I have adorned my laptop with stickers as it seems to be the "In Thing" Some are of friends. Some have been given by friends. Some have been from events, and others.... I don't know where they came from... But I like them!! ^_^

A silver framework 16 laptop lid adorned with various stickers from EMF camp, Satisfactory, work on a string, ACE pride and others.

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

No.... Seriously.... I can stop whenever I like >.>

A drawer full of electric torque wrenches and bits

Another drawer full of yet more Milwaukee tools

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

I don't have a problem..... I can stop at any time >.>

A black tool case with a selection of red handled power tools

The case is closed revealing a clip on battery magazine and a screw sorter

To the right is a large red 6 station battery charger

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

Bestest bit of module built..... Spend hours getting the fibres nice and neat........ To have to pull them out again to test them! Testing needs power, power needs other dead tests to have happened before applying said power. Then they sit on switching for at […] [Original post on furry.engineer]

A set of orange fibre optics dangling from a metal box thing

The same fibres all neatly routed and tie wrapped up.

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Today has been "Dreading starting a job, because it's going to be loud and slow" However..... With my new tooling. Ok it was LOUD! But cutting that box in took about 30 seconds o.o (it's 3mm ply with a carpet tile atop) Spurred off the socket below and put a […] [Original post on furry.engineer]

Picture of a wall with carpet tiles and some electrical accessories on. One is a black switch fuse unit the other is empty bar a small white and orange box
There's a bit of fluff marking where a fan will go

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Would be my first wish yes. And my second And my third!!!!!

A 4 panel comic with a guy and a genie
1: Genie "I will grant you 3 wishes!
2: meme text "I wish the word Derg didn't exist!"
3: genie: "Yeah, what the hell is up with that anyway?"
4: genie: "good wish bro, you still have three wishes!"

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Out doing some recording practice on the new laptop. Have a crappy WiFi router and 3 old phones piping video out to OBS Fox shape is doing a talk on the organ and the particular one of ours that's at Grantham Museum

Photo of a laptop and audio recorder and a crowd of people.
The laptop screen has OBS showing 2 camera views

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

Included are 2 purchases that are probably a "won't be used often, but when they are it's a lifesaver" kind of things. The "you will go" uggadugga And the precision uggadugga! And I mean /precision/ >.> Wit run down profiles and all manner of fun stuff o.o […] [Original post on furry.engineer]

2 red tools. One chunky and pistol gripped that's an impact wrench. The other long and thin that is a powered digital torque wrench

The screen of the wrench showing 67.8Nm as a setting

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

Fuuuuck I filled a land rover....... What the fuck did I order!?!?! Oh yeah.... A load of stuff >.>

A lofty Milwaukee packout stack of storage gear

A load more red boxes and red tools on a kitchen table

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

Decided to get that new Forza game all the cool kids have been battering about!!!

Picture of a TV with the title screen for Forza 4 on

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

One of these things is not like the other! And no. It's not the book! Had a message from my manager asking if I had any EL34s laying around as he has a query about one of his. I imagine it's either it looks like the right one, in which case. New valve, it's […] [Original post on furry.engineer]

Picture of a mullard valve data book circa 1965, and 3 EL34 valves. The left one has a silver top, the right one has a white top

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

@philpem I had one of my pieces by @blue turned into a patch quite successfully ^_^ Blue's art is always awesome ^_^

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

Ran into a slight problem though...... What the /fuck/ is this kind of thermal interface material o.o It's not that fancy phase change stuff. It feels like a bit of mylar o.o Fedi gestalt entity.... What is it? O.o

Shit of the laser tube with the heatsink removed showing a thin metallic sheet affixed beneath

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

Doing some "fun" maintenance on the laser. I need to redo the thermal compound on the tube. So here's a rare view of the rear and inside of 'Log To remove the tube is just 3 lock bolts, slide it off the retainer and voilà!

