Pvc pipes for curved walls

polkymon · 24th October 2005, 02:24 PM

Tried using pvc pipe for curved enclosure. Glued 1" pipes around sides and filled them with sand. Covered the sides with screening and Bondo. Finished by painting faux cherry on top and sides.

tade · 24th October 2005, 02:49 PM

I like it very much!

I am very cheap, so would likely end up cutting them in half. Of course then i could nto foll them with anything, and cutting them in half would probably be very difficult.
That is a dayton RS driver? How do they sound?
Super job!

thylantyr · 24th October 2005, 05:51 PM

I went to the lumber store and found 3/8" thick flexible plywood,
really cool stuff.

trusound · 24th October 2005, 06:24 PM

3/8 bendyboard is heaven...then when you use that in conjuntion with fiberglass, it's magic...

this was made from multiple layers of 3/8 bendy board and fiberglass
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/randy_...18.jpg&.src=ph
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/randy_...1e.jpg&.src=ph

sdclc126 · 24th October 2005, 07:20 PM

Trusound -

That's a sweet looking design you have - looks a little like an orion, but with a sealed bass unit? Is that a 10" SEAS woofer there? And how did you build the bass enclosure? Looks like laminated mdf maybe? That would be one solid box, probably with great sonic characteristics given the triangular shape. How are you amplifying/crossing over this? Active, etc?

Thanks for info.

trusound · 24th October 2005, 08:20 PM

Thanks!!!!

Yes it is modeled after the orion...but I took the looks to something that I would like and made it more organic.. all SEAs drivers T25CF002, W22EX, W26FX001.

The top will be painted a candy burgandy while the bottom that holds the 10 will be wrapped in a cherry veneer...

to make the bottom, I made a jig out of 3/4 mdf. and then traced it onto a sheet of 3/4 mdf and rough cut each one with a jig saw. Then I used the jig and a trace bit on a router table to make perfect copies..

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/randy_...51.jpg&.src=ph
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/randy_...b4.jpg&.src=ph
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/randy_...b2.jpg&.src=ph
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/randy_...f0.jpg&.src=ph

eLarson · 24th October 2005, 08:40 PM

trusound -

Interesting design. Reminds me of a cobra coming up out of a basket.

sdclc126 · 24th October 2005, 08:50 PM

With the triangle shape of the bass cabinets, I think triangle-shaped baffles for the mid/tweet section would give them a cohesive look, but to each his own.

Trusound - have you done any listening measurements with the baffle, or were you just going primarily for the look? Some people just build without measuring, which is cool.

trusound · 24th October 2005, 08:50 PM

I was just playing around with shapes..and that is what I came up with..for the most part it was to see if I can get the bendy board to do want I wanted to so for the most part is was a test set...

trusound · 24th October 2005, 08:55 PM

it's funny you said that, I originally made the top baffle in the shape of a triangle but didn't care for it to much which is why I changed it..

that was after I built the bottoms and I wasn't going to waste all that wood and time...later I would like to make another set that mimics the top shape and flows better...

And yes, I listend to it for a while and it sounds fantastic...needs a little eq'ng because the baffle is a little small, but I'll never go back to a boxed loudspeaker.. I plan on eventually mating these with a deqx

24th October 2005, 07:20 PM	#5
sdclc126 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego, CA	Trusound - That's a sweet looking design you have - looks a little like an orion, but with a sealed bass unit? Is that a 10" SEAS woofer there? And how did you build the bass enclosure? Looks like laminated mdf maybe? That would be one solid box, probably with great sonic characteristics given the triangular shape. How are you amplifying/crossing over this? Active, etc? Thanks for info. __________________ Soft Dome

24th October 2005, 08:40 PM	#7
eLarson diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Gaithersburg, MD	trusound - Interesting design. Reminds me of a cobra coming up out of a basket. __________________ Would a woodchuck bother to chuck MDF?

24th October 2005, 08:50 PM	#8
sdclc126 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego, CA	With the triangle shape of the bass cabinets, I think triangle-shaped baffles for the mid/tweet section would give them a cohesive look, but to each his own. Trusound - have you done any listening measurements with the baffle, or were you just going primarily for the look? Some people just build without measuring, which is cool. __________________ Soft Dome

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24th October 2005, 02:49 PM	#2
tade diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ralieigh nc	I like it very much! I am very cheap, so would likely end up cutting them in half. Of course then i could nto foll them with anything, and cutting them in half would probably be very difficult. That is a dayton RS driver? How do they sound? Super job!

24th October 2005, 05:51 PM	#3
thylantyr diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mars	I went to the lumber store and found 3/8" thick flexible plywood, really cool stuff.

24th October 2005, 06:24 PM	#4
trusound diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Missouri	3/8 bendyboard is heaven...then when you use that in conjuntion with fiberglass, it's magic... this was made from multiple layers of 3/8 bendy board and fiberglass http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/randy_...18.jpg&.src=ph http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/randy_...1e.jpg&.src=ph

24th October 2005, 08:20 PM	#6
trusound diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Missouri	Thanks!!!! Yes it is modeled after the orion...but I took the looks to something that I would like and made it more organic.. all SEAs drivers T25CF002, W22EX, W26FX001. The top will be painted a candy burgandy while the bottom that holds the 10 will be wrapped in a cherry veneer... to make the bottom, I made a jig out of 3/4 mdf. and then traced it onto a sheet of 3/4 mdf and rough cut each one with a jig saw. Then I used the jig and a trace bit on a router table to make perfect copies.. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/randy_...51.jpg&.src=ph http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/randy_...b4.jpg&.src=ph http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/randy_...b2.jpg&.src=ph http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/randy_...f0.jpg&.src=ph

24th October 2005, 08:55 PM	#10
trusound diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Missouri	it's funny you said that, I originally made the top baffle in the shape of a triangle but didn't care for it to much which is why I changed it.. that was after I built the bottoms and I wasn't going to waste all that wood and time...later I would like to make another set that mimics the top shape and flows better... And yes, I listend to it for a while and it sounds fantastic...needs a little eq'ng because the baffle is a little small, but I'll never go back to a boxed loudspeaker.. I plan on eventually mating these with a deqx

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