Cutting tweeter cover

fmak · 7th October 2003, 04:16 PM

I would like to cut a gasket to size (inner circle and outer circle) in leatherette or foam to cover the face of a dynaaudio tweeter. This is to reduce slight sibilance.

Does anyone know of a gasket manufacturer in uk or europe who will cur to size? I also need to stick the gasket to the tweeter face firmly but be able to remove it for resale.

Any suggestion? The type of felt 'lens' they sell are no good as they have too drastic an effect.

Peter Daniel · 7th October 2003, 04:32 PM

I used 1/8 black neoprene. It seems to work well and it's easy to cut (with blade and template).
It's been a long time since I built my last set of speakers

RobWells · 7th October 2003, 04:48 PM

You should do OK with a scalpel (new blade) and a guide of some sort. If you get into trouble mail me and I'll sort out something. (I make the cutters for a living)

Rob

cyclotronguy · 7th October 2003, 04:55 PM

Gasket circle cutters are not expensive tools, alternate mount a blade on home-made trammel.

cyclotronguy

fmak · 7th October 2003, 06:23 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Peter Daniel
[B]I used 1/8 black neoprene. It seems to work well and it's easy to cut (with blade and template).
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How do you glue it properly knowing it's going to be removable?

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by cyclotronguy
[B]Gasket circle cutters are not expensive tools, alternate mount a blade on home-made trammel.

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Can you please give me the source for cutters?

RobWells · 7th October 2003, 06:29 PM

""Can you please give me the source for cutters?""

Look in the yellow pages under die-makers, or cutting formes suppliers. If you seriously want to buy one then I'd guesstimate around £20 - £30 for a tool, and reckon on asking them to cut it if they have a small press at their premises.

That's why I suggested the scalpel route.....

Rob

faustian bargin · 7th October 2003, 07:17 PM

x-acto or olfa make blade-holding compasses, they might do the trick.

around here one can find small (6"x6") sheets of gasket material - rubber, cork, etc. - at a good hardware store. anyplace that sells lots of plumbing or hvac supplies ought to have that stuff.

for removable adhesive, the only things i can think of are double-sided tape, or rubber cement. and i dunno if rubber cement actually works on, uh, rubber.

/andrew

fmak · 7th October 2003, 08:13 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by RobWells
[B]""Can you please give me the source for cutters?""

Look in the yellow pages under die-makers, or cutting formes suppliers. If you seriously want to buy one then I'd guesstimate around £20 - £30 for a tool, and reckon on asking them to cut it if they have a small press at their premises.

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Who sells the tools in UK please. I did a search and came up with nothing useful.

Peter Daniel · 7th October 2003, 08:24 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by fmak

Quote:

[i]How do you glue it properly knowing it's going to be removable?

I use double sided tape.

RobWells · 7th October 2003, 09:32 PM

Ok, off the top of my head....

Ashwell Dies
Atlas Laser Dies
Laserline
Laserformes
Make-a-die
Seaford cutters
Arden dies

""Who sells the tools in UK please. I did a search and came up with nothing useful.""

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=cut...TF-8&fr=fp-top

10 pages of results from yahoo - using 'cutting formes uk' as the search phrase - how hard did you look

Rob

7th October 2003, 04:16 PM	#1
fmak diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: London UK	Cutting tweeter cover I would like to cut a gasket to size (inner circle and outer circle) in leatherette or foam to cover the face of a dynaaudio tweeter. This is to reduce slight sibilance. Does anyone know of a gasket manufacturer in uk or europe who will cur to size? I also need to stick the gasket to the tweeter face firmly but be able to remove it for resale. Any suggestion? The type of felt 'lens' they sell are no good as they have too drastic an effect.

7th October 2003, 04:32 PM	#2
Peter Daniel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada	I used 1/8 black neoprene. It seems to work well and it's easy to cut (with blade and template). It's been a long time since I built my last set of speakers __________________ www.audiosector.com “Do something really well. See how much time it takes. It might be a product, a work of art, who knows? Then give it away cheaply, just because you feel that it should not cost so much, even if it took a lot of time and expensive materials to make it.” - JC

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7th October 2003, 04:48 PM	#3
RobWells diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: UK	You should do OK with a scalpel (new blade) and a guide of some sort. If you get into trouble mail me and I'll sort out something. (I make the cutters for a living) Rob

7th October 2003, 04:55 PM	#4
cyclotronguy diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Northern California	Gasket circle cutters are not expensive tools, alternate mount a blade on home-made trammel. cyclotronguy

7th October 2003, 06:23 PM	#5
fmak diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: London UK	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Peter Daniel [B]I used 1/8 black neoprene. It seems to work well and it's easy to cut (with blade and template). ------------------------------------------------------------ How do you glue it properly knowing it's going to be removable? ------------------------------------------------------------- [QUOTE]Originally posted by cyclotronguy [B]Gasket circle cutters are not expensive tools, alternate mount a blade on home-made trammel. --------------------------------------------------------------- Can you please give me the source for cutters?

7th October 2003, 06:29 PM	#6
RobWells diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: UK	""Can you please give me the source for cutters?"" Look in the yellow pages under die-makers, or cutting formes suppliers. If you seriously want to buy one then I'd guesstimate around £20 - £30 for a tool, and reckon on asking them to cut it if they have a small press at their premises. That's why I suggested the scalpel route..... Rob

7th October 2003, 07:17 PM	#7
faustian bargin diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: piedmont	x-acto or olfa make blade-holding compasses, they might do the trick. around here one can find small (6"x6") sheets of gasket material - rubber, cork, etc. - at a good hardware store. anyplace that sells lots of plumbing or hvac supplies ought to have that stuff. for removable adhesive, the only things i can think of are double-sided tape, or rubber cement. and i dunno if rubber cement actually works on, uh, rubber. /andrew

7th October 2003, 08:13 PM	#8
fmak diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: London UK	[QUOTE]Originally posted by RobWells [B]""Can you please give me the source for cutters?"" Look in the yellow pages under die-makers, or cutting formes suppliers. If you seriously want to buy one then I'd guesstimate around £20 - £30 for a tool, and reckon on asking them to cut it if they have a small press at their premises. ---------------------------------------------------------- Who sells the tools in UK please. I did a search and came up with nothing useful.

7th October 2003, 09:32 PM	#10
RobWells diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: UK	Ok, off the top of my head.... Ashwell Dies Atlas Laser Dies Laserline Laserformes Make-a-die Seaford cutters Arden dies ""Who sells the tools in UK please. I did a search and came up with nothing useful."" http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=cut...TF-8&fr=fp-top 10 pages of results from yahoo - using 'cutting formes uk' as the search phrase - how hard did you look Rob

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