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#16 Post by James Champer »

AntonZ wrote:
thintheherd wrote:So at the end of this day, I sat them up on my super bench and since I've never seen anyone stand them up like this at this point in a build, just for you- some free build porn!
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That's some serious bird houses you got there.

Thanks for sharing again, you sir definitely write the most enjoyable build threads. Keep them coming :cowboy:
Funny you should say that. My wife took one look at those incomplete boxes in that position and the first thing out of her mouth was " So when can you can build me a bird house?"

Haha! I about fell out of my garage drinkin' chair! I then reminded her that this wasn't a kitchen and there was no way she was gonna be able to fix me a sammich in there. So I shooed her away, all the while awkwardly stretching my body over the scraps on the table so that she couldn't see that a birdhouse was indeed possible.

(Kidding aside, Imma gonna build her one or two, I kinda like her after all)

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Chris_Allen wrote:That ply looks really nice and your accuracy looks spot on.

I always forget how meaty those Labs are, I'm surprised that rear braces against the baffle aren't required.

It's funny but I look at the peaveys and think of a modern finish but then see a decadent design - everything in a speaker that I used to want. Man, I've wasted some money over the years!
You'd might actually be jelly if you saw these in person. Not only did I use kick-azz high-density carpet for the re-duex, but I also installed new logo badges, two casters on each (4 cabs) (similar to the ones you'll be sing on the titans here) and nice big handles. In addition, had my tool-maker/bass player craft some 3/4x3/4x15" delrin runners for the backs so that they were each one-man capable on stairs in an emergency!

Went a looooong way toward making them useable lemme tell ya.

Really got tired of throwing horn diaphragms at the SP2's though. 50 clams each time- Ugh!.

Mods aside, I'm happy to be rid of them. Well, we still have them, just closeted :P

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Chris_Allen wrote:That ply looks really nice and your accuracy looks spot on.
Almost missed this... I would like to thank Rugby on the northwest side of Indy for supplying the ply- great prices and they regularly carry 1/8 - 1/4 and 1/2 in stock and sell to the public!

Win!!

Tell 'em Jim sent ya.

Then come back here and describe the strange look of non-recognition on their face- Should be priceless! :D

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I see that I have to repeat my offer to remove the orange object from your build closet so that you have more room. 8) :D
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Tom Smit wrote:I see that I have to repeat my offer to remove the orange object from your build closet so that you have more room. 8) :D
Hehe, only 8.3 Nonillion clams and it's yours! I'll even throw in some windex!!

Lord knows I would like to re-claim the space.

That bottle is HUGE!

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Day 5 (Oct 6, 2012)

Yay! Saturday!

Well it would have been a celebration had that whole life thing not gotten in the way. Wasn't able to begin again until about 9pm.

So, late or not, waltzed out to the garage and there they were, at attention, ready and willing to be massaged a bit more before panels 9 and 11 were to go into place. (Wait, just how in the HELL did they get off the bench? Nimoy? I want answers!)
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Check'em out- Oh yeah, that's right, now look close- I skipped panel 9- HA! (Take that IITP)

Oooooh, a rebel he is. (<--OK, now say that in your head again and try to have it NOT sound like Yoda)

Of course, as any real rebel would do, I decided to go "old skool" on the jack plates. [insert mental image of a middle aged white guy doing a hideous cross-arm-pseudo-gang-sign here]

And by "old skool" I mean that I didn't think there was enough room under panel 9 for a standard 2-speakon plate so I couldn't punk out. I ended up going with the sketchup design dealy. That, or a plate just sounded boring, I can't really remember- dang, why are you asking me?

"Just show 'em the damn things Horace!" (<-- don't worry, this is a totally different strange voice in my head that doesn't at all sound like Yoda. - and I still don't know who Horace is..)
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Suhweeeet right? Did you notice I even cut them so that they would be flush with panel 9? Yeah, I'm real fan of gratuitous unnecessary stability. Heck, I even follow them on Facebook!

[pause here until they return from their disappointing FB search]

[now giggle]

So, after all that excitement, it was now after midnight (and no, I'm not gonna count it another day), I'd had a few, so really all I was going to do at this point was some easy stuff.

