Grille mounting.
- LelandCrooks
- Posts: 7242
- Joined: Thu May 04, 2006 9:36 am
- Location: Midwest/Kansas/Speaker Nirvana
- Contact:
Re: Grille mounting.
Dammit Nimrod. Your mad mechanical skills just make me feel like a poser. Elegant and simple. I did the previous method on some cabs yesterday and liked it. Yours is better. Did you add gasket or some dampening along the unsupported edges of the grille?
If it's too loud, you're even older than me! Like me.
http://www.speakerhardware.com
http://www.speakerhardware.com
Re: Grille mounting.
Nothing added to the grill edges. they are solid and don't touch anything. I only notched out sections on the top and bottom to make room for the tweeter horns edges.LelandCrooks wrote:...Did you add gasket or some dampening along the unsupported edges of the grille?
(the grill's back foam actually sits flush against the face of the tweeter horn flanges) see here:

Here's a close up pic of the grill-cab fit and one of the bottom feet (you can barely see the grill's mounting block):


Authorized Builder
- 6 DR290
- Omni10.5
- AT, TAT
- Tuba 48
- 2 WH10
- Truck Tuba
http://www.boniton.co.il
http://www.bt-12.com Balanced Tilting Sounds Better...
- 6 DR290
- Omni10.5
- AT, TAT
- Tuba 48
- 2 WH10
- Truck Tuba
http://www.boniton.co.il
http://www.bt-12.com Balanced Tilting Sounds Better...
Re: Grille mounting.
Probably a stupid question, but do you own a metal brake (bending tool for sheet metal...I think it's called that). Those edges are perfect.
It's pics like those that help me to learn. Thanks for sharing them.

T48 build thread: http://billfitzmaurice.info/forum/viewt ... 30&t=20315
OTop12 build thread: http://billfitzmaurice.info/forum/viewt ... 30&t=19214
OTop12 build thread: http://billfitzmaurice.info/forum/viewt ... 30&t=19214
Re: Grille mounting.
he said he had a metal shop cut and bend it for himmiked wrote:Probably a stupid question, but do you own a metal brake (bending tool for sheet metal...I think it's called that). Those edges are perfect.It's pics like those that help me to learn. Thanks for sharing them.
BFM builds:
XF212
T24 BP102 24"
2x SLA's 6-5" mids, 9- gt-302's
2x AT 14" MCM 55-2421
TrT 5" MCM 55-2421
AT 18" JBL GTO804
2x OT12 flat array
2x SLA Pro 2-Alpha 6's 2-Goldwoods
2x T39 24" 3012lf
Simplex 10 BP102
XF212
T24 BP102 24"
2x SLA's 6-5" mids, 9- gt-302's
2x AT 14" MCM 55-2421
TrT 5" MCM 55-2421
AT 18" JBL GTO804
2x OT12 flat array
2x SLA Pro 2-Alpha 6's 2-Goldwoods
2x T39 24" 3012lf
Simplex 10 BP102
Re: Grille mounting.
Yes, he did. I missed that. Thanks.
T48 build thread: http://billfitzmaurice.info/forum/viewt ... 30&t=20315
OTop12 build thread: http://billfitzmaurice.info/forum/viewt ... 30&t=19214
OTop12 build thread: http://billfitzmaurice.info/forum/viewt ... 30&t=19214
Re: Grille mounting.
So what do you guys do to cut a grill in a straight line? I have grills from larger cabs that I want to cut down to fit my WH8s. Any jigs/tips/tricks for that? I can cut a straight line in a panel of plywood, but have no idea how to go about with the perforated steel.
I have an angle grinder but the results wouldn't be pretty

