Speaker box project - a present to my daughter

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Ond:

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--- Quote from: Ond on October 01, 2018, 09:49:16 pm ---• Dayton Audio Reference Series RS150-8 6" woofers

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I'm using the 4" RS-100P paper cone version in the desk speakers I'm building.
They are crazy clear.
(Although in the case of desk speakers, I should have just used the full range version to keep it simple.)

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I thought I saw you were using Dayton drivers. I’m looking forward to hearing these ones perform. Dayton have recommended box sizes in the specs which is really useful and in this case they were easy to match with a crossover. They arrived by courier today.

Here's the veneering progress I made today. I cut all the strips to match from one sheet of veneer.

I don't like the iron on stuff, I prefer to apply contact glue myself to both surfaces.

I work from the outside most edges, in towards the centre.

Here's how the veneered baffle looks like compared to the still un-veneered one.

The next step is to grain fill and then fine sand the veneered baffle before applying lacquer.

barrymossel:
That looks fantastic. How much practise did that cost??

Ond:

--- Quote from: barrymossel on October 03, 2018, 03:02:05 pm ---That looks fantastic. How much practise did that cost??

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I won't lie, veneering is hard work. Much practise is the cost.

I'll finish off veneering both baffles this weekend. Clear coating and polishing the timber will make them look really good. I think I'll make some grills for these speakers to protect the silk dome tweeters, they are just too fragile. I'll make the grills fairly transparent so the drivers are visible. Enough postings, I'm off to the workshop.

matsadona:
Ah... building speakers is always a fun time. Wish that I had your skills,and want to do something that looks good for the office.
The last ones I built isn't really either the right size or the right looks for the office ;)

Ond:
I never posted the finish of this project. Not much going on in Projects so, what the hell..

I modded an old stereo amp with bluetooth for my daughter so she can play music from her iPhone to these speakers as well as play records on her turntable. They sound very nice, good base, reasonable midrange and crisp high notes.

I've been away from the forum for quite a while so I may post more random project related ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- here and there in the coming days....

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