The rear of a laser cutter/engraver with the cover removed to expose the tube and power supplies

Closer view inside showing the RF cavity and fixing points. The lower green one is a lock bolt. The upper is a slide pin

The right side of the tube showing 2 more lock bolts

The top of the laser and the tube sat atop

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

Productive afternoon!!! Made some much needed space in the unit by..... Filling up my newly made space!!!!! Now to defrag some of the other stuff to make /more/ space to fill with other things!!! So I can make....... MORE SPACE!!!!!!

Image of a previously full space showing a clear floor

Picture of the mezzanine thing that was produced in a previous post showing it full of the organs that used to occupy this spot

A view from outside showing just how full that little space has become!

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

Aaaaand done for the day!!! Having a decent saw blade works wonders.... Whoda thunk!?!? Now to plan the move to take most of the stuff that is /down there/ and put it /up here/ >.> Hooray for forklifts!!! I love that the vast majority of our buildings are […] [Original post on furry.engineer]

A semi-nicely laid composite decking floor in an upside down L shaped. It's quite high off the ground

A view down onto the sea of electronic organs

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

Am feeling like a very delicate Goo this morning after a..... "Not nice" spiky brain evening. So have dragged my old steam like out of retirement and plumbed it into the nest TV. Yes the TV itself is smart and can handle the steam link app. But I don't have a […] [Original post on furry.engineer]

Picture of a TV with the steam link update window showing

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

On the plus side. Have gotten most of the old planks replaced with composite decking care of the guys next door. As they gave us all their unsellable planks o.o

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

To whomever decided to make the cover plate this shape and block clear access to the fibre I need to get out..... On all 8 fucking positions..... Fuck you o.<

Orange fiber optic cables coiled up on a metal plate. There's a metal plate blocking clear access to the plugs

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026

Spent my morning A) finding out how the contractor managed to break one of our chairs....... And B) finding a way to fix the chair, including ordering the parts..... And C) applying a temporary fix, because my autistic ass would NOT let it go.... And I need […] [Original post on furry.engineer]

Black steel box section of an upturned chair with an M8 bolt sticking out

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026

Anyone on here in need of a mobility scooter? One careful lady owner. Never raced or rallied. Has the cover and is in good Nik. Rest will need a de-munt as it's been in a damp garage unused for 2 odd years In the Mansfield area of the UK.

A red mobility scooter with white pipe frame for a weather proof cover

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026

Got home just in time to be able to grab a camera, the BIG lens, a tripod and some welding goggles to catch the partial eclipse

View of the partial eclipse via the rear screen of a digital SLR camera

A digital SLR camera on a tripod with a set of welding goggles hanging from the lens

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2026

So. How does this thing work? This is known as a "Tone wheel" generator. Similar principle to a Hammond.... Just..... Arse backwards. In a Compton, you press a key, the key energises a solenoid and pulls down the ladder switch. Each of those fingers will […] [Original post on furry.engineer]

A pair of square plates with waveforms engraved on

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2026

Back out at Grantham working on the Compton. Got the melotone working well (gassy valve) and now connecting up a rank on tag board

Internals of an infernal machine with wires and wheels and ladder relays as well as valve amps

Metal staple type tag board with coloured wires

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026

I am very confused about the labelling on some of the gear we have o.o Number 1 is a hank of fibre optic cables...... With the High Voltage warning label o.o Number 2 is an IGBT gate drive board, HV overprotection and voltage feedback board....... Entirely […] [Original post on furry.engineer]

A coil of orange fiber optic cables on a cardboard backing with a yellow warning label

An electronic device in a pink antistatic bag with a yellow warning label on

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2026

First #FursuitFriday after EMF! Have some EMF Pestings! I found a load of blinkenlights on my jollies!

Black and copper dragon fursuit in front of some blinky light sculpture

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 20/07/2026

Really really impressed with the #EMFcamp badge. So impressed they I had to buy a second one >.> I look forward to tinkering with them some more. And perhaps making an expansion or 2 for the next event.....

A pair of hexagonal EMF electronic badges. One with a purple keyboard. And an assortment of small plug in boards. Including a pair of googly eyes

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

Achievement unlocked: Fursuit at an outdoor festival during a heatwave!