I have an angle grinder but the results wouldn't be pretty


Re: Grille mounting.
If it is heavier stuff (16ga and up), use an abrasive blade on a skillsaw with a sled. You'll have to clean the flash off the cut edge, but it will be straight. If it's thinner stuff, either cut with a pair of aviator snips or score it with a razor knife and bend it off. The scoring method works good, but you'll need to clamp the metal in between two pieces of lumber right next to the cut line. Although, I can't imagine that anything thinner would be a good idea on a stage monitor.
Re: Grille mounting.
I'm not used to think in gauges, but I'm pretty sure the razor knife would not cut this. Abrasive blade and panel jig, I hadn't thought of that. Thanks!
-
- Posts: 542
- Joined: Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:58 pm
- Location: Jacksonville, FL
- Contact:
Re: Grille mounting.
Good Lord, that's gorgeous!N.Webber wrote:Nothing added to the grill edges. they are solid and don't touch anything. I only notched out sections on the top and bottom to make room for the tweeter horns edges.LelandCrooks wrote:...Did you add gasket or some dampening along the unsupported edges of the grille?
(the grill's back foam actually sits flush against the face of the tweeter horn flanges) see here:
Here's a close up pic of the grill-cab fit and one of the bottom feet (you can barely see the grill's mounting block):
I'm not a musician, but I play one in a band.
-
- Posts: 8566
- Joined: Fri Nov 27, 2009 11:37 am
- Location: New Braunfels, TX
Re: Grille mounting.
AntonZ wrote:So what do you guys do to cut a grill in a straight line? I have grills from larger cabs that I want to cut down to fit my WH8s. Any jigs/tips/tricks for that? I can cut a straight line in a panel of plywood, but have no idea how to go about with the perforated steel.
I have an angle grinder but the results wouldn't be pretty![]()
I clamped the grill between two pieces of 1x4 and used my jigsaw with a fine-tooth metal blade running right along the edge of the 1x4s......it went way better, faster, and cleaner than I thought it would when I started.
6 - T39 3012LF
4 - OT12 2512
1 - T24
1 - SLA Pro
2 - XF210
"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."
- LelandCrooks
- Posts: 7242
- Joined: Thu May 04, 2006 9:36 am
- Location: Midwest/Kansas/Speaker Nirvana
- Contact:
Re: Grille mounting.
I have a 24" brake, handheld shear, and aviation snips. All gathering dust. I order my grilles.
If it's too loud, you're even older than me! Like me.
http://www.speakerhardware.com
http://www.speakerhardware.com
Re: Grille mounting.
Indeed. I ordered these grills directly from a punching shop. They actually CNC-punched them from raw sheet according to my specs, hence leaving the folded edges un-punched.jimbo7 wrote:he said he had a metal shop cut and bend it for himmiked wrote:Probably a stupid question, but do you own a metal brake (bending tool for sheet metal...I think it's called that). Those edges are perfect.It's pics like those that help me to learn. Thanks for sharing them.
I have cut grills for other cabs from stock perforated sheet using an angle grinder running along some straight edge clamped to the cut line.
I used 1.5mm (1/16") cutting disc and the cut comes out really nice. A pass with a cup steel brush takes care of the remaining sharp bits.

Authorized Builder
- 6 DR290
- Omni10.5
- AT, TAT
- Tuba 48
- 2 WH10
- Truck Tuba
http://www.boniton.co.il
http://www.bt-12.com Balanced Tilting Sounds Better...
- 6 DR290
- Omni10.5
- AT, TAT
- Tuba 48
- 2 WH10
- Truck Tuba
http://www.boniton.co.il
http://www.bt-12.com Balanced Tilting Sounds Better...
-
- Posts: 473
- Joined: Sun Feb 16, 2014 7:19 pm
- Location: Perth, Western Australia
Re: Grille mounting.
This method is the one I would like to employ for my OT12's.
The issue with the OT12's is the ID of the cab is obstructed by the angle of the horn panels. If I were to have the metal mounting blocks along top and bottom (4 in total), and omitted the folded edges of the grill along the sides, thus not affixing the grill at all along the horn panels, does anyone think this would be successful in terms of having no vibration issues?
The issue with the OT12's is the ID of the cab is obstructed by the angle of the horn panels. If I were to have the metal mounting blocks along top and bottom (4 in total), and omitted the folded edges of the grill along the sides, thus not affixing the grill at all along the horn panels, does anyone think this would be successful in terms of having no vibration issues?
Built:
6 T30 (24", 3012LF)
2 OT12 (MA, 3012HO)
2 T24 (18", 3010LF)
Running:
DCX2496
XTi 2002
XTi 4002
TRAKTOR Z2
TECHNICS 1210 Mk5's
6 T30 (24", 3012LF)
2 OT12 (MA, 3012HO)
2 T24 (18", 3010LF)
Running:
DCX2496
XTi 2002
XTi 4002
TRAKTOR Z2
TECHNICS 1210 Mk5's
- James Champer
- Posts: 301
- Joined: Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:00 pm
- Location: BF Builder - Indianapolis
- Contact:
Re: Grille mounting.
Would the edges of the grill, along the horn panels, be bent at all?commander_dan wrote:This method is the one I would like to employ for my OT12's.
The issue with the OT12's is the ID of the cab is obstructed by the angle of the horn panels. If I were to have the metal mounting blocks along top and bottom (4 in total), and omitted the folded edges of the grill along the sides, thus not affixing the grill at all along the horn panels, does anyone think this would be successful in terms of having no vibration issues?
Retired Authorized Loudspeaker Builder - Indianapolis, IN
-
- Posts: 473
- Joined: Sun Feb 16, 2014 7:19 pm
- Location: Perth, Western Australia
Re: Grille mounting.
Initially I was thinking that I would omit the grill edge along the horn panels, but now that I've thought about it a bit more, I don't see a reason why I couldn't include grill edges matched to the same angle as the horn panels, thus being able to put mounting blocks along those edges. The trick will be finding a shop that can do the folding in Perth for a reasonable price.
Can someone please confirm the required angle for this? is it 35 degrees?
Cheers.
Can someone please confirm the required angle for this? is it 35 degrees?
Cheers.
Built:
6 T30 (24", 3012LF)
2 OT12 (MA, 3012HO)
2 T24 (18", 3010LF)
Running:
DCX2496
XTi 2002
XTi 4002
TRAKTOR Z2
TECHNICS 1210 Mk5's
6 T30 (24", 3012LF)
2 OT12 (MA, 3012HO)
2 T24 (18", 3010LF)
Running:
DCX2496
XTi 2002
XTi 4002
TRAKTOR Z2
TECHNICS 1210 Mk5's