Tip for gluing:
You should mask along either side of a glue joint with masking tape. It's then MUCH easier to clean up after the glue dries.
You should mask along either side of a glue joint with masking tape. It's then MUCH easier to clean up after the glue dries.
I did have that same thought... 🙂
Australian Merino Sheep
The best wool to get!
First picture on this page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep_farming
No less than a second place worldwide...
😀
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I think I saw your version in another thread, looked nice with some veneered panels.
No assumptions being made here 😀
I appreciate your input and I do understand your point. I have tried to test as many parts of the construction as I can to get a good result first time.
With the materials I have available I can only see one or maybe two ways to use them so my test scenarios are pretty limited. By testing I will know ahead of time roughly what I will get but without much of a way to change it if the result isn't quite what I want 🙁
I have to pick my battles at the moment if I want to get these finished in a reasonable time frame, but until I glue the front baffle on I can still make changes more easily so who knows...
Thanks for the input, I have used that method before and where I can I often pre finish the panels as it is much easier to remove the squeeze out off a finished panel than it is the bare wood.
I took a quick snap just after clamping so the squeeze out is pretty visible in the picture. 5 minutes later I had used my little plastic scraper to remove it all when it had solidified but before it had dried if that makes sense. I find this works better than taping. The whole thing will be covered in glue to stick on the leather look fabric anyway 😀
Well I can see why you would think that, but consider that Australia is one of the largest exporters of Liquified Natural Gas but there is a gas shortage in the local market 🙄
I have found a very nice felt for the baffle edges but the cost was horrendous for the amount I have. I also live in a rural part of Australia and postage costs are also horrendous for large items generally, volumetrically a roll of felt is expensive to ship, up to three times the cost of the item 😱
You will just have to trust me that I have tried and failed so far 😀 I do have an unplanned trip to a larger town next week so I might be able to rustle some up there 🙂
Interestingly, though the Chinese may have more sheep, Australia perennially claims the record for the finest wool. It's from the opposite corner of the country from Fluid, and it's devastatingly expensive: ~AU$300k for a single bale of 11 micron merino wool. Even utter audiophools wouldn't be using that stuff as stuffing! 😀
Doug
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I have thought of a way to run a test with my cabinet but with only 5 drivers that can have the stuffing scheme changed without too much effort.
If I install 5 drivers on the bottom of the baffle but don't glue it down I can use a gasket and clamps to keep the baffle in place for the test but then be removed afterwards.
I can't get the same wiring with 5 drivers, but I can get to 9.6ohm combined. The exact impedance measured would be different but the issues from the cabinet should still be there in a relative sense. Perhaps this is a reasonable compromise?
No they are saving up for the $600K premium version that was carded by virgins and lubricated with snake oil!
Oh, reminded me of a joke with a sheep and Tarzan. But it is a bit long and not aporoptiate for this topic 😀
Just ask the Kiwi's, they probably got their ideas from the Welsh 😀
Some more progress today.
I have cut the strips to fit in the dados to fill in the gap that the CNC people left me by not reading my drawings properly 🤐
Here's one for Brisso, I taped the dado channels to make sure no glue got in them to make fitting the braces more difficult
The back is glued on one now, I couldn't get much glue in as it was virtually a press fit, turns out the weights have been more useful for building speakers 🙂
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Bunnings has felt underlay but it's a bit thin
https://www.bunnings.com.au/qep-110-x-850cm-laminate-and-floating-floor-felt-underlay_p6650146
These guys are meant to be good
JJ Davies
https://www.bunnings.com.au/qep-110-x-850cm-laminate-and-floating-floor-felt-underlay_p6650146
These guys are meant to be good
JJ Davies
The nearest Bunnings is 1200Km away but thanks for the thought
I bought my baffle felt from a place in Perth that distributes the same felts as JJ Davies. They had some removalist felt that I enquired about but it was going to cost a lot because of the minimum order size so I didn't get it.
