My Swansong speaker build
#61 Re: My Swansong speaker build
Just placed my order with Peter Benson (Plywood) Limited in Darwen for the CNC routing of the front baffles and bases and cutting all the other panels using their CNC controlled flat bed beam-saw. Hope to pick up the machined panels sometime next week.
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#62 Re: My Swansong speaker build
I thought you were using that old hacksaw you mentioned...
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#63 Re: My Swansong speaker build
Nah, Lynn's a little old in the tooth these days, but don't tell her I said thatScottmoose wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 8:17 pm I thought you were using that old hacksaw you mentioned...
Just kidding, but seriously I didn't fancy routeing accurately all those driver holes in the front baffles, and the relative small cutting fee they charge for straight cuts on their state-of-the-art beamsaw is a no brainer.
#64 Re: My Swansong speaker build
Amazing Colin, you have been busy. Very much looking forward to hearing these
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#65 Re: My Swansong speaker build
Yep, me too.
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#67 Re: My Swansong speaker build
Guys,
You're not on your own wanting to know how these will sound when built. I do have great expectations. Hope they don't turn out to be Wuthering Heights
Whilst awaiting the cutting of and delivery of the speaker panels, yesterday I made up a pair of binding post plates from 3mm aluminium. These are sprayed matt black. The speaker terminals are Monacor ST-926GM jobbies.
You're not on your own wanting to know how these will sound when built. I do have great expectations. Hope they don't turn out to be Wuthering Heights
Whilst awaiting the cutting of and delivery of the speaker panels, yesterday I made up a pair of binding post plates from 3mm aluminium. These are sprayed matt black. The speaker terminals are Monacor ST-926GM jobbies.
#68 Re: My Swansong speaker build
Just got back home from picking up my CNC cut sheets from Peter Benson (Plywood) Ltd.
They have done a superb job as usual that makes my life building the cabinets so much easier.
I opted for 8' x 4' Furniture Grade Chipboard since I was told that using BB Birch Ply would likely triple the cost. I needed a single sheet 25mm and 2 x 18mm sheets. The lot cost including VAT was a little under £218.00.
Here is a photo of the CNC routed front baffles:
It's a little too hot at the moment to do any the assembly work and/or CNC routing the window braces from the straight-cut 18mm panels so will wait until this evening when it's a little cooler.
They have done a superb job as usual that makes my life building the cabinets so much easier.
I opted for 8' x 4' Furniture Grade Chipboard since I was told that using BB Birch Ply would likely triple the cost. I needed a single sheet 25mm and 2 x 18mm sheets. The lot cost including VAT was a little under £218.00.
Here is a photo of the CNC routed front baffles:
It's a little too hot at the moment to do any the assembly work and/or CNC routing the window braces from the straight-cut 18mm panels so will wait until this evening when it's a little cooler.
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#69 Re: My Swansong speaker build
Back in March I bought an 8x4 sheet of 24mm bbp from my local timber merchant for £110 for a shelving project.
I took an offcut in today to cut up on their panel saw (FOC. Thanks guys!). The same sheet would now be £179!
I took an offcut in today to cut up on their panel saw (FOC. Thanks guys!). The same sheet would now be £179!
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#70 Re: My Swansong speaker build
Cant get hold of any locally here, the nearest place is about 8 miles away and the price is about the same plus delivery so im looking at about 200 quid a sheet.
The last sheet i bought was for the red lenco i did a few years ago and was probably a third of the price. That did 2 decks
Its got to the point that its not really viable for many applications at the price it is right now
The last sheet i bought was for the red lenco i did a few years ago and was probably a third of the price. That did 2 decks
Its got to the point that its not really viable for many applications at the price it is right now
#71 Re: My Swansong speaker build
How about using resin for plinths?
#73 Re: My Swansong speaker build
Nice work Colin.
Do you just supply them with .dxf files and let them do the rest?
I need to get the bases of my Pass SLOBs built and had hoped to get the drawings and CNC work done by an acquaintance but that seems have become a dead-end so have to look at progressing it myself.
I only need a single 1200mm x 2400mm sheet of 18mm ply so using birch is affordable - £177 a sheet down here.
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#74 Re: My Swansong speaker build
Sounds like the pallet of 15mm birch ply I bought may have been an investment. Seriously if any one is happy to use 15mm, I am happy to machine some bits up for a reasonable price. I paid £80 a sheet (10x5). Can bring it to Owston.
The only caveat I need to get my CAD PC up and running, or replaced. My challenge may be the £1800 licence key for the cad software, which I can hopefully recover off the hard drive.
The only caveat I need to get my CAD PC up and running, or replaced. My challenge may be the £1800 licence key for the cad software, which I can hopefully recover off the hard drive.
#75 Re: My Swansong speaker build
Would you take on the CNC work for my SLOB project? It would need to be 18mm though? There's nothing very complicated about it, mainly 2D shapes with some trenches and flat panels with bevelled edges.vinylnvalves wrote: ↑Thu Aug 11, 2022 8:45 am I am happy to machine some bits up for a reasonable price. I paid £80 a sheet (10x5). Can bring it to Owston.
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