Another Tritrix/first build thread

[RDR75]

this thread is actually to serve 2 purposes -
1 - to post a couple of pics of my tritrix build
2 - to voice my endorsement of the Jasper jig

although I'm definately a novice when it comes to building speakers - I'd classify myself as having intermediate level woodworking skills. The Jasper jig bolted right on to my 1970's B&D router and instantly made perfect, on size circles (in solid oak - I did not want to scrap any pieces)

Maybe I shouldn't be surprised - but when it comes to woodworking, hardly anything is as easy as it looks, and there is almost always a little trial and error involved.

.....I'm going to be making a tritrix MTM center, MT rears and a Dayton RSS265HF-4 subwoofer as well

[fezzywigger]

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Looks like a great start! I can't imagine trying to make a set of speakers without my jasper jig, it has been a very worth while investment for me!

[Ryan]

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Those look great so far , be sure to post more photos as you go!

[RDR75]

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Update...
Minwax Sedona Red stain - ready for poly.

[tomzarbo]

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Intermediate woodworking skills? Those look pretty nice to me!

I love my Jasper Jig also, it's a great tool. I have the smaller one, made my own version of the bigger one before I knew of a Jasper jig.

Keep us posted with pics please!

TomZ

[RDR75]

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Intermediate woodworking skills? Those look pretty nice to me!

TomZ

The guy who lives beside me has worked the past 26 years at company that does custom woodwork - real fancy stuff like church pulpits.

whenever I start to think I know what I'm doing, I just take a look at whatever he happens to be working on in his garage....it keeps me humble.

[djg]

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Nice. I have used that Sedona Red stain, very nice on oak.

[RDR75]

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Finished off the poly, nice'n shiny - ready to install the drivers.
You can see one of the crappy big box speakers these'll be replacing in the background....

[fezzywigger]

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i like the roundover on the ports, really makes it look nice

[RDR75]

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One step closer, just need to make up the cross overs - which I'll probably do tomorrow....either that or back in the garage making boxes for a center and rears, depends how nice the weather is....

[RDR75]

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...too nice today to stay inside and make crossovers - so I went out to the garage and made these instead....

Once again the jasper jig proved its worth. I did however have the bushing fall off my flush cut bit and make a nice gouge in the bottom of one of the rears....it's not in a noticeable spot, and should be fixable - but it will torment me for as long as I own these.

Crossovers will have to wait until next weekend......try to ignore the disaster area in the picture, clean up will have to wait until next weekend too.

[ReissM]

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Outstanding. These look really good.

[RDR75]

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Outstanding. These look really good.

Thanks Mate...

..as is normally the case - the 3 surround speakers turned out quite a bit better than the two towers I did first - but overall I'm pretty happy with all of them
I think I'll be making some stands to boost the towers up another 3-4 inches & also a subwoofer box

...I have another 4 weekends to use my garage for this purpose - then my wifes Tiburon goes in for the winter & I'm out of luck:rolleyes:

[Soundslike]

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Those look very nice -- I notice you use the words "first build thread," as opposed to first speaker build. I assume you've done this before...

I am a little puzzled however -- the height of the speakers look as though you chose to build the transmission line variant, but I see a port a ways down on the baffle. Did you resize the enclosure internally to make the volume correct for a ported variant? I think you're going to love the Tritrix -- they're a great value.

I'm looking forward to some close up shots of your crossover board. :-)

[RDR75]

Re: Another Tritrix/first build thread

Those look very nice -- I notice you use the words "first build thread," as opposed to first speaker build. I assume you've done this before...

I am a little puzzled however -- the height of the speakers look as though you chose to build the transmission line variant, but I see a port a ways down on the baffle. Did you resize the enclosure internally to make the volume correct for a ported variant? I think you're going to love the Tritrix -- they're a great value.

I'm looking forward to some close up shots of your crossover board. :-)

I do a bit of wood working now and then - although this is the most I've ever used my router....it's nice to improve my skills a bit

Yes they are a 22 liter vented enclosure - the top 2/3 of the box is sealed off from the rest...the 14"+ depth of the T/L box didn't fit in well with the current arrangement of the room - and my wife wasn't having any of that. These are about 11" deep

...you may notice that the speakers are stained to match the fireplace in the pictures above - aesthetics was a big factor in my wife being on board with the cash outlay for these...gotta keep the boss happy