Black and copper dragon fursuit standing in front of a geodesic dome that is illuminated by led lights

Same dragon. Hea pointing at the shiny lights

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 29/06/2026

To the test track!!!! Results: Hasn't blown me away from the bass. But also, hasn't blown itself up at the complex harmonic crossover that I use to find dead speakers and almost killed an amp with >.>

Screenshot from play music with the track "Hearth's shadow" playing

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 22/06/2026

Aaaaand done for the day!!!! That's the majority of the structural bits done for "Gallery- Part 1" All free and reused timber from old skid pallets. The joists are 8xx120mm. The "floor runners" are 45x70. Basically framing timber o.o The gallery will […] [Original post on furry.engineer]

A wider view of the unit full of crap.... I mean. Valuable instruments

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 21/06/2026

Success. Managed to get the framing in and the joists down for the first bit of the gallery.

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 10/06/2026

@Tombfyre careful with those bubbles. You'll catch a GooDrgn like that >.>

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 06/06/2026

Welcome to a British Summer! We had 36 degree weather this time last week. and now on track for 15. So. When us Brits start complaining that "It's a bit warm" please PLEASE bear in mind that we are used to the 15 degree shit. And /IF/ gods forbid, our […] [Original post on furry.engineer]

Weather forcast showing 5 days of rain and colder temperatures

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 05/06/2026

Spent evening at cinema with foxshape to see the finale of The Amazing Digital Circus. Fox treated us to the box seats. With a sweet bento box >.>

View of a cinema screen with blue lights either side

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 03/06/2026

Got into work this morning and noticed that they have hoisted a new flag outside. A multi colour flag. And not just a pride one. But the intersex progress flag. After a shitty day and awful lights sleep. It actually made me feel better seeing open support!

The intersex progress flag. With the rainbow of pride, the white, pink, cyan, brown and black chevrons and a purple circle on yellow triangle

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 01/06/2026

Had a voice interview for a con position. And I forgot to bring my good headset home with me..... So had to rig something up quickly! Yes that's semi-pro audio (well. Except the UMC22) gear for a discord call >.>

Messy desk with an audio box, a boom arm with a set of senheiser over ear headphones and a dynamic mic taped crudely to the boom

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 31/05/2026

Spent the evening after getting fucked off with video editing mashing a hole in my wall Quickly cut a 4 inch hole for an extract fan in my cube of a nest. Because of the geometry of the entrance, the more fan you put in it, the less effective it is as the […] [Original post on furry.engineer]

Screenshot from home assistant showing 2 temperature graphs. One yellow and almost sinusoidal. The other a blue one which has high irregular peaks and doesn't get near to the lower temperature

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 30/05/2026

Busy day out at Grantham. Wiring up the Melotone cabinet Then recording a proper video of it playing on actual microphones!

Metal staples in a board with some coloured wires poking out

A table with a briefcase full of audio gear, a test meter and a can of monster

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 29/05/2026

Mums old place is getting there. Had estate agent round ready for selling up. Could have done without the pipe bursting. But hey ho. Shit happens.

View in a house of a room with the ceiling collapsing in

Same angle. Now clean, repainted and with new carpets

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 23/05/2026

I fucking love this thing! It's a de-nail gun. If you pull apart pallets then you /need/ one of these! Pull the plank and leave the nail. Then flip it over, put nail in the end of the gun about an inch and pull trigger. If it's loose, it'll fire out, but […] [Original post on furry.engineer]

Plank of wood with nails in and the black air tool

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 23/05/2026

One down. (Currently) 3 more to go May only do another hour or so. Done something to my ankle o.< But..... Small bits are OK. I don't need to push myself to finish /everything/ This is what I need to get into my head

The pallet. Mostly picked clean by predators

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 23/05/2026

Today's exercise is stripping down a couple of pallets so I can start looking into making the start of the stud wall and supports for the gallery. I don't use the slats on this section so they'll go into scrap/reuse depending on quality. But this top one is […] [Original post on furry.engineer]

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Jencen - Please don't call me Derg @jencen.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 22/05/2026

My landing has a light too!!!! This one is temporary, as is something I just had laying around. Will eventually swap for something like a set of spotlights. As the wall to the right will be display shelves

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