The finishing touch: Speaker grills
 

Well, my first DIY speaker project is pretty much done (Wayne's Budget Home Theaters) except for the speaker grills. What's commonly used for the frames? I was thinking about using some 1/2" MDF, is there something different that you guys would recommend?

Re: The finishing touch: Speaker grills
 

if you have any welding skills I would recommend that

Never cut metal with fire before but I've always wanted to get into it. I think that my wife would kill me if I told her that I wanted to buy a welding rig though. It's gotta be wood....at least for now, I'm not really the type to stick with anything for too long (wife excluded ;) )

what about a PVC board material? like say .5" PVC stock in a 4x8 sheet? should be less prone to breakage than MDF unless you go really thick/wide on the MDF

Speaker Grills howto
 

Some good info on grills for you.....Bob C.


http://www.humanspeakers.com/howto/grill-cloth.htm

IMHO
 

Soft pine strip may be more suitable and easier to use with staples..

I would avoid using frames completely if possible, since they cause diffraction at high frequencies. There are other simple methods of attaching a grill, e.g. one ingenious method I have seen described involved a groove around all four sides behind the front baffle and an elasticated grill which grips the groove.

I agree with the Diffraction argument..but where is the gentleman going to find the elastic grill?...Do you have a link to this method so he can explore it. Bob C.

I'm with you here but Wayne's design called for the tweeters to be surface mounted, they stick out approx 1/4-3/8".

Elastic grills? Do you mean stockings/tights/pantyholes... like the bank robbers used to cover their front panels on the heads?