http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/tamp Questions tagged with 'tamp' at Ask MetaFilter. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:23:11 -0800 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:23:11 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/93855/Barista%2Delbow Help! I am a barista and my elbow hurts! What should I do? My elbow started aching after shifts a couple of weeks ago. It was minor, it would go away within a couple of hours. I started using a lighter tamp, which seemed to help for a while. Yesterday, it hurt for longer. This morning, I adjusted my grind so that I could tamp very lightly, but still, by the end of my shift, almost each time I tamped there was a slight pain in my elbow, much like I had hit my funny bone, but nowhere near as severe. Also, sometimes there is a slight tingling in my hand.<br> <br> My shift ended at 11AM, it is now 9:15PM and my elbow still feels weird. I suspect that this is a result of putting too much weight on my elbow with hard tamping (which I have quit doing, I've used wimpy tamps for my last few shifts), and from the forceful motion required to wrench the portafilter into and out of the espresso machine each time I pull a shot. I am scheduled to work again tomorrow! This will require much more tamping and wrenching! I'm worried about permanent damage.<br> <br> What should I do (quitting my job is not really an option right now)? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.93855 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:23:11 -0800 barista coffee elbow espresso injury jobs pain tamp waltzing astronomers http://ask.metafilter.com/82079/Biamping%2DHow%2Dto%2Dusing%2Dcheap%2Dtamps Bi-amping two cheap Sonic Impact T-amps — is it worth it? I've got two of the notorious <a href="http://www.tnt-audio.com/ampli/t-amp_e.html">Sonic Impact T-amp amplifiers</a> on order. I'm not into audiophilia at all (which is why I'm asking this question here rather than on an audiophile forum). But I really want a clean and distinct sound, and my current amp isn't providing it. I listen to mostly classical and am mostly penniless. <br> <br> I have Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 speakers, that have bi-wire connections on the back, and my plan is to simply use two line outputs from my CD player for each amp. Wiring from amp then goes to either the low or high posts of the speakers (amp 1 = high inputs, amp 2 = low inputs).<br> <br> <em>I don't intend to use a preamp because they're too expensive</em>. I'll just adjust the volume of each amp in unison.<br> <br> Will this work? Is it wise? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.82079 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:16:32 -0800 audiophile speakers stereo tamp humblepigeon