New? driver mounting method

jimbro · 25th May 2011, 10:42 PM

In anticipation of multiple removals of my drivers I made these brackets out of some 1/8" thick steel strap I had lying around the shop. The tapped hole is 8-32 because that's what I had. For strap this thin you'd want some pretty fine threads. You could change the size and configuration to suit your needs.

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kevinahcc20 · 26th May 2011, 01:09 AM

Try hurricane nuts!

badman · 26th May 2011, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by kevinahcc20

Try hurricane nuts!

plus glue, to firm up the wood around those tiny little fastening fins. Woodglue and superglue and urethane glue all work, but I'd stick to the first 2 as I could see urethane expanding out and getting on the outer threads (haven't used that, but have used the other 2).

planet10 · 26th May 2011, 02:13 AM

The Admiral Tunnel Reflex fronm the 60s & 70s had all their drivers mounted with such a fitting.

dave

jimbro · 26th May 2011, 02:17 AM

Depending on the application, hurricane nuts have to have too large a hole and would weaken the baffle as well as stick out past the edge and the whole turning when you don't want them to turn thing. They also couldn't be used if the back of the hole is beveled. They have their place though but so do my brackets.

jimbro · 26th May 2011, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by planet10

The Admiral Tunnel Reflex fronm the 60s & 70s had all their drivers mounted with such a fitting.

dave

Figures - I think I have an original idea only to find someone else had the same original idea decades earlier.

25th May 2011, 10:42 PM	#1
jimbro diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: somewhere in Texas	New? driver mounting method In anticipation of multiple removals of my drivers I made these brackets out of some 1/8" thick steel strap I had lying around the shop. The tapped hole is 8-32 because that's what I had. For strap this thin you'd want some pretty fine threads. You could change the size and configuration to suit your needs. 001.JPG 003.JPG

26th May 2011, 01:09 AM	#2
kevinahcc20 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Farmington Hills, MI USA	Try hurricane nuts! __________________ Kevin(ahcc20)...I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy!

26th May 2011, 02:13 AM	#4
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	The Admiral Tunnel Reflex fronm the 60s & 70s had all their drivers mounted with such a fitting. dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

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26th May 2011, 02:17 AM	#5
jimbro diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: somewhere in Texas	Depending on the application, hurricane nuts have to have too large a hole and would weaken the baffle as well as stick out past the edge and the whole turning when you don't want them to turn thing. They also couldn't be used if the back of the hole is beveled. They have their place though but so do my brackets.

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