'Perceive v2.0' Construction Diary

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#463
Thanks for the encouragement guys.

I've decided that I'll take a break from it for awhile and then come back in a couple of weeks and rebuild. No point dwelling on it and its either do something about it or move on. So whilst its a set back its also an opportunity to refine things even further although this will be the third time I've rebuilt these bass enclosures :bawling: Like others have said, they get easier each time you build because you know which parts need special attention.

Nevermind and at least I've learnt one thing: Never, ever put over 80kgs of enclosures on any table with wooden legs :whazzat:
 
#465
soongsc said:



I would suggest you take a nap on it first. If it holds' then it qualifies.😀
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Or get drunk and dance on it 😀

BTW I cut up the offending table with the chainsaw yesterday, man it felt good! I only needed to cut it in half to fit it in the car so as I could take it down to the refuse tip but it ended up in many more peices :rofl:
 
#467
pinkmouse said:
😀

Time for a ceremonial bonfire methinks!
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Hah, I like it 🙂

I think that I'm going to just do something fun and enjoyable whilst I'm building the moral back up in preparation to rebuild the damaged parts of the Perceives.

There's nothing more fun and visceral than a good sub build and as further incentive, my BK panel amps arrived on Satuarday. I think I'll go ahead and build one of these in the mean time. Quick gratification if you like 😀

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#469
ShinOBIWAN said:
OK, this project is DEAD.

Really bad news.

I was doing the last coats of primer on the bass cabinets this evening. And did my usual thing: set up a large table under the car port at front of the house and threw down some dust sheets so as not to get grey primer everywhere. Then I attached both bass cabinets to the makeshift plinths I'd knocked up so as to be able just to stand the cabinets upright to allow me to spray all the important side in one spraying session.

It was going great and I'd just finished with the last coats and decided I'd let them dry off before very carefully taking them inside. At this point I went inside to get a drink and a quick snack, I'd only got to the back door and I heard a god aweful sound. I open the gate and sure enough the two of the table legs had given out and the speakers were on the floor. So so p***ed off! The cabinets are wrecked, one has a huge chunk off the rear corner, along with hairline cracks along some of the joints and assorted scuffs/dings and the other is a complete rightoff since the joints on the upper part have sheared and cracked the MDF. Its all totalled and I just haven't got the heart to rebuild them. So its over, the only thing I've been telling myself for the past few hours is that it just wasn't meant to be, that table has held similar and heavier weights in its time. Life is cruel sometimes.

I'd like to end by thanking all those that provided inspiration, praise/constructive criticism and the helpful suggestions. I'm not done with DIY just this particular project and I'll definitely be returning with something new later in the year.
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😱 :bawling:

One thing I learned in my eons of audio is this. I walk into the store,
or look at magazines to see really nice speaker cabinet construction
and just awe at the craftsmanship. But when auditioning the speaker, I'm not satisfied at all and quickly forget how great the
speaker looks when the sound is poor.

I eventually got to the point where I was finding longer lasting
satisfaction if the DIY project yielded great sound vs. great
cosmetics + poor sound.

When I get curious, I just slap a crude test box together to
audition a speaker idea and find it very rewarding and I ignore
the ugly box if the sound is amazing.

You can easily repair that box and get sonic satisfaction and
while you may not be satisfied with cosmetics, you can still
enjoy your speaker while you build another in the future.

I had big plans like you to paint my future project but because
the towers are so big and my vision is great, I have to be honest
with myself and say that I don't have the facility to paint my speaker. I need the proper environment to do a the killer paint
job and I need high painting skills, I have neither. I decided that
function will be more important that cosmetics and simplified
my idea. I'll probably just get some wood and stain it and maybe
minor paint. I won't be the cosmetic masterpiece, but that's ok
if the sound meets the goal.
 
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#474
Thanks Rich.

I'm still not 100% with the colour scheme and that silver is a tad too bright but I'm fed up with re-tracing my foot steps just to get something I'm unsure of in the first place.

I'm hoping that they look better once the other peices of the cabinet are finished.
 
#479
ScottG said:
Yes, looking very nice.. this silver seems to be "correct".

Hmm, will the tweeter have a gasket behind it? I say this because it looks like the tweeter is a little to recessed.
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Thanks Scott,

About the recess; I cocked up the depth setting on the router when I did that and only realised once I came to do a test fit of the tweeter. I'll be putting some 2mm bitumen sheet behind it to bring it back flush with the baffle, a minor annoyance.
 
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