My Wine Bottle DIY Project

[Shpoop]

OK guys, you may have seen a couple other threads asking questions about this project...but from now on, it all goes in here.

I've got most of the materials. I've ordered the wine racks. I've ordered the first test speakers, to make sure theyre what I want. And I think I've found a wine bottle that is the correct diameter. All I can do now is wait...

AND ask some questions. First...what type of stuffing do you recommend? The volume of the bottle is ~1.5 L. The speakers I'm testing are the Tang Band W3-879SC. I anticipate crossing them over to a sub at around 150-250 Hz (Maybe around 200 due to the response curve? though i would dearly appreciate expert advice with this number). The bottles will be sealed, but by a cork (which is kinda sorta porous but not enough I don't think to effect the type of stuffing).

And the other question: What do you guys recommend I place in between the speaker rim and bottle where I attach it. I will be using Lexel adhesive, because it dries clear. It is "super-elastic". I expect that to help in terms of absorbing some of the basket's vibrations. But is there anything else you would add?

Thanks!
Matt

[sdclc126]

You've been one-upped!

Interesting Vifa/Dayton Speakers on eBay

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Hah yea I saw that. Mine won't cost quite as much tho :-P


And won't look so over the top. I'm going for more of a class feel.

[Shpoop]

Alrighty...

STEP 1: THE BOTTLE


Here she is, the one I think will work. But I can't be sure until the speakers arrive (estimated friday). It's a red wine bottle. But if I were to simply paint the inside with white paint like I did with my last one, it would look like a white wine bottle. I think I'm gonna have to buy some dark red paint from Home Depot...I want it to look like a red wine bottle, I think that will go better with the iron rack and black speakers.

The edges look parallel in the picture, but they're not. It's hard to tell, but this is one of those bottles that expands from the bottom before contracting again at the top. I originally wanted the ones that have a relatively short region of straight edges and then taper gently towards the top. I don't know what they're called. But on second thought, could this expanding type bottle be good to reduce standing waves?

Ok, here are the pics.

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pic 2

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pic 3. is there any way to combine these into one post?

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any ideas on stuffing guys? I've searched around but it seems the answer is different for each speaker.

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the rack came today...looks great!

here is a pic of the rack with the four bottles, all cut, placed in it.

the rack only touches the wine bottle at four points. to stop the circular version of standing waves that bottles can have (the ringing when you flick a wine glass), I think i should touch at more places than four points (more like a line). So I might need to buy some foam padding, cut it into the right shape, and paint it black.

Any suggestions on where to get this type of padding? local art supply store?

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also, I need your advice on painting.

attached is a scrap bottle I used. the white paint makes this red wine bottle look pretty nicely like a white wine bottle. I like the color, though I was thinking of making them look like red wine bottles (seems a little classier).

I bought burgundy colored paint, but it looks way too red. Red wine bottles rarely look red because of the color and the glass and the density of the liquid...they almost always end up looking black.


So right now I'm leaning towards just painting the inside black. What do you guys think?

[gmilitano]

What did you use to cut the bottle?