Notes from a remote island

bush

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After watching many documentaries about the Shetlands, yesterdays one finally mentioned Fetlar!
(Although it was mostly wildlife on Unst) Really fascinating surroundings there, but we all knew that already :blush:

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You should pop over, I have whisky and music :wink:

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I’d love to, I could also bring some more with me! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Any time mate

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:thinking: ‘pop’. Adapting to the pace of island life :+1:

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Bush, every time.

Can never have enough bush.

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Using a 32mm forstner bit on the drill press bored a very clean hole through the armboard. Now set up (some suspension fine tuning to do) and with an FR702.

All I can say is that it is grin inducing!

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Looks good too

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FR64 in black? Liking that a lot! Looks good with that cart.

Looks ace

And now trying it with the Io Gold.

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Does the Io + FR64fx work well Paul?

I’m (very slowly) working towards that combo on my Voyd, so would love a bit of encouragement to speed my progress with the new arm board, case for the Slagle SUT etc that will eventually enable it…

Just started listening but I’m very impressed so far.

You’ll probably need one of these though

You might have to get one made though, they’re like rocking horse shit.

Ah - I’ve been planning on using a graphite head shell (bought from @ciderpig) which may make that worse too …

If it’s an Io1 you might just be ok. Not as heavy as a Gold

… although it’s an Io1 which does weigh a bit less than a Gold. I’ll try it before despairing :roll_eyes:

Snap!

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I have used an IO1 with an FR64fx and FR64s without needing an extra mass counterweight, however it is much lighter than than the gold

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Yeah, I could have just about got away with it for the Gold, but the standard counterweight would have been nearly hanging off the end of the arm tube!

With the heavy c/w it is close to the pivot, which I much prefer.

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