Omni 15 Tallboy - my first build

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Rickyvt · #1 Post by **Rickyvt** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 7:23 am

Finally everything has arrived, got the plywood mostly pre-cut and the drivers arrived today. It's probably gonna take a while before I really start building, being rather busy and going on a vacation soon, but I've made my first panel joint yesterday. Just couldn't wait.
Tried the Rectavit PU glue I found where I bought the plywood. Here are my first pics.
Should I use more glue? It seems OK to me...

Tom Smit · #2 Post by **Tom Smit** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:18 am

Looks good, so far. You have nice squeeze-out. How is that one corner clamp held in place? Does the adhesive hold onto it?

PulseMan · #3 Post by **PulseMan** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:23 am

Tom Smit wrote:How is that one corner clamp held in place?

Tom, that is the back side of the clamp, same as the front one.

Tom Smit · #4 Post by **Tom Smit** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:25 am

Duh.

I was thinking that there was a third panel, thus making it an inside corner

Thanks!

Rickyvt · #5 Post by **Rickyvt** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:58 am

They are two different clamps, the one at the far end touches the adhesive. So... wax paper is needed.
Edit: There was some glue on it but I had no problem removing it from the panels

SirNickity · #6 Post by **SirNickity** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 1:38 pm

I really like those clamps. I'll have to see if I can find something like it.

Rickyvt · #7 Post by **Rickyvt** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 12:11 am

Those are Stanley, I believe that's made in England
http://www.stanleytools.com/default.asp ... E=HOME.HTM

Rickyvt · #8 Post by **Rickyvt** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 12:40 am

Couldn't stay away from it, this is too much fun... and I was granted some unexpected free time.
Front and side panel are in place, and I even started out on the baffle. This seemed the hardest part to me, but turned out rather well, thanks to having read other build threads.
I cut the baffle hole with a router (Thanks AntonZ!) a bit too small and then cut a 45° angle on the driver side to make it match the driver specifications.

Rickyvt · #9 Post by **Rickyvt** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 5:52 am

It fits!

rainbass · #10 Post by **rainbass** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 3:14 am

Far more better work than mine

Enjoy !

Rickyvt · #11 Post by **Rickyvt** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:37 am

Thanks Rainbass! Always nice to hear positive remarks. I wish I could continue right now. It's quite addictive, I'm pretty sure it's not going to be the last BFM I will build... and I just can't wait for it to produce some nice basslines...

Chris_Allen · #12 Post by **Chris_Allen** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:09 am

All I can think when looking at this is....mmmmm..... nice ply.

Rickyvt · #13 Post by **Rickyvt** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:50 am

At the woodshop they said it was B/BB quality. Since I'm from Belgium I guess that's European/Baltic Birch

Michael Ewald Hansen · Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:55 am

Rickyvt wrote:At the woodshop they said it was B/BB quality. Since I'm from Belgium I guess that's European/Baltic Birch

b/bb is the grade of the plywood, where A is flawless front face and flawless back..

It looks like Birch so its perfect

Rickyvt · #15 Post by **Rickyvt** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 8:29 am

Oops - I didn't check on front/backside quality while putting the panels together. Nevertheless both sides seem pretty flawless to me...

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