Translam Subwoofers with 18" Passive Radiators - The Jedi Mind Tricks

[tomzarbo]

So the sub baffles match your mains and center... don't know if you stated that already way up /|\ there in yonder nether posts that that was what you were going for, but it really looks good.

How is the low stuff on those? You need to put a movie sound track on those and let 'er rip.....
Man, you've got to smile each time you look at those in that room. Those things are awesome.

Making your stuff look SO good is a great way to get the wife on board... well yours already is... but keep her on board. Well done!

TomZ

[scottvalentin]

Congratulations - those will bring many smiles for years to come. Beautiful job and top notch woodworking.

[JavadS]

Very nice work Keith! Awesome attention to detail, they look amazing! Javad

[6thplanet]

Yeah man, nice job, those look stellar!

[tomzarbo]

[Altoid]

You're spot on. I am 123Toid on YouTube. I see the latest video, do you need to break in a subwoofer was help. I'm glad it helped. That video you posted is pretty awesome! I'm glad the free air helped you break in the subwoofer.

[JavadS]

Looking good Keith! I've been applying poly to stuff since the late 80's and at some point reverted to either spray cans or a spray gun and haven't looked back. The uniformity of spray is very tough to duplicate with any other technique I've found or have the skill or patience to pull off.

[jhollander]

Unless you have dry spots there's no advantage to additional coats. Each poly layer is separate and will cast witness lines if you buff out to deep. My advice would be different if you plan to buff out or not.

Not buffing; flatten with 220 and wipe on a final coat with a lint free cloth, done.

You are applying wipe on poly with a foam brush, seems counter intuitive?

For me I like to use brush on poly with a 4 x 5 Sureline edger paint pad. I turn each side flat and do one horizontal side at a time. I use a rag with thinner to wipe the edges. I use a flashlight or drop light and sight down the wet surface looking for skips. My last coat is pretty heavy usually scrubbed in with the pad and then tipped off.

The main advantage of the paint pad is you can work fast and give the finish more time to level out.

[tomzarbo]

Keith, they're looking really nice. I have issues with poly myself... I'm still learning. I'll be ears-open to the fellas' to see what they suggest. Same thing happened to me, though I tried like the dickens to prevent it. Good thing is, they still look amazing! Soon the rafters will rattle....

Just looking at my 18" RS passive radiator here and imagining it's nearly 2" stroke makes me worry for your houses foundation.

Good work,
TomZ

[AlexRivera]

Wow, looking awesome, great work!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Kevin K.]

That's a beautiful set of subs you've got there Keith. Anyone would be proud to own those. Nice work!

[jhollander]

Looks good...

[tomzarbo]

Oooooh, they're starting to look good!
There's nothing like those first few coats of poly to make you smile after fussing endlessly with small details. One big slather of the smelly stuff and... POW!!! instant beautiful.

I can't wait to see the rest of the cabinet get poly.

TomZ

[Kevin K.]

Keith, surely you've heard about the levitation method for applying finishes to cabinets. https://youtu.be/5_POuVr5DSs?t=194

Take care of the bottom first like Andy suggested. Only one person is ever going to see that.

[marvin]

I thought this video had some good pointers for brush finishing:
http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/ti...aning-brushes/