Ellis 1801 conceived

ultrachrome · 27th January 2004, 06:48 AM

Ready to glue and clamp but my clamps are too short. Doh.

Lionel · 27th January 2004, 07:05 AM

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Originally posted by ultrachrome
Ready to glue and clamp but my clamps are too short. Doh.

Width or length ?

Belt strap ?
Threaded rod with strong wooden boards ?
Wait 'til tomorrow ?

rabbitz · 27th January 2004, 11:07 AM

Put some weight on top or you could use the strapping they use when making picture frames.

ultrachrome · 27th January 2004, 03:51 PM

Belt strap might be a good solution. My problem was simply timing. By the time I was ready to assemble, Home Depot was closed.

The frame shown above is 7.5" wide x 19" high x 13.5" deep, if I remember correctly.

ultrachrome · 29th January 2004, 12:59 AM

Got some larger clamps yesterday and clamped the first one together. I was having a hell of a time getting the thing square. I ended up using a clamp between opposite corners to square it up.

This morning I pulled it part and suddenly realized why. I glued one end on backwards! My top and bottom pieces are mirror images and the braces are offset slightly. I even marked the top/bottoms to avoid this mistake but in my haste to get everything glued and assembled before the Titebond set, I failed to realize my oversight.

The cabinet diagonals differ by 3/32". Oh well, I hear sloped baffles are the way to go.

ultrachrome · 29th January 2004, 01:03 AM

Properly aligned, the 2nd cabinet glues up square like a dream.

454Casull · 29th January 2004, 01:09 AM

Haha! I feel for you, man.

Lionel · 29th January 2004, 06:41 AM

Nice brand new clamps...

5th element · 29th January 2004, 11:17 AM

Ye I second that, you can never have to many clamps!

wintermute · 29th January 2004, 11:46 AM

Hi UltraChrome,

I have had too many glasses of wine so probably shouldn't be posting, but......... something has been bothering me, and it hasn't come up yet.......

Where exactly is the baffle? I can't envisage from looking at your cabinets where the drivers are going to go! My intuition tells me on one of the narrow faces (parallel to the braces) but since you have allready glued these on, I'm not so sure any more.

Sorry if this is a really dumb question, but I'm stumped

Tony.

29th January 2004, 11:17 AM	#9
5th element diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England	Ye I second that, you can never have to many clamps! __________________ What the hell are you screamin' for? Every five minutes there's a bomb or somethin'! I'm leavin! bzzzz! Droggon Attack!

29th January 2004, 11:46 AM	#10
wintermute just another diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Sydney Blog Entries: 22	Orientation? Hi UltraChrome, I have had too many glasses of wine so probably shouldn't be posting, but......... something has been bothering me, and it hasn't come up yet....... Where exactly is the baffle? I can't envisage from looking at your cabinets where the drivers are going to go! My intuition tells me on one of the narrow faces (parallel to the braces) but since you have allready glued these on, I'm not so sure any more. Sorry if this is a really dumb question, but I'm stumped Tony. __________________ Any intelligence I may appear to have is purely artificial! Some of my photos

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27th January 2004, 03:51 PM	#4
ultrachrome diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Puget Sound	Belt strap might be a good solution. My problem was simply timing. By the time I was ready to assemble, Home Depot was closed. The frame shown above is 7.5" wide x 19" high x 13.5" deep, if I remember correctly.

29th January 2004, 01:09 AM	#7
454Casull diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada	Haha! I feel for you, man.

29th January 2004, 06:41 AM	#8
Lionel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Saint Etienne	Nice brand new clamps...

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