Like what? Hey, why don't we pull those enormous and unbelievably long cables?
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*whew* That was rough. It happens though, I'm told, when you're pounding brews, watching Jerry Springer re-runs and working at the same time late on a Saturday.

Again... I'M TOLD.

So after a couple of hours of real work, some chair raising entertainment, and splooging the holes with PL, it was definitely time for an acetone bath and about a six hour nap.

You know, you'd be amazed at how that stuff makes you sleep like a baby.

Or causes you to dizzy up and hit your head on the utility sink knocking you into an unplanned slumber.

I can never get that straight- hahahahahh. Nor do I want to as my utility sink blocks out the light perfectly.

Now, what day is next? Ah yes, uh, s-six! Yes, six!

(P.S. How do you know if your garage is not well vented?)

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Day 6 (Oct 7, 2012)

Time to get my beauty on!

It's Sunday, so I just had to take a slight sacrilegious route and work on some "curves". Yeah, you fellas know what I mean...

6/10 Braces!

Ahhhh, sounds sexy when I say it. Even better when I "do it". Though I must admit, took me forever to decide exactly what I wanted to DO with them. (back off ladies, I'm taken!)

Now, as a consummate BFM forum lurker, I have seen my share of variations on these, the greatest of style statements and, not being a big fan of the boxy variety, superman thought he'd soften them up a bit as such:
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Now I know what you're thinking; "Hey, Dorkensnorf- (obviously code for superman) Those are exactly like the slims bracing in sketchup!"
And I'm all like; "I_know!"
And you're all like; "I thought you made yours unique!".
And I'm all like; "I_know!"
And you're all like; "So what makes yours so special there super boy?".
And I'm all like- well, crying at this point cause I honestly didn't remember them nor did I reference them during this phase and thought for sure I was, at the time, the bee's elbows, or the dog's meow or some similar silly self congratulatory quip .

I still can't believe that my trusty photographic memory (which can also see through lead btw) tricked me into thinking I had come up with something unique!



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At any rate, I like how they turned out and that's all that matters (and should help me sleep at night, acetone be damned).

I WILL, however, take full credit for the ultra-hipster (and easy) holes in the bottom to be used for grabby handles!

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(ah, be still my ego).

So if you know someone that has done something similar, by all means- keep me in the dark about it!!

All right, now that my confidence has returned and the light leak test session was successful, let's say we take that ginormous step and put some sides on eh?

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Oh my... I don't know if I want to cry, ravage the wife or punch a kitten. That, is a thing of beauty...

The best part was test fitting the sides before slapping PL on each edge- You just have to hear the *thud* to know how satisfying it is to find very little to no proud or shy edges.

That is one sweet sound I'm here to tell you. Like shutting your new car door for the first time in your own driveway.

And to celebrate? MORE BUILD PORN!

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Hehe, I love that pic! To say nothing of the fact that my workbench looks to double as a useless inverted V-plate! Score!

All told, about five hours (4.5 on the clone throat braces alone!) And now it's just about time to close these honchos up!

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#23 Post by jswingchun »

I dig the curvy front braces, they look great! Are you a musician or a DJ?
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#24 Post by James Champer »

jswingchun wrote:I dig the curvy front braces, they look great! Are you a musician or a DJ?
Thanks and well, I would lean toward musician as I drum, run sound, run lights, work PR, herd cats (bandmates), roadie, love long walks on the beach, and enjoy evenings where we can just "talk" over a nice Merlot.

So yeah, probably a baker.

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I love this build! So much so that I messed around with the picture a little bit so I could see the result properly!

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Looks awesome. Bravo!

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#26 Post by James Champer »

Noice and tanx!

I might just be at my happiest doin' this stuff :)

Of course, it only takes a couple of days before the back pain is a mere pleasant memory!

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thintheherd wrote:I might just be at my happiest doin' this stuff :)
Yeah. Me to. It has everything. Working with hands, lots of theory to understand, learning to make it sound good, eye popping results.... in the end!!! BFM community.... who could ask for more?

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Day 7 (Oct 9, 2012)

Okay, now where were we- Oh yeah! Tryin' to close'em up!

