Woodworking shops to help with DIY speakers

[kchilaka]

Hello Folks,
I am modifying some speaker cabinets in the process of building some DIY loudspeakers for myself and one of the things I need to do is enlarge the speaker cutouts in which the driver fits. That is, I need to enlarge existing speaker cut outs by about 0.5 inch diameter(so 0.25 radius enlargement). I would have taken this on myself but I did not want to buy tools for just this one single job and I do not want to deal with MDF dust. Is this something one can get done at some kind of shop? Is there a particular kind of woodworking shop that might take on a tiny project like this? Or, even better are there audio shops that might be found that can do this? Any pointers on finding help with this is appreciated.
Thanks.

[raypalmer]

Current carpenter former hi-fi shop employee....

Audio shops, nope. Once upon a time a car audio shop building their own boxes may have been convinced to, but nobody really builds their own anymore. Car audio is dead in the water as a serious mainstream business. (except for the odd die-hard)

Cabinetmaking shops? Nah they'll all just say "go buy a sabre saw" unless you present them with silly money for it. It's below the "worth-it" threshold.

Here's the thing man. Buy a flush saw or a keyhole saw (hand tools) and just d.i.y. it. A dust buster will take car of the mdf dust.

If you simply MUST have rebated speakers then get a chisel (and an old crone's tooth plane if you want to be precise) and go to it old school.

Total investment, 20 bucks for a decent saw? And you don't really even need a decent saw if you're only using it the once.

I dunno I just can't imagine the worth of sourcing out something so incidental.

[ggetzoff]

If you are in the Phoenix area I can help you. If not, there are a number of retail chains and local shops for woodworkers that offer classes and shop time.

Look for woodworking supplies or hardwood supply stores in the yellow pages.

Good luck,

Greg

[pooge]

Maybe you could rent a router--or buy a used one, buy a rabbeting bit, and do it yourself for less than it would cost to pay someone to do it for you.

[R-Carpenter]

woodworking shop will charge $50 an hour or so. Job shouldn't take more then an hour if they want to deal with it. I can if you are in NY.

[kchilaka]

Originally Posted by R-Carpenter

woodworking shop will charge $50 an hour or so. Job shouldn't take more then an hour if they want to deal with it. I can if you are in NY.

I am in the Denver area. I guess I could find some tools at home depot to do it. It is a really small job as you guys point out. Perhaps a retired carpenter on craigslist can help. Thanks for the suggestions. I will post how it goes