Links to everything you need for your BFD-build, in Europe.

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Rickyvt
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#106 Post by Rickyvt »

DJPhatman wrote:After translating the description, that glue looks fine. Please make sure that you do proper air leak testing and report your findings.

Na het vertalen van de beschrijving, dat de lijm ziet er prima uit. Zorg ervoor dat u een goede lucht-lek testen te doen en rapporteren van uw bevindingen.
Thanks for the translation! I will test for leaks and report, but I'm still gathering all materials to build my Omni 15 Tallboy while I'm finishing our new bathroom, and then we have to go to Rome on vacation :( instead of me building the Tallboy...

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#107 Post by Tom Smit »

Rickyvt wrote: and then we have to go to Rome on vacation :(
Oh, that's soooo bad. :(
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#108 Post by Rickyvt »

I joined the first two panels yesterday with the Rectavit Structan and it looks like this:
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#109 Post by thijs666 »

It looks the same as Soudal 60A. Which is ok. :clap:
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#110 Post by Rickyvt »

Apparently Rectavit is now owned by Soudal, so it might be just the same product after all...
I tested it, very very strong, even after 5 minutes...

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#111 Post by ketoet »

i use structan . it expands the most out of all the glues i've tried so far. that and a good brad nailer and your cabs will be solid ass concrete.

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#112 Post by steelcityuk »

Is this the right product for what we need?

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Polyure ... ml+/p67949

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#113 Post by Gregory East »

Since it doesn't say "expanding" I'd guess not.
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#114 Post by steelcityuk »

I think this is the stuff I need.

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Adhesiv ... 198/p78519

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#115 Post by rogerc »

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Adhesiv ... 198/p78519

That's what I use. It does expand and is very strong
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#116 Post by leamy_f »

TimpBizkit wrote:My favourite sound quality piezo tweeter I've heard so far was from Maplin, but the horn design is wrong for the melded array and they are £7.99 each £4.99 when I got them (RS components used to do them 97dB sensitivity too and theirs were a little more bright in the 3-6khz range), so not as smooth for home use but okay for PA. (I've seen a few designs using that style of horn on this forum). Maplin do have the other horn design suitable for melding (not sure how it sounds).

The cheaper Amazon marketplace piezos (£2) I found had good sound quality but not very sensitive.

I used Blue Aran to get Eminence speakers and have bought two APT 80 on there and two LA6CBMR on there. Maplin do the APT80 but at £37 instead of about £22 or so on Blue Aran!

for piezo tweeters try c.p.c. and for eminence try thomann.de

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#117 Post by 88h88 »

I buy my Eminence from http://www.lean-business.co.uk/eshop/ as they're usually the cheapest. On occasion there's a fella on ebay selling Lab12s for about £110 each.
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#118 Post by Truckinve »

Spain, France, Germany (maybe UK too?)

These are one of the main companies.

Poplar available from Garnica Plywood 12mm 7 ply

http://www.garnicaplywood.com/en/contac ... artaments/

Radiata pine (a forest in Spain!) from Maderas de Llodio

http://www.maderasdellodio.com/attachem ... I_12en.pdf
http://www.maderasdellodio.com/contacto.php?lang=en

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#119 Post by All Thumbs »

Found a plywood supplier near me - http://www.peterbensonplywood.co.uk/

I emailed them the following message, "Hi there! I'm building some large speakers and the plans call for this... "12mm Plywood. Buy a grade with 5 or more equal thickness plies, but don’t waste money on high-priced premium grades or marine plywood. With a paint finish use birch, poplar or Arauco (Radiata pine), as with softwood the grain will show through. Make sure your birch is in fact Northern White Birch, either Canadian or European (Baltic), with a thick outer face, not cheap Asian ‘birch’, which has a thin veneer outer face. Quality birch is usually found at smaller lumberyards that cater to kitchen cabinetmakers, and often comes in 5x5 foot sheets." Do you have anything that fits the bill and if so in what size (ideally 8x4). Kindest regards, Scott.

To which they replied, "Hi Scott, We have:

Russian Birch BB/B Plywood
2440mm x 1220mm x 12mm £31.95 per sheet

Russian Birch Birch BB/B Plywood
1525mm x 1525mm x 12mm £22.80 per sheet

Does this sound like the right stuff?
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#120 Post by Bruce Weldy »

All Thumbs wrote: Russian Birch BB/B Plywood
2440mm x 1220mm x 12mm £31.95 per sheet

Russian Birch Birch BB/B Plywood
1525mm x 1525mm x 12mm £22.80 per sheet

Does this sound like the right stuff?
Yep, that's it.

The 4x8s are only about 10% more per square foot - so use whichever size best fits the cabs you are building.

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