The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!

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sine143
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Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!

#241 Post by sine143 »

exactly. I recently had to cut a hole in the chamber of one of my t48s (front mounted) because a hurricane nut that was heavily epoxied still spun.... patched it up and cant even tell it happened.
Built:
2x Tuba 30s delta12lf loaded (gone)
4x Otop12 d2512 loaded
8x t48s (18, 18, 24, 24, 30, 30) 3015lf loaded
2x AT (1 mcm, 1 gto 804)
2x SLA Pro (dayton pa6, 6 goldwood piezo loaded)
1x bastard XF208

2x OT212 (delta pro 450a loaded, eminence psd)

miked
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Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!

#242 Post by miked »

sine143 wrote:exactly. I recently had to cut a hole in the chamber of one of my t48s (front mounted) because a hurricane nut that was heavily epoxied still spun.... patched it up and cant even tell it happened.
:shock: Was that t-nut also screwed down, ala Harley's T-nut Trick? Asking b/c I'm about to start making sawdust on my 4, T48 build and plan on using Harley's trick. I.E. small screw wedged inbetween the t-nut prongs and epoxy over the whole thing.

Anyway, glad to hear you were able to effect a repair and it's not noticable. Did you use one of those newfangled oscillating blade tools to make the cut?

hifibob
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Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!

#243 Post by hifibob »

miked wrote:
sine143 wrote:exactly. I recently had to cut a hole in the chamber of one of my t48s (front mounted) because a hurricane nut that was heavily epoxied still spun.... patched it up and cant even tell it happened.
:shock: Was that t-nut also screwed down, ala Harley's T-nut Trick? Asking b/c I'm about to start making sawdust on my 4, T48 build and plan on using Harley's trick. I.E. small screw wedged inbetween the t-nut prongs and epoxy over the whole thing.

Anyway, glad to hear you were able to effect a repair and it's not noticable. Did you use one of those newfangled oscillating blade tools to make the cut?
oooh.. 4 T48's cant wait to hear your impressions!

Keryn O'Shea
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Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!

#244 Post by Keryn O'Shea »

IMHO, the invert looks excellent! If you dont think so now, and then fit grilles, l think you will then..
AT8 14", AT10 19", T30 28" LAB12, T48 36" 3015LF, THT 20" LAB15, SLA 4x3"/4x4", CArray 6x4", TLAH, TLAP, J10 FA, J12 FA, OT8 CD, OT12 FA, OT15 CD, SLAP 2x6"/4x6", WH8, DR280 MA, XF210. Next J10L

sine143
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Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!

#245 Post by sine143 »

miked wrote:
sine143 wrote:exactly. I recently had to cut a hole in the chamber of one of my t48s (front mounted) because a hurricane nut that was heavily epoxied still spun.... patched it up and cant even tell it happened.
:shock: Was that t-nut also screwed down, ala Harley's T-nut Trick? Asking b/c I'm about to start making sawdust on my 4, T48 build and plan on using Harley's trick. I.E. small screw wedged inbetween the t-nut prongs and epoxy over the whole thing.

Anyway, glad to hear you were able to effect a repair and it's not noticable. Did you use one of those newfangled oscillating blade tools to make the cut?

It was a hurricane nut, and I didnt have access to a drill press, so I was unable to screw a hole to anchor it with a screw. It was installed with plenty of epoxy and drawn into the hole with a bolt, and left for 24 hours, so I was very upset when it spun (8 hours before a major event). I drilled some 3/4 inch holes in the top with a spade bit and took it out with a jigsaw. installed flanges on the hole with 1/4 inch ply, put the original piece back in with A LOT of PL, and filled the 3/4 inch holes with pl. chiseled it down after the show, sanded and used plasticwood. duratex and it was gone.
Built:
2x Tuba 30s delta12lf loaded (gone)
4x Otop12 d2512 loaded
8x t48s (18, 18, 24, 24, 30, 30) 3015lf loaded
2x AT (1 mcm, 1 gto 804)
2x SLA Pro (dayton pa6, 6 goldwood piezo loaded)
1x bastard XF208

2x OT212 (delta pro 450a loaded, eminence psd)

Bruce Weldy
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Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!

#246 Post by Bruce Weldy »

sine143 wrote: It was a hurricane nut, and I didnt have access to a drill press, so I was unable to screw a hole to anchor it with a screw.
Just use a hand drill. Take a piece of scrap, drill a hole big enough for the nut to sit in. Drill a hole in the lip with a hand drill. It's stable and works fine.

6 - T39 3012LF
4 - OT12 2512
1 - T24
1 - SLA Pro
2 - XF210


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miked
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Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!

#247 Post by miked »

sine143 wrote:
miked wrote:
sine143 wrote:exactly. I recently had to cut a hole in the chamber of one of my t48s (front mounted) because a hurricane nut that was heavily epoxied still spun.... patched it up and cant even tell it happened.
:shock: Was that t-nut also screwed down, ala Harley's T-nut Trick? Asking b/c I'm about to start making sawdust on my 4, T48 build and plan on using Harley's trick. I.E. small screw wedged inbetween the t-nut prongs and epoxy over the whole thing.

Anyway, glad to hear you were able to effect a repair and it's not noticable. Did you use one of those newfangled oscillating blade tools to make the cut?

