Grills; mostly what I’ve ‘borrowed’ from seeing Nick’s.
Creating a small (⅜ to ½ in) track around the grills on the inside (about 1 ply deep) provides an good grooved edge for trimming with a box cutter (and splurge with a new blade). Probably not the safest way but I used the table saw with the grill board vertical sliding along the fence. I do use a staple at each corner (cause I can’t get a clean and permanent glued corner otherwise), and with scissors the excess corner material cuts fairly clean (again thx to the track stays flush). I’ve also found with the magnets its best to drill a small hole all the way through as it helps with lining up the baffle, and provides an avenue (and air for drying) for the glue to flow when the magnet is pressed into its larger top hole. The small hole also provides a decent way to plunge out a magnet that just happens to go in upside down (learn’t through experience…).
Getting very close to working on the grill cloth wrap-around (and fingers crossed). Front grills all done. I have the backside of the baffle wired with the filters; 2nd O HP for the Tw, and coil for the .5 way woofer. The balance will be active. Final baffle paint coats rolled, and the top cap will have ~ 5/8th denim underneath (the coaxial is open to the back, sides, and below, but I wanted to have a top solid wood cap so going with the denim to manage a bit of the back / up wave).
Got the left one wrapped, capped, and set-up (not plugged in to anything yet). Don’t mind the wires, the cable sleeving hasn’t arrived.
I will say the screen spline worked out well. I did first put a little glue track in the grove. The brown package tape was to keep any glue from hitting the blue, and it also helped with protecting from the spline tool.
33 ¾ x 13 ⅝ x 6 ⅛ (with grill, not feet), and a 4.4 degree back tilt.
I initially thought of bringing the top cap forward to match up front with grills (like the Vandys and old ARs) but then realized when I wanted to listen sans grills there’d be a overhanging lip relative to the coaxial, but yea I definitely like the Vandys.
Thx guys.
I’m happy with how they’re turning out. The downside is they are pretty difficult to move around (one hand under and the other on the top cap) biz back and sides are just grill cloth. Thinking a 6 in picture frame build with a bit of back waveguide for the coaxial would work as well. It would then be an open back U but I really don’t think (with EQ etc) the 4 3/4 cavity behind a baffle would have much impact.
Biz of the difficulty in moving these, and needing to pull apart my cabinet (amps, miniDSP) and setup time I probably won’t be bringing to Iowa. I’ll have to think about it ‘cuz I’d like to show them.
That would help with the lifting and moving around. It’s the laying down for the transport that’s more of the concern- front with grills removed and the surrounds are out front, backside or sides it’s just lightly stretched grill cloth (around the tube back corners).
This coming week I’ll run some sweeps (when the better half is out - she’s not a fan, nor is my dog…), but for now just listening with the active settings for my previous OB Wans build (two twelves in a 1.5 way bass vs this build 10 inch with the .5 twelve), all good at this point. Don’t really expect much change needed. A little less overall bass ? with the top 10 inch woofer vs the 12. While the 12 is a tad more sensitive, the 10 has a slightly lower fs. so net ???
