Magnetar small high fidelity system-Seas Excel and Illuminator

[r-carpenter]

I have these drivers. I have a sheet of Corian. I have some aluminum and black suede leather, burl Walnut veneer.
And most importantly, I have an itch to build another speaker.

6620-00 + W16NX-001 = love

[s7horton]

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Awesome, can't wait to see what you will do with the cabinets! Post some build pics if you don't mind. Killer driver choices.

[mzisserson]

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Yummy

[Pallas]

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***I have a sheet of Corian. I have some aluminum and black suede leather, burl Walnut veneer.***

Interesting materials combination! Looking forward to seeing what you do with it.

[r-carpenter]

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Made some progress on the project. The cases are made from cast resin 3Form panel that I've had for a long time. Joints are 45* solvent glued together (basically melted)
I broke down and ordered a bucket of Green Glue. Experimenting with different CLD sandwiches now.
The side panels are in the vacuum press, squeezed to burl walnut.
Will post pictures tomorrow.

[r-carpenter]

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First cut on this project. So the 3Form panel is a very dense cast resin. This particular one is a lamination of 2 thinner panels and fabric in between. Very expensive and horrible color. 10-15 years ago I build a new counter-top for Junior's restaurant but 3Form send us a wrong color. http://www.juniorscheesecake.com/our...ants/brooklyn/ (the counter flushes here)
I got stuck with a few thousand worth of very heavy and ugly panels.

[r-carpenter]

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The usual Miter Folding.
For this resin, the glue is actually a solvent. First, the panels are folded dry and then a very tiny amount of liquid is applied on the joint. It goes in immediately and in 10 min the panels are literally melted together.

[r-carpenter]

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a bit of glue a bit of plastic and some beer.
Brooklyn Blast. Wow, highly recommended! I'll pick up some for the DIY.

[r-carpenter]

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Green Glue!
Liquidy goo that can be brushed or rolled. Almost no smell. I'll update on the experimentation later.

[r-carpenter]

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future sidewalls are out of the press.

[Silver1omo]

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That looks great.

[greywarden]

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Oh wow this is cool! What's the density of that material? That veneer is beautiful as always!

[r-carpenter]

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Thanks guys.
3Form is about as dense as Plexi. I suspect it's a bit heavier. I cannot lift up a 4'x10'x5/8" panel by myself and it's a bit of an exercise even for 2 people. It machines much easier than Plexi. Does not gum up on the blades or binds on the saw.

[kbzx35]

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can't wait to see this finished! Very pretty combo of mid and tweet

[r-carpenter]

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Something like this