Upfront Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 Full and finished. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Can you throw a coat of oil on your deck while you’re at it please. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upfront Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 Can you throw a coat of oil on your deck while you’re at it please. I have just (6 weeks ago) done that! 20lt and 2 days! Thanks for noticing[emoji13] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Sorry, couldn’t help it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Sorry, couldn’t help it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upfront Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 Sorry, couldn’t help it. Doesnt look done in that last photo does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 10 minutes ago, Upfront said: 27 minutes ago, Pops110 said: Sorry, couldn’t help it. Doesnt look done in that last photo does it? Dodgy light. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upfront Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 Dodgy light. Maybe. Maybe my dodgy paint job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 I’m sure it’s not dodgy, I did mine about 3 weeks ago and it’s looking like it could do with another coat already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upfront Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 I’m sure it’s not dodgy, I did mine about 3 weeks ago and it’s looking like it could do with another coat already. [emoji20] That's mine. Managed to pick the hottest day of the year and got 2 coats on. But 3 would have been good. I took it right back to timber. Did it about 9 months ago and it lasted a month till it started to come off. Hopefully this lasts longer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Anyway, enough of this chit chat. You’ve got horns to finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upfront Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 Anyway, enough of this chit chat. You’ve got horns to finish. Breaking my balls! [emoji38] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BioBrian Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Good idea for stands - will they get the DuraTex finish too? I found cutting a square end on large diameter pipes an interesting challenge. You seem to have found a way. Won't be long now, by the looks. C'mon, stop reading those endless SB posts (yawn) and get on with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upfront Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 Good idea for stands - will they get the DuraTex finish too? I found cutting a square end on large diameter pipes an interesting challenge. You seem to have found a way. Won't be long now, by the looks. C'mon, stop reading those endless SB posts (yawn) and get on with it! No Duratex on the stands. They're only temporary for testing in the music room. Pipe is easy enough to get reasonable with a wood saw and a piece of paper. If you wrap the paper around and marry it up where it meets you have a perfect edge. I marked it with a pencil and cut. Photos for the ball breakers! [emoji13] scary moment drilling holes in something that has taken so long to make! The template was the saviour. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundbyte Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Nice work Linc. Closer and closer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upfront Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 Slow going at the moment! But close enough to be able to smell it! Or is that the residual paint fumes?!?!?![emoji854] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upfront Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 Driver is almost as big as the horn! Going to have to buy some bolts to put it together by the looks of things. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BioBrian Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Bendy bolts? Not a lot of room there, by the looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caddisgeek Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Amazing work Linc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upfront Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 Bendy bolts? Not a lot of room there, by the looks. Ha! Hoping no-one would notice! I need to buy some bolts to get it sorted. It's going to make the stand I made to hold them impossible to work with too. Back the the drawing board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upfront Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 Amazing work Linc Thanks mate. It's been a really enjoyable thing to make so far. I've learned so much in just a short time. Lots more to learn too. People keep suggesting things and off it all goes again. As it stands right now, before I've even finished a pair of working speakers, I need to build a new horn mould (350hz this time) better set up for vacuum infusion. My current mould isn't conducive to this type of forming. Also a new box shape for the bass driver. So really everything I've done so far will be redone. We live and learn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundbyte Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, Upfront said: Ha! Hoping no-one would notice! I need to buy some bolts to get it sorted. It's going to make the stand I made to hold them impossible to work with too. Back the the drawing board! Would a couple of pieces of the construction ply (if you have any left) mounted vertically ~30mm apart with holes the diameter of the magnet (? the silver part) be able to hold it place? Some threaded rod to make some studs for the mounting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upfront Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 Would a couple of pieces of the construction ply (if you have any left) mounted vertically ~30mm apart with holes the diameter of the magnet (? the silver part) be able to hold it place? Some threaded rod to make some studs for the mounting? That's basically what I was thinking but a little more like the T90a fostex I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BioBrian Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Could you screw (hard) some threaded rod into each driver hole, and cut them at flange depth plus ~5mm, so you just use a washer and nut on the front of your horn flange? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swervyn Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 10 hours ago, BioBrian said: Could you screw (hard) some threaded rod into each driver hole, and cut them at flange depth plus ~5mm, so you just use a washer and nut on the front of your horn flange? Nice SS dome nut and washer would look the goods. Bit of weak threadlock into the drivers for when you (will) want to remove them. Not sure of thread size Linc but have plenty of M6 Dome nuts & all thread if you need it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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