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Originally posted by randyohoh
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Round 4: Sorry for the delay guys, had a little trouble with the latest update to the Forum software. This last weekend's progress. Baffles are cut and the process of gluing all the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle together has started.
Front and rear of the Baffles:
Wanted a sneak peak of how the drivers and port would look together:
Baffle attached to the cabinet. Starting to look like the real deal now.
A quick tip. Other than it's obvious uses (floor wax, wood polish), Johnson's wax makes a great release agent to prevent glue or epoxy from sticking to cauls, apply a couple of coats and you're good to go. Works great on clamps too. Nothing sticks to this stuff.
Couple of more tips. Ever tried clamping curved surfaces only to have your clamps squirt off as you apply pressure? Cut some pieces of 60 grit sandpaper, fold them with the grit out and the clamps have something to bite with afterwards. Second tip in this photo, when using epoxy to glue up a cabinet, wipe off the excess on the outside with a paper towel soaked in acetone or lacquer thinner. The epoxy sands at a different rate than the MDF and it's easy to cut grooves in the MDF if you're not careful. Not much sanding required this way.
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Last picture from this weekends progress. Epoxied the braces, sidewalls and rear baffle together. Next step will be cutting the 3/4" Sonic Barrier damping for the top, bottom, and rear of the cabinet.
Tracking number shows the Carbon Fiber will land today, super stoked about that!Comment
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These are going to be freakin' gorgeous.Â* Excellent work as always Kevin.
Also... your tips are super!Electronics engineer, woofer enthusiast, and musician.
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Thank you Sir, hope you find some of the tips useful someday.Originally posted by wogg View PostComment
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Guess what just showed up....yep, my mouth is drooling. At first I was like "What the ......, scratches all over this stuff. Don't tell me I just paid $200 bucks for this!" Then I saw the little sticker in the corner, "Peel back the protective coating", sigh...
Trust me, the camera on this phone is doing this stuff no justice, it looks freakin awesome!
The sheen on this stuff is crazy too. Check out the reflection of the woofer in the next pic.
I'm STOKED! Can't wait to get the cabinets painted and this stuff installed!Comment
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Holy Carbon Fiber, Batman! I love this look!!!
Takes me back to my grad school days making hand-layup uni-directional carbon fiber panelsComment
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