Building the Nathan 10 – short version

[markus76]

Hi,

if you ever wanted to know what it is like to build a speaker kit (in this case the Gedlee Nathan 10) that comes with pre-cut boards, here are the relevant posts (with pictures) from another long thread.

Let's start with the summary:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...60#post1605260

Fix variations of pre-cut boards:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...77#post1573677

Glue the wooden parts:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...94#post1574794

Sanding with 80 grid:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...78#post1588378

Filling and sealing:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...78#post1589578
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...04#post1590804

Painting:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...84#post1591884
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...60#post1592460
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...85#post1593185
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...90#post1593990
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...60#post1595860

Fix variations of the waveguide:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...00#post1595000

Install internal braces:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...10#post1596710

Build the crossover:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...15#post1603115

Mounting the tweeter (1st try) / installing drive-in nuts / drilling pilot holes:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...00#post1604200

Mounting the tweeter (final version):
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...97#post1604297
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...52#post1604352

Putting it all together:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...75#post1604975

Good luck with your own project!

Best, Markus

[BERENO]

Thanks for the summary. I have not gone through all of your links, but I am sure they offer all of the relevant info. I have tried going back through the original thread many times trying to find specific bits of information, so this helps.

[noah katz]

Markus,

Hoe did you get such a uniform pattern with the roller?

I always get a line at the edge, or a noticeable difference in the pattern left between adjacent strokes.

[markus76]

Hi Noah,

you need to use a foam roller with rounded edges. Don't use to much paint and don't press too much. Roll only in overlapping parallel strokes until all paint is equally distributed. Roll over each area a couple of times (> 4). But be fast so the paint doesn't start to dry before you finished. Paint surfaces in the following order: bottom, sides, top, front.

Best, Markus

[dviswa]

markus76,

Have you heard it yet? How does it sound?

Regards,
Dinesh

[noah katz]

Markus,

Thanks; I've never tried a foam roller.

"Paint surfaces in the following order: bottom, sides, top, front."

Any particular procedure you used to get the uniformity at the radiused corners?

[markus76]

No just work fast and try to create no hard edges between painted and unpainted areas. Try to apply a gradient to the rounded sides next to the surface you're working on by varying the pressure you put on the roller.

Best, Markus

[noah katz]

OK, thanks, Markus.

When will you get to hear them, and we hear about them?

[markus76]

They are already running but I first need to finish he subs before I can say anything.

Best, Markus

[gedlee]

Markus

Just want to post something so that I am in the loop. Don't want you saying something that isn't true