It was a hurricane nut, and I didnt have access to a drill press, so I was unable to screw a hole to anchor it with a screw. It was installed with plenty of epoxy and drawn into the hole with a bolt, and left for 24 hours, so I was very upset when it spun (8 hours before a major event). I drilled some 3/4 inch holes in the top with a spade bit and took it out with a jigsaw. installed flanges on the hole with 1/4 inch ply, put the original piece back in with A LOT of PL, and filled the 3/4 inch holes with pl. chiseled it down after the show, sanded and used plasticwood. duratex and it was gone.
Wow, 8 hours before a show...you pulled if off though! :clap:

I tried hurricane nuts ONCE. It was the most miserable experience of my speaker building life. 4 of the 8 spun on me as I was torquing down the bolts for the first time. This was a long time ago, so there was no "Harley Trick." I've haven't used anything but t-nuts for 15+ years now. I've never done the Harley Trick before, but I've never built a sub as complicted as a Titan before either. Last thing I want is watching weeks' worth of work go down the drain b/c of a stupid 5-cent t-nut.

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Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!

#248 Post by sine143 »

Bruce Weldy wrote:
sine143 wrote: It was a hurricane nut, and I didnt have access to a drill press, so I was unable to screw a hole to anchor it with a screw.
Just use a hand drill. Take a piece of scrap, drill a hole big enough for the nut to sit in. Drill a hole in the lip with a hand drill. It's stable and works fine.

sorry for taking your thread on a detour hifibob! back to regular programming after this.

I broke all my small drillbits in haste during the build process lol. :wall:
Built:
2x Tuba 30s delta12lf loaded (gone)
4x Otop12 d2512 loaded
8x t48s (18, 18, 24, 24, 30, 30) 3015lf loaded
2x AT (1 mcm, 1 gto 804)
2x SLA Pro (dayton pa6, 6 goldwood piezo loaded)
1x bastard XF208

2x OT212 (delta pro 450a loaded, eminence psd)

miked
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Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!

#249 Post by miked »

Bob: Another positive vote for the reverse-curve. I think it looks great and will look even better once you paint the cabs and get the grill on there.

Titanium Hand
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Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!

#250 Post by Titanium Hand »

:hyper: Drooooool!

Every single time I check on your thread I find myself pretty much drooling! Whether its of your endless cache of quality tools, or your prowess in building with them, maybe its just the sheer magnitude of your rapidly forming fleet of BFM Big Boys.

All good stuff HifiBob :clap:

+3 Inverted curve on the DR's
Built 2 x T39 Lab 12 loaded 457mm wide, 29inch Wide Dual Lab 12 Loaded T60 and 2 x OTop 112 2512 Melded. Powered by N.I.TRAKTOR Pro 2.6 (2.6.1 has too many issues) TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 Crown XTi2000

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Chris_Allen
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Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!

#251 Post by Chris_Allen »

You have absolutely ruined those cabs. You have no option but to start again. I'll send you a disposal address in the UK for you to get rid of them. :shock:
Built:
6xDR200, 2xT39, 2xT48, 2xJack110, 1xOmni10.5, 1xAutotuba, 1xT18, 1xSLA Pro, 1xW8, 1xW10

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Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!

#252 Post by mbraver »

What's this club gonna be called and when will it be open and where will be exactly got a buddy going out to Boston in middle of August and he might check it out

sine143
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Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!

#253 Post by sine143 »

Hifi says its a dtenative mid sept opening. Hopefully he'll chime in with a name
Built:
2x Tuba 30s delta12lf loaded (gone)
4x Otop12 d2512 loaded
8x t48s (18, 18, 24, 24, 30, 30) 3015lf loaded
2x AT (1 mcm, 1 gto 804)
2x SLA Pro (dayton pa6, 6 goldwood piezo loaded)
1x bastard XF208

2x OT212 (delta pro 450a loaded, eminence psd)

hifibob
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Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!

#254 Post by hifibob »

sine143 wrote:
Bruce Weldy wrote:
sine143 wrote: It was a hurricane nut, and I didnt have access to a drill press, so I was unable to screw a hole to anchor it with a screw.
Just use a hand drill. Take a piece of scrap, drill a hole big enough for the nut to sit in. Drill a hole in the lip with a hand drill. It's stable and works fine.

sorry for taking your thread on a detour hifibob! back to regular programming after this.

I broke all my small drillbits in haste during the build process lol. :wall:
lol.. no biggy sine, I can tell ya though I had a nightmare last night that all my T-nuts stripped!

hifibob
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Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!

#255 Post by hifibob »

miked wrote:Bob: Another positive vote for the reverse-curve. I think it looks great and will look even better once you paint the cabs and get the grill on there.
It is starting to grow on me too.. I think finished it will look pretty bad ass!
:hyper: Drooooool!

Every single time I check on your thread I find myself pretty much drooling! Whether its of your endless cache of quality tools, or your prowess in building with them, maybe its just the sheer magnitude of your rapidly forming fleet of BFM Big Boys.

All good stuff HifiBob :clap:

+3 Inverted curve on the DR's
Thanks Titanium! I do love this stuff and I cant wait to be done building the nightclub so I can start building other designs! I'm dying to give a T48 a whirl..
You have absolutely ruined those cabs. You have no option but to start again. I'll send you a disposal address in the UK for you to get rid of them. :shock:
haha I got nervous when I started to read this, I though I messed something up until I kept reading.. They're in the mail my friend!
What's this club gonna be called and when will it be open and where will be exactly got a buddy going out to Boston in middle of August and he might check it out
mbraver the first one will be open mid sept. and that's located in Providence Rhode Island and its called Therapy, then I'm shooting for a February opening in Boston if all goes well..

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