Grinnell or Bust

[bkeane1259]

Re: Grinnell or Bust

Ron - Worst case scenario you can perhaps tune UE at the hotel?? There will be lots of ears at the informal listening session on Friday night.

[greywarden]

Re: Grinnell or Bust

Bohdan has published enough information that you can get up and running in a day or two, probably.

[Ron_E]

Re: Grinnell or Bust

Thanks guys.

I did the cutouts for the binding post plates and now I'm sanding sanding sanding..... I hope UE is easy to set up since the weekend is coming and I'll have to probably load up Thursday night. Wednesday morning they're going to start tearing up the street so I probably won't have quiet in the daytime to measure.

Binding Post Cutout


Ron

[bkeane1259]

Re: Grinnell or Bust

Ron's stuff looks like fine furniture....nice. :applause:

[Thumper Tom]

Re: Grinnell or Bust

WoW, those look amazing. :applause:

[Ron_E]

Re: Grinnell or Bust

I put the big chamfer on the woofer cabinets and worked on the internal bracing. I finished making the custom cherry binding post plates.

Woofer Cab Chamfer


Cherry Binding Post Plates


Ron

[Ron_E]

Re: Grinnell or Bust

I put a big 45 degree chamfer on the MT cabinets and started putting on the oil finish. I got tracking on the router bit I ordered to do the tweeter rebates with and it's shipped from Salt Lake City so I'm hopeful I'll get it early next week. Did I tell you I love the monster Bosch router I found at the pawn shop for $80. It's a joy to work with.

45 Degree Chamfer


MT Cabinet Finish


Ron

[bkeane1259]

Re: Grinnell or Bust

Coming down to the wire. I know how ya feel man!! ;)

[Ron_E]

Re: Grinnell or Bust

More progress. The sides are on the woofer boxes and I've started trimming the cherry trim. I made templates for the tweeter and mid rebates and done the mids. I ran into a snag on the tweeter rebates in that the tweeters are metric and have a smaller radius corner than my 1/2" router bit will cut. The tweeter won't just drop in and I can't see a quick way to fix it so I ordered a smaller radius top bearing bit. The tweeters may not be flush mounted in time for Grinnell.

Mid Rebate


Trimming Solid Cherry


Woofer Cabinet Almost Done


Ron

[Thumper Tom]

Re: Grinnell or Bust

WOW, I could not get a corner to look that good even if it was a CNC mitered lap joint.

Very Nice :applause:

[Ron_E]

Re: Grinnell or Bust

Spent the day trimming the solid trim flush with the veneer and sanding on the panels until my hands gave out. Two big panels left to do tomorrow. I glued one of the sides on tonight.

Corner Detail


Side Going On


Ron

[Ron_E]

Re: Grinnell or Bust

I've got the same saw. How come you have shiny aluminum surfaces? Did you polish the table?

Oh... go Ron!

It's a great saw but the top gets no special care. I've taken a stone to it on occasion when my wife has run something abrasive through it and roughed up the surface but that really hasn't changed the surface color which has always been aluminum. I've managed to do this whole build with this saw, a Bosch router table and a jig saw.

Ron

[jhollander]

Re: Grinnell or Bust

I've got the same saw. How come you have shiny aluminum surfaces? Did you polish the table?

Oh... go Ron!

[Ron_E]

Re: Grinnell or Bust

I got all 64 45 degree miters cut on the solid trim and started gluing up side panels.

Cutting Miters


Glue Up Small Panel


Glue Up Large Panel


Ron

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Re: Grinnell or Bust

I feel ya on the nervousness part Ron. I suspect they will be finished and worthy of you.