DIY Tweeter grill....any ideas?

prerunnerv6 · 13th April 2006, 05:52 PM

I'm almost done with building a couple of full range speakers. They will use two Dayton Classic 12's and a Dayton silkie. I have grills for the 12's but nothing for the tweeter.

Any simple DIY ideas to make some type of grill to protect the tweeter dome?

I had considered using a 4.5 speaker grill. But I may not have enough room on the box.

Thanks

Curmudgeon · 13th April 2006, 06:26 PM

We tried brass rod bent: |_____| with 2 or 3 protecting the dome. Had no audible effect, something I cannot say about any grille cloth we tried.

quiet · 13th April 2006, 06:39 PM

any small metal rod would work nice
the above idea works well - i have used before with no change in sound

can also paint to match,,,

tf1216 · 14th April 2006, 01:12 AM

I purchased some cabinet handles from Home Depot and used those to protect my tweeters mounted to my kick panels in my car.

If you shop around you will definitely come up with some very neat ideas!

Spasticteapot · 14th April 2006, 03:03 AM

Get a propane torch, some copper mesh, and some thick wire. Bend the wire into a circle, solder. Solder a circle of wire mesh to it. Simple!
You can get aluminum mesh for screen doors really cheaply at hardware stores; heavy-duty copper wire is also availible.

13th April 2006, 05:52 PM	#1
prerunnerv6 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: nowhere	DIY Tweeter grill....any ideas? I'm almost done with building a couple of full range speakers. They will use two Dayton Classic 12's and a Dayton silkie. I have grills for the 12's but nothing for the tweeter. Any simple DIY ideas to make some type of grill to protect the tweeter dome? I had considered using a 4.5 speaker grill. But I may not have enough room on the box. Thanks

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13th April 2006, 06:26 PM	#2
Curmudgeon diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005	We tried brass rod bent: \|_____\| with 2 or 3 protecting the dome. Had no audible effect, something I cannot say about any grille cloth we tried.

13th April 2006, 06:39 PM	#3
quiet diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CT	any small metal rod would work nice the above idea works well - i have used before with no change in sound can also paint to match,,,

14th April 2006, 01:12 AM	#4
tf1216 diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Minnesota	I purchased some cabinet handles from Home Depot and used those to protect my tweeters mounted to my kick panels in my car. If you shop around you will definitely come up with some very neat ideas!

14th April 2006, 03:03 AM	#5
Spasticteapot diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wisconsin....what did you expect?	Get a propane torch, some copper mesh, and some thick wire. Bend the wire into a circle, solder. Solder a circle of wire mesh to it. Simple! You can get aluminum mesh for screen doors really cheaply at hardware stores; heavy-duty copper wire is also availible.

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