DR 280 T48 build finally done!

[Ron K]

Very nice builds! Dont forget to throw up a review after you get to fire them up live! Looking forward to that!

[asad137]

I was originally going to paint them black, but when I got them, I liked the look of the plain steel and decided to leave them that way. I can always paint them later if they get messed up.

You may want to at least clearcoat them so they don't rust.

Asad

[DAVID_L_PERRY]

(Leans back in chair and sighs)......stunning clean looking build.....

Mike, they look superb. Interestingly enough the little PA cabs I have just got have the exact same method of holding the Grills in place. Its very neat and as you say make the front look super clean.....

Awesome........

Dave

[Ron P]

WOW, those are some handsome cabs! Nice work.
It looks to me like you're using the combination 1/4"/speakon connectors, correct? How did you deal with connecting the wiring to the small lugs? I've been soldering spade connectors to them to make a larger surface to solder wire to. Just curious how everyone else does it. Why do they make them only that way??

[Tom]

Why do they make them only that way??

You mean the NLJ2MD-V connector for printed circuit boards? They are being closed out if you believe the sales flyer.

Economics, market factors, etc. made this 2-pole Neutrik a poor choice for amps. Most amps use the 4-pole or greater speakon, which is attached to a PCB inside of the amplifier.

Evidently, demand is low for this in a spade lug version.

I've had very good luck using these NLJ2MD-V connectors on cabinets.

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

Evidently, demand is low for this in a spade lug version.

That's because they're intended for use on amp outputs, PCB mounted, so that the amp can be used with cabs that have either 1/4" or Speakon. When used in speakers chances are a PCB board is in there as well.

[Spoon]

Beautiful build!!!

[DJPhatman]

Beautiful build!!!

SPOON! This thread is over 5&1/2 years dead!

[escapemcp]

But they are still selling those combo connectors!!

[Charles Jenkinson]

...and when someone is addressed as Spoon, it never fails to raise a smile.

[88h88]

I've not heard someone called a spoon in a long time.

[ripNdeb]

Beautiful build!!!

SPOON! This thread is over 5&1/2 years dead!

So what??? You think that BF hasn't evolved over 5.5 yrs.? And, that this progress shouldn't be published anymore?

[Spoon]

Funny! Yeah DJ, I clicked on a link on the BFD Facebook page… didn't even notice the date. I don't get on here as much as I'd like to. 88h88…. all I can say about the video is….LMAO!

[miked]

Hey, pile on the rabbit!

Those cabs are gorgeous. Period. Can someone explain to me how the grills are mounted? I see the tnuts on the sides of the cab. How do you bolt the grills down if the bolts are behind the grill?

[DJPhatman]

Can someone explain to me how the grills are mounted? I see the tnuts on the sides of the cab. How do you bolt the grills down if the bolts are behind the grill?

Go back to the first page, bottom post. He used strips of wood as clamps, tightened from the exterior. What you see in the picture isn't the T-nut, it is the screw head.

The grills are clamped in place by a 1"x1/2"x46" strip of wood (22" long for the DRs) on the inside edge of the cabinet sides. Tee nut and 1" allen head bolt about 10" apart (you can see a bolt in the picture). Loosten the bolts, place the grill in flush with the cabinet edge and tighten the bolts. Seems to be working well. No screws throughs through the grill gives a nice clean look and the clamping seems to keep them from vibrating. No rattles that I can hear.

Mike Roam
Austin TX USA