Not sure yet what for the name, but this thread: OB Wans build II, OB Vans, Sons of OB Wan ???, with the 5in beyma coaxial / 10 and 12in 1.5 way woofer build (vs the dual 12s for the OB Wans).
Fully covered ~ Vandersteen style Model 1C - 3A, with front removable grills. I draw to 1/16th inch, if I get to ~1/8th with the build it’s a home run (for me anyway), but you gotta start somewhere. Going to try a wrap around grill to the front edges of the baffle, with a combo dual sided tape / screen spline to keep front somewhat clean (no staples on the baffle, the top and bottom under the caps a different story…).
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Which specific drivers are you using, especially the coax?
I was initially looking at using wood dowel rods for the back corner verticals (not sure what Vandersteens used)
But at the (one of many, many…) visits to my local ACE, I quickly found out the wood dowels don’t even start out straight. Went over to the metal tube section, and although the steel ones were perfect (straight and unbendable) I had no way in my shop to cut them to size. Surprisingly the 5 ft copper tubes were straight (at least per the roll test on their cement floor). I was a bit concerned they could be somewhat easily bent, although they are much more solid than the copper roll tubbing. I then came up with the idea of filling the tubes with ½ in wood dowels applying as much clear caulking as I could get into them. Looks like this should not only provide a bit more support and a little dampening, but also gives me wood plugs at both ends to screw the top and bottom speaker caps in (I will be cutting to proper size in a few days when all cured). I’m actually fortunate the dowels weren’t straight, as I think this is a much better result.
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