Hi all,
On the subject of breadboards . We all know my love for cakepans, and they are great for a light, or semi permanent setup.

But for an amp in progress, with lots of iron, I go to the Home Despot or Sears Hardway, and get a hunk of white shelf, cut into amp size bits. White because the surface is hard and smooth but you can drive a sheet metal screw with ease and these eyes can use all the extra light they can get.

For connecting wires and bits together the barrier strips from Radio Shack work great. In the photo this is a whole full bridge rectifier . Most of the other connections are just holding wires of a multi-tap transformer till it’s there turn. There is a similar setup one the low voltage side.

For tubes right now I am using some commercial boards with post on the outside. I like them but there not cheep and I think I have a better idea for breadboarding, more next time. For working with octal tubes there are relay sockets with screw terminals available...John