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Title: Where do you get sheets of that hard speaker grill mesh?
Post by: the3eyedblindman on September 29, 2005, 05:47:16 pm

I noticed in alot of 1990's games as well as new games, the speaker panel area under the marquee is not wood, but just a sheet of hard speaker grill mesh. Does anyone know where you can buy this, as I want to use it on my next project.

Title: Re: Where do you get sheets of that hard speaker grill mesh?
Post by: Minwah on September 30, 2005, 08:06:55 am

UK site, but Maplin has a few different types of grill...hard to tell exactly from the crappy pictures what it's like tho:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/search.aspx?MenuNo=8957&MenuName=Coverings+and+Grilles&worldid=6&FromMenu=y&doy=30m9

Title: Re: Where do you get sheets of that hard speaker grill mesh?
Post by: Franco on September 30, 2005, 08:15:59 am

If you check the Full Frame MAME project you can see that mesh from a wire bin was used. May be worth checking out.

http://www.ogredog.com/mame_construction_home.htm

Title: Re: Where do you get sheets of that hard speaker grill mesh?
Post by: southpaw13 on September 30, 2005, 12:43:19 pm

BUMP...

Man, this is exactly what I am looking for....

Anyone know?

Southpaw

Title: Re: Where do you get sheets of that hard speaker grill mesh?
Post by: Wadeduck on September 30, 2005, 01:23:40 pm

Try Lowes or Home Depot.  Ask for perforated metal and they should have somethingclose to what you want.  I have used this stuff on some of my car audio projects. Works fine.

Title: Re: Where do you get sheets of that hard speaker grill mesh?
Post by: mo1e on September 30, 2005, 01:34:12 pm

try here http://www.newfoam.com/accessories.asp they do plastic covered speaker mesh just found it now

Title: Re: Where do you get sheets of that hard speaker grill mesh?
Post by: Abomination on September 30, 2005, 01:52:49 pm

I found a fairly cheap source of metal mesh.  If you goto office max or office depot they have a section for office stuff (pen holders, card holders ect) in those sections they have silver and black mesh garbage cans.  You can turn those into grills very easy and save some money doing so.

Title: Re: Where do you get sheets of that hard speaker grill mesh?
Post by: mo1e on September 30, 2005, 01:59:44 pm

heres a few off ebay im not too sure on the strength this one is for cards http://cgi.ebay.com/4-x-A5-sheets-SILVER-GLITTER-MESH-Card-Making-Crafts_W0QQitemZ8221052602QQcategoryZ90737QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

and another i think this is  for cars http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aluminum-hexagon-honeycomb-mesh-pattern-sheet-grill-kit_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33645QQitemZ8003078270QQrdZ1

Title: Re: Where do you get sheets of that hard speaker grill mesh?
Post by: southpaw13 on September 30, 2005, 08:04:26 pm

http://www.mcmaster.com/

Put in search word of Perforated Sheets.

Let me know what size you think it is.  Maybe post the correct part number?

Southpaw