| nbcaudio |
| Has anyone ever used corian as cabinet material? I have access to a cabinet /counter company and can occasionally get scraps of corian at little to no cost. Due to it's density, weight, and non-porous properties, it looks like it would make a good speaker cabinet material at first glance. What are your thoughts and experiences? |
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| Gregm |
Prima faciae it shouldn't be bad -- although not easy to work with (think of rounding or bending corian sides; I think you need special equip).
Gilmore uses corian for his open baffles and some others have used it for the front baffle... |
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| jackinnj |
| i seem to recall that the fellow who installed our corian countertops used a carbide routing bit -- these are somewhat more expensive than high speed steel. Corian can take a lot of punishment. |
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| pinkmouse |
| quote: | Originally posted by jackinnj
i seem to recall that the fellow who installed our corian countertops used a carbide routing bit -- these are somewhat more expensive than high speed steel. Corian can take a lot of punishment. |
Yup, corian is a joy to machine with good quality, sharp, carbide bits. You will need a decent high power router though. Make sure you use a dustmask! |
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| DJNUBZ |
| anyone know what drivers that gilmore uses in their OB? That looks like a very easy desgin to clone. |
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| Timn8ter |
| They're "proprietary" which means someone is manufacturing them to Glacier Audio's specs. Don't know who the manufacturer is though. |
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| Gregm |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJNUBZ
anyone know what drivers that gilmore uses in their OB? That looks like a very easy desgin to clone. |
Don't know the actual sourcing, but seem to remember that they (gilmore) intimated that the woofs are high qts, hi xmax, very low magnetic flux drivers. The ribbon looks (IS?) like a standard B&G.
The "petal" or half "heart" shape isn't bad looking! |
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