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Woofer spacers I set these down and put some 5 lbs weights on them, but they slid PL works really good
Nothing a little belt sander can't fix
Could not be happier with the progress tonight! I test fit the pieces and everything fits reaaal nice!
Actually fit so good, i was able to pick it up as seen here.
I will have to do a bit of clean up on the edges were the woofer holes meets the horn. Nothing a Dremel tool can do.
Should look like a could of speaker boxes tomorrow.

A few more photos.
Test fit all the driver hardware, before glueing the top and bottoms, glued top, bottom and horn sides. I did the horn to side braces after the fact, so I could trim to fit.
Tacked on the skill saw guide and trimmed off the horn sides, not as smooth as I was hoping for, should if used a better blade, nothing some wood filer and black paint can’t fix. And finally test fit the sides! Starting to look like something!

I enjoy the pictures, looks really good. Wish I had a table saw with a sled.

Awwwwww heck yeahhhhhh!!!

Coming together with a swiftness

ACUA wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 8:35 am I enjoy the pictures, looks really good. Wish I had a table saw with a sled.

Thanks!
You should make your own sled! There are a ton of how to videos out there. Those rails are just “T slot” rails from McMaster Carr, and some 1/4 -20 bolts with plastic knobs that have a 1/4-20 insert, so I can hold stuff down.
It was really cheap to make and it’s getting pretty beat up, so I don’t feel bad about making a new one… mostly from scraps I already have.

Seth wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 9:02 am Awwwwww heck yeahhhhhh!!!

Coming together with a swiftness

Ugh, nothing like a deadline to kick things into high gear.
I have a minimum amount of Birch though so I really have to measure like three times and make sure I’m making the right cuts.
Now is not the time for a mistake

Edit.. I also had played with cut list to make sure I was maximizing T39 width for the four sheets of 5’x 5’ birch I bought. With the scraps I have plus the full sheets, I should be able to get two 20” cabs. Was previously planning on two 18” wide. Not sure if that’s a audible difference, but every inch counts I suppose.

Excellent work! Looking good.

Thanks Bruce!

Memory is failing. Is this the first Otop8 build thread?

I know there were some other threads and people who built them. However, I don't recall whether there was an actual build thread that went along with any of them. It may be you're right! (my memory is failing too LOL)

Edit to add: Just did a more thorough search and didn't find a single one. Joe! You're the first! By the way, did you decide to take on using the adjustable top hat's?

I wish I was the 1st, but this guy built a pair along with some T48s. I messaged him and he’s loving them.
viewtopic.php?f=30&t=25234&start=45

I really wanted to go for the fatal pro drivers, but that would have been some serious cash.

Seth, I thought about the adjustable top hats, they would have been cool, but they are actually hard to find now and I figured it was one more thing to break.

Anyway thanks for the comments! These are lots easier than DR200s

Tom Smit wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 9:32 pm Memory is failing. Is this the first Otop8 build thread?

J_Dunavin wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 10:44 pm I wish I was the 1st, but this guy built a pair along with some T48s. I messaged him and he’s loving them.
viewtopic.php?f=30&t=25234&start=45

I just read that thread! Thanks Grey Owl for commenting on it! That thread became first for reading when I logged in.

Practiced cutting out the throat reflectors tonight, not fun but I think I have a decent path for cutting the 65 deg angle.
Also glued the sides on! Looks like a box now… all down hill after these throat pieces.

Don't try this at home kids! I made the large angle cut by flipping the piece up 90deg and then tilting the blade over 25 deg. I made the pieces larger than i needed and made this cut first as i had to make several passes. Then i came back, measured the distance to the other cut and made it since it can easily be made with the fence.
I also cleaned up the inside corners where the back plate doublers are going.

Real nice fit. Looks great