2.1 PC system - Dragon Foals + SD215-88 sub

[revans]

Hi there,

With the prodigious help of Wolf and a fair few others around here I managed to finish a 2.1 system for my computer a month or two ago. I went for a pair of Wolf's Dragon Foals with a sealed Dayton SD215-88 sub and Dayton 2.1 plate amp (MCA2550D). Excluding headphones they're actually my first set of speakers, so to me at least they sound pretty rockin!

Haven't managed to get any pics as of yet (unless you're keen on classic blurrycam phone ones). That said, I do have a few cruddy pics of the unfinished cabinets. I got them laser cut from MDF, so they slotted together with finger joints. They looked pretty unique like that I reckon, with the burn marks. Fitted together quite nicely in the end.

I'll get a hold of an actual camera soon, and update this with finished pics. Probably chuck it in that desktop systems thread too. Oh and big ups to Wolf for all the emails, and the other helpful people on here

[the kid]

pretty slick. nice to see something different.

[Paul Carmody]

I really like the look of the joinery on the boxes. It almost feels as though it needs to be checkered colored now. Or maybe bright colored like those rubber "puzzle" mats for kids

[Wolf]

Or maybe bright colored like those rubber "puzzle" mats for kids

You read my mind!!

Nice job, bud! I hope you enjoy them, and thanks for the shots!
Later,
Wolf

[Taterworks]

I got them laser cut from MDF, so they slotted together with finger joints.

I still don't understand how they do that without setting fire to the workpiece, or the entire wood shop.

CNC routing/milling sounds like a much better idea where thin kerfs are not absolutely required.

[revans]

I still don't understand how they do that without setting fire to the workpiece, or the entire wood shop.

CNC routing/milling sounds like a much better idea where thin kerfs are not absolutely required.

Haha yeah, the guys who were doing it let me into their workshop to see the last bits being cut. The laser looks pretty knarly; it's quite the spectacle.

[johnnyrichards]

I used to work in a place that did a lot of laser welding. Lasers are amazing tools - we love to talk about the heft of amplifier power supplies, but when you have seen the capacitor bank on an industrial laser.... Forgive me if a 400 watt amp doesn't get me full of the jitters looking at it. We used to blast perfect 3/8" holes through quarters for fun whenever we had one of our smaller lasers in the shop for maintenance. That and the 6,000fps camera are the two things I miss the most about that job

Excellent concept design here, and while I would have done a bass reflex with the Dayton subwoofer myself, I am sure it is more than satisfactory given the size of the "mains"

I vote for the multi-colored panels as well.

[Tony Nelson]

About a year ago one of my friends dad let us use the woodshop at a local highschool. We cut all the pieces for his truck subwoofer boxes using one of those laser cutters. It was awsome!!! It cut 1/2 inch mdf with a few passes no problem. There was infact some flames that shoot up, but with the amount of moving air inside the machine it wasn't a problem. I also cut 1/2 inch mdf 6x9 mounting speaker adapters for my car doors with his help.

Really cool machinery and I wish everyone could see them work.