crappy pic of a half built horn

nanl2053 · 26th October 2007, 01:05 PM

but man it's a shame to cover up that woodwork.

loninappleton · 26th October 2007, 02:22 PM

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Originally posted by nanl2053
but man it's a shame to cover up that woodwork.

Agreed. I think there is little understanding of the internals of the builds we do.

I had the idea long time ago to incorporate a graphic into the side panel to indicate the horn path. It could be rather arty and a conversation piece.

You know the old tune: "The Music Goes Round And Round"?

ejfud · 26th October 2007, 02:26 PM

Nice work!

What horn is that and which driver will be used.

Gary

Scottmoose · 26th October 2007, 03:12 PM

Aha. Another Frugal-horn (level two or better) lives.

GM · 26th October 2007, 04:00 PM

Agreed, make one side out of clear Lexan. Expensive, probably ~$1k for two ~19 mm pieces, but what the heck, you only live once and it shows off your woodworking skills, commitment to audio reproduction for < many B@#$ speaker systems.

GM

Scottmoose · 26th October 2007, 04:31 PM

Sounds a plan to me.

loninappleton · 26th October 2007, 04:33 PM

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Originally posted by GM
Agreed, make one side out of clear Lexan. Expensive, probably ~$1k for two ~19 mm pieces, but what the heck, you only live once and it shows off your woodworking skills, commitment to audio reproduction for < many B@#$ speaker systems.

GM

Eh, the see through treatment is less subtle.

Perspex or Plexiglass
can be had as cutoffs at a glass shop for a lot less.

See through is good for demos and such but the surface will get scratched eventually and get full of finger prints.

Scottmoose · 26th October 2007, 04:55 PM

Glass should actually do OK too.

Doesn't stop the finger-marks of course.

nanl2053 · 26th October 2007, 04:57 PM

It is indeed a frugal. I will be using the Fostex FE126. This is MDF but I may rebuild them out of baltic birch if I truly love them.

GM · 26th October 2007, 05:29 PM

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Originally posted by loninappleton

Eh, the see through treatment is less subtle.

Perspex or Plexiglass
can be had as cutoffs at a glass shop for a lot less.

See through is good for demos and such but the surface will get scratched eventually and get full of finger prints.

That's the whole point! Just look at mega K $$$ speakers, subtle looking typically isn't part of the marketing paradigm.

Hmm, my experience with water clear Lexan Vs the others is it's much more scratch resistant and well worth the $$$ difference, though as always YMMV.

GM

26th October 2007, 04:00 PM	#5
GM diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Chamblee, Ga.	Agreed, make one side out of clear Lexan. Expensive, probably ~$1k for two ~19 mm pieces, but what the heck, you only live once and it shows off your woodworking skills, commitment to audio reproduction for < many B@#$ speaker systems. GM __________________ Loud is Beautiful if it's Clean! As always though, the usual disclaimers apply to this post's contents.

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26th October 2007, 02:26 PM	#3
ejfud diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: MN	Nice work! What horn is that and which driver will be used. Gary

26th October 2007, 03:12 PM	#4
Scottmoose diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK	Aha. Another Frugal-horn (level two or better) lives.

26th October 2007, 04:31 PM	#6
Scottmoose diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK	Sounds a plan to me.

26th October 2007, 04:55 PM	#8
Scottmoose diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK	Glass should actually do OK too. Doesn't stop the finger-marks of course.

26th October 2007, 04:57 PM	#9
nanl2053 diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2006	It is indeed a frugal. I will be using the Fostex FE126. This is MDF but I may rebuild them out of baltic birch if I truly love them.

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