Grill Material

moose54 · 21st May 2003, 03:45 AM

I'm building a speaker cabinet for a guitar and need a heavy duty grill. Some peferated sheet metal shoudl do the trick but what material should I use?? aluminium? mild steel? stainless steel??

any tips would be great

thanks

SY · 21st May 2003, 04:39 AM

Expanded steel is what you need. McMaster-Carr is one good source.

Da5id4Vz · 21st May 2003, 04:53 AM

Have you seen the hardware that these guys sell:

http://www.pennfabrication.com/

moose54 · 21st May 2003, 12:49 PM

atm the best i have found here in aus is some mild steel. hole radius 5mm pitch 7mm. by the looks of that webiste i'm on the right track.

awesome as thanks for the help guys

out

moose54 · 21st May 2003, 11:17 PM

is expanded steel the same as mild steel?

moose54 · 29th May 2003, 05:58 AM

i just realised how stupid that last post was. yeah laugh at me if you will... i deserve it.

i've gone for a perferated sheet steel style.... thanks for the help guys

cheers

21st May 2003, 03:45 AM	#1
moose54 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Melbourne	Grill Material I'm building a speaker cabinet for a guitar and need a heavy duty grill. Some peferated sheet metal shoudl do the trick but what material should I use?? aluminium? mild steel? stainless steel?? any tips would be great thanks

21st May 2003, 04:39 AM	#2
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX Blog Entries: 1	Expanded steel is what you need. McMaster-Carr is one good source. __________________ “Listening to records is like ****ing a picture of Brigitte Bardot.” - Sergiu Celibidache

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21st May 2003, 04:53 AM	#3
Da5id4Vz diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: lost in america...	Have you seen the hardware that these guys sell: http://www.pennfabrication.com/

21st May 2003, 12:49 PM	#4
moose54 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Melbourne	atm the best i have found here in aus is some mild steel. hole radius 5mm pitch 7mm. by the looks of that webiste i'm on the right track. awesome as thanks for the help guys out

21st May 2003, 11:17 PM	#5
moose54 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Melbourne	is expanded steel the same as mild steel?

29th May 2003, 05:58 AM	#6
moose54 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Melbourne	i just realised how stupid that last post was. yeah laugh at me if you will... i deserve it. i've gone for a perferated sheet steel style.... thanks for the help guys cheers

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