I actually buy it at Amazon but it is fulfilled by Parts Express. They work well, not fancy but functional. They come with eva foam gasket.
Amazon.com: Banana 5-Way Speaker Wire Binding Post Terminal: Electronics
Amazon.com: Banana 5-Way Speaker Wire Binding Post Terminal: Electronics
Solid idea. When I build a conventional cabinet, despite a [apparently] air-tight joint, I always seal the inside of the joint with white glue or sealant.
Speaking of which, might silicone sealant work faster, better rather than white/yellow/green/blue/pink
glue?
Silicone certainly works to seal, smells bad though during drying. I now use hot melt to seal joints that I have access to and use my fingernail to tool it smooth to a fillet. I sharpen my xacto on a ceramic now before each build. Important to have sharp razor.
Are you building anything Kmossman? Welcome aboard!
Are you building anything Kmossman? Welcome aboard!
Maybe try this:
1) spot 'weld' using the hot glue
2) seal and hold using [silicone] sealant [the sticky stuff that dries and bonds]
You will find your happy place once you do one. Trust me it won't be the only one but it will help you find your comfort level.
[silicone] I am hoping this is a generic term for the many caulks you have the option of using. Silicone base is the last one I would use. The one the seems best suited to this application has to be the cheapest one you can buy. Available everywhere. I spend funny money on a lot of things but as a caulk this one is very successful.
Alex® Painter's Acrylic Latex Caulk | Canadian Tire
Silicone certainly works to seal, smells bad though during drying.
yep! use in a well-ventilated area
I now use hot melt to seal joints that I have access to and use my fingernail to tool it smooth to a fillet.
you use your fingernail to 'push' and smooth the hot glue!
shades of Lawrence of Arabia!
I sharpen my xacto on a ceramic now before each build. Important to have sharp razor.
maybe I am not 'green' but I use a box cutter aka utility knife
just snap for a fresh, sharp blade
Are you building anything Kmossman?
I am really interested in this thread as building conventional [speaker] cabinets is impossible for me at present.
My last speaker project [many years ago] was the tri-amped LH transmission line speakers using KEFs [damn tweeters kept blowing so replaced them with .............damn forgot!] They were fantastic until some freaking brat poked the woofers all over with a sharp pencil !
Am building a test power supply especially for my projects....nothing exciting there.
A modest switch box with a simple op-amp booster for use with my desktop speaker system
And some potentially commercial e-bike projects! sadly, all are non-audio - although I am [just for me] installing a WICKED set of sirens on my e-bike to act as an auxiliary horn.
AS WELL [!] a commercial venture [can I say that?] with a local guy here in Suzhou, China. He has been hand-crafting valve amps for 15 years. I am one picky SOB on electronics - I NEVER saw commercial work that I could not fault - until I saw his work. This will show him and some of his work Flickr: KJ_Electronics' Photostream
Welcome aboard!
Thank you!
Squeak,
I had to pull the drivers from the Cornu's to put in the FIB's so I have not been able to do a true A/B comparo. But, my impression is that the BIB's have lower bass extension than the 20 in Cornu's, however they do not sound as "expansive" as the Cornu's. I think for certain music where a harder driving bass sound is needed, the FIB's are better, but for most music, the Cornu's sound better, especially jazz or anything with horns or woodwinds. I may pull the drivers from my cardboard MLTL's and put them in the Cornu's so that I can do a true A/B test and update this response. One thing that I have found with the FIB is that it is very sensitive to stuffing, I had to play with it quite a bit to get the sound I wanted. Maybe I just got lucky with how I did the stuffing on the Cornu's because it was good the first time.
I had to pull the drivers from the Cornu's to put in the FIB's so I have not been able to do a true A/B comparo. But, my impression is that the BIB's have lower bass extension than the 20 in Cornu's, however they do not sound as "expansive" as the Cornu's. I think for certain music where a harder driving bass sound is needed, the FIB's are better, but for most music, the Cornu's sound better, especially jazz or anything with horns or woodwinds. I may pull the drivers from my cardboard MLTL's and put them in the Cornu's so that I can do a true A/B test and update this response. One thing that I have found with the FIB is that it is very sensitive to stuffing, I had to play with it quite a bit to get the sound I wanted. Maybe I just got lucky with how I did the stuffing on the Cornu's because it was good the first time.
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ops! yep, you are right. I got stuck in the silicone rut. I usually buy the silicone stuff [here, in China] because:
- it's available
- can use it for 'anything', 'anywhere'
- i know it works
I do MISS Canadian Tire, Home Depot, ....................
China is a DIY desert !
I think the point of that post was to see if one could build a Cornu using nothing but hot melt glue. I was impatient and wanted to have an instant Cornu without waiting more than 20 seconds for the hot melt glue to harden. The first Cornu I built I indeed used the hot melt glue to tack, and then used PVA to seal and glue as I was down to my last 5 sticks of hot glue! The final capping off procedure of gluing the face was always the slowest as it required waiting for the PVA to dry over 6 hours.
If you are abroad, this style of DIY is perfect as it can be done in a hotel desk with a knife and hot melt glue gun.
I sharpen my xacto razor mainly because it is one of those fine point triangular tips that I like for precise control and I am too lazy to go buy more. It actually works quite well to sharpen rather than discard each time.
Finally, here's a photo of my 20" Vifa TC9FD masonite/foam hybrid with banana leaf paper. My third foamcore build. I still need to get a photo of the birch ply pair that I built for a friend. He's re-discovering his music collection. Still amazed at how good these can sound.
Now I need to order some more drivers and decide what to build next!
Now I need to order some more drivers and decide what to build next!
Finally, here's a photo of my 20" Vifa TC9FD masonite/foam hybrid with banana leaf paper. My third foamcore build. I still need to get a photo of the birch ply pair that I built for a friend. He's re-discovering his music collection. Still amazed at how good these can sound.
Now I need to order some more drivers and decide what to build next!
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Very nice, I like the banana paper look! You and Prezden have nicely decorated speakers. Glad you friend loves the sound. I am still amazed at wht these little Vifa's can do everytime I turn them on and listen.
If you are looking for the next project, may I suggest this?
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