As not to disappoint, thought I'd do a little razzle dazzle on the access covers. 'Cause I can :D

Couple of things at play here, knowing the back set was only 1/2 inch. I did the math and the calculator, slide rule, trig tables and HS earth science all said; "Hey, that gasket is gonna make those panels stick out lessen you make it not so."

"Challenge accepted!" I answered and immediately made like bunnies!
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Just a sliver you see, just enough so that the gasket would still do it's job.

Once that was complete, I painted the access edges, fitted the cover braces..
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..did the edge-round thing and bondo-ed. All in preparation for the o-so-dreaded "sand-O-rama!".

Lookin' pretty smart at this point I thought- Even WITH the bondo!
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But even BETTER in their first coat of flat black!
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But that was two days later when they FINALLY dried... ooooor when I got around to finally taking the picture- either way.


Oh, an while we're here- I beg you. Pay absolutely no attention to that blue inverted mushroom looking thing on the table next to them.

It does not concern you.

Only the brave will venture to HF and spend twenty or some odd dollars to turn a day of sanding into about.. 3.6 SECONDS!!!11!!1



Okay, was a bit more than that, but MAN! An orbital air sander is soooooo worth it!!

Me? I had to buy it! Really!! My old electric orbital started throwing sparks during the jack build. (true story!) I thought it was merely dying. until it started smoking, then I KNEW cancer would claim it. (Stupid kids and their fads)

Now, let's never speak of it again, may it rest in pieces ....

'Cause we got more important stuff to do right? Like get this approx four hours of work in the books and get on to day eight!

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Day 8 (Oct. 11, 2012)

Black tar rolled on is bumpy when dry!

There you go Duratex, your next tagline. No charge! Use it and watch your sales EXPLODE!

Or tank, whadoIknow? I build speakers for a living, and by that I mean - Lelands!

At any rate, it's time to use some- finally!
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I don't know about you other builders, probably supporting yours smartly so that you can get it all DT'ed at once (suckers).

"Not I" said the man. This cat does it the old fashioned way- in painful, time consuming stages. Yup, what you see above is the bottom done first so I can stand them up when dry and do the rest. It was either that or use fishing line from my garage door runners and that seemed a stretch. (monofiliment pun intended!)

So pushing onward, that's how I rolled. So to speak. It was fine cause the end result was the end result! [drumroll please]
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Yeah! Big Black Boxes of Bliss baby!

Note: Yeah, silly me, same boat as the jacks (no final beauty shots) but not to worry, will have some soon as well as a review. I was just so gosh darn in a hurry to get them to the studio I didn't take any pics of the backs or anything. Derp.

Aw well, for now- I'm so happy!! :fruit:

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Wait one minute... I lied. I do have a couple of odd shots from my new phone I forgot about. Luckily for you they are poorly framed and blurry! Submitted for your viewing pleasure:
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Your welcome (hehe)

Oh, and if you look real close in this one featuring a Jack, you can just make out the handle and casters in use in the background!
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Yeah I know, I can do better (ooooor can I??) We'll see. At least I didn't leave anyone completely hangin'.

You should know that in the top photo you'll notice that yes, I love me some metal corners. Why do I divulge such a personal private sentiment? Well, 'cause we're all close, and I like to share...

No, that can't be it. I hate sharing! It must be that they are no longer on the titans. I know, potential sad story right?

Not really. I think I came to my senses. (Even after ordering 3-points for the rear corners!)

A little background: Mister versatile here thought he was sooooo smart, what with the bumper reliefs cut into the side for rubber feet. Ha- stupid bastard, don't you know that you then have to THINK about which sub goes on what side when you have the opportunity to boundary load them?

Yeah, didn't think that through, so I scrapped the metal corners and replaced them with the small chevrons that came with my Jack kits! Honestly, I think they fit the cab better than the large ones. Perfectly fine for the behemoths of the line, but slim 39's?- I say go small.

Now, the reliefs? Eh, not a problem imo, now they just compliment my jacks which have them top and bottom. Heck, I like the look so much I just might cut them into my acrylic drums!

(Calm down, I'm dumb not stupid)

Cheers!
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