mems wrote:
That's correct. I made that mistake as well. Just screw them in using locking washers that are small enough to ensure the screw head wont go through them.
It does seem like I remember seeing this on the forum somewhere now that I think about it. Very cool. I was not able to work on these this weekend at all as I had hoped, so maybe next weekend. If not then, definitely after the 15th.
Donny Collins Built:
Two 18" Tuba 30's 3012 LF
Two 26" Tuba 30's Lab 12
Two OmniTop 12's DL 2512 (Melded Array)
Presonus Studio One DAW
Harrison Consoles MixBus 32C DAW
Man...I've missed ya'll...haven't posted or visited in a little while. Not too many gigs since mid December, so the pressure to hurry up the OTop 12 builds is gone since I've got standby EV tops, so I've been taking a very leisurely pace. Working outside has not been too conducive either. The baffle, top and bottom are looking OK, but I must be off some because the throat reflectors are going to require some reckoning...not really too hard to cut, just not fitting my boxes just right. I'm hoping the design is forgiving there...likely will be using extra PL. Ya'll find the reflectors tricky?
Thanks!
Donny
Donny Collins Built:
Two 18" Tuba 30's 3012 LF
Two 26" Tuba 30's Lab 12
Two OmniTop 12's DL 2512 (Melded Array)
Presonus Studio One DAW
Harrison Consoles MixBus 32C DAW
OK...here's a pic...I've got some Auralex 2" wedges inside...shouldn't that be OK? This will go on the top and bottom interior also correct? I know for interior access panel (leave room for magnet and crossover).
I put them up on stands...it's gonna take some getting used to looking at these little things after having my old tops that are about double the weight and size. Two stacked together looks alot more like what I'm used to.
This is what's left:
Cut, assemble, wire and install piezos
Install and wire crossover
Install batting
Install back panel gasket
Break in and install woofer
Wire and install jack
Install top hat
Install chevrons
Donny Collins Built:
Two 18" Tuba 30's 3012 LF
Two 26" Tuba 30's Lab 12
Two OmniTop 12's DL 2512 (Melded Array)
Presonus Studio One DAW
Harrison Consoles MixBus 32C DAW
"A system with a few knobs set up by someone who knows what they are doing is always better than one with a lot of knobs set up by someone who doesn't."
Bruce Weldy wrote:Looks great.....coming to the finish line.
Do the duratex....turns DIY into "What brand are those?"
Hear he, hear he. So true.
My brother in law (who has seen everything i have built) asked me if I was fixing them since the cover was off. I couldn't understand what he mean until I figured out that he was under the impression I had not built these cabs.
The Big M wrote:lookin' good Don. Keep going. Mike
Thanks Mike. Tomorrow should be mounting everything and the batting and wiring the piezos, possibly installing them too. I'm so excited to hear these things. Been a very long time coming.
Donny Collins Built:
Two 18" Tuba 30's 3012 LF
Two 26" Tuba 30's Lab 12
Two OmniTop 12's DL 2512 (Melded Array)
Presonus Studio One DAW
Harrison Consoles MixBus 32C DAW
The Big M wrote:lookin' good Don. Keep going. Mike
Thanks Mike. Tomorrow should be mounting everything and the batting and wiring the piezos, possibly installing them too. I'm so excited to hear these things. Been a very long time coming.
If you haven't heard the piezo arrays before, I think you'll get a smile. Just apply a little eq to tone done the top end on them and the cymbals and high hats will truly shimmer. Of course, the 120 degrees of dispersion doesn't hurt either
