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Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 8:10 am
by billyum
I want to see a Mega-Horn shoot out.
http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/t/174920.aspx
East Coast vs. West Coast
BFM vs. Klipsch
Love this build thread.
I'll be doing my best to get out to the opening night.
Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:19 am
by Bill Fitzmaurice
The MWM was fine it it's day, 30 years ago, but with a 50Hz corner frequency it's not a subwoofer.
http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200711/20/50 ... 131057.jpg
Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 12:03 pm
by Rick Lee
Now that brings back memories!
Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 3:50 pm
by hifibob
Thats quite the rig you have! I'd love to be part of some sort of shoot out. I plan to build an army of cabs this winter once my venues are finished. My goal for next year is to be able to hold outdoor events. My resident DJ currently holds many events outdoors and they rent all the equipment and I'm not that impressed..
Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 3:57 pm
by hifibob
Oh ya I forgot.. Today I got a few things done, but Its been so dam hot I just cant work to long. I managed to get all the cabs ported, tweeter modules sanded, and side braces installed. Tomorrow I plan to durtex these areas while its easy to get at.
Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 1:09 am
by miked
Those 280 innards look incredible. They look like they were constructed from CNC'd parts. Your woodworking skills just blow me away, Bob. Good luck w/the rest of the build. Keep the pics coming!
Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 4:24 pm
by hifibob
miked wrote:Those 280 innards look incredible. They look like they were constructed from CNC'd parts. Your woodworking skills just blow me away, Bob. Good luck w/the rest of the build. Keep the pics coming!
Thanks bud i appreciate the kind words!! I wish I was getting more done but its been so hot and humid I had to take a brake. Next week is looking a lot better though. I did bend all the plywood for the back halves successfully (I was dreading it). Oddly the PL has been acting weird and I think its from the extreme heat and humidity. What do you guys think? Maybe I should of used silicone to seal this.
Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 4:44 pm
by Bill Fitzmaurice
It's probably so hot and humid that it's curing before it can fully expand. I'd just fill the butt cracks with another application, spread it uniformly with a piece of plywood scrap cut to the right width.
Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 4:47 pm
by Harley
hifibob wrote:Oddly the PL has been acting weird and I think its from the extreme heat and humidity. What do you guys think? Maybe I should of used silicone to seal this.
Spray the area with water and make it mildly damp - then apply the PL It's curing too quick with your current conditions.
Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 5:43 pm
by hifibob
Bill Fitzmaurice wrote:It's probably so hot and humid that it's curing before it can fully expand. I'd just fill the butt cracks with another application, spread it uniformly with a piece of plywood scrap cut to the right width.
Spray the area with water and make it mildly damp - then apply the PL It's curing too quick with your current conditions.
ahhh I had a funny feeling its was the heat.. Do you think it still has its bonding strength still? Figures this happens on the area I really need the bonding strength, that curved ply has a lot pressure on it.. Thanks guys
Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 7:53 pm
by DJPhatman
For all the effort you are putting into them, cut that mess of PL out and re-due the area using the technique Bill explained. A little perseverance now will prevent future problems.
Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 8:03 pm
by ripNdeb
It's probably just the camera but, that doesn't even look like PL to me. This stuff, not the 8X is what most are using.
Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 8:06 pm
by hifibob
DJPhatman wrote:For all the effort you are putting into them, cut that mess of PL out and re-due the area using the technique Bill explained. A little perseverance now will prevent future problems.
RELAX!! It says in the plan to use PL!!! Besides Im putting a back panel on so you wont even see it.. I was just curious about the weird reaction I was getting..
Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 8:08 pm
by hifibob
ripNdeb wrote:It's probably just the camera but, that doesn't even look like PL to me. This stuff, not the 8X is what most are using.
Its definitely PL.. Its the same tube I've been using but the weather has been insanely hot and humid..
Re: The journey begins.. 16 T60's and 12 DR280's!!
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 7:27 am
by biggerrigger
Its the weather. I would leave it as it is and add a layer over top of what is there already. I had the same problem in the same place on 2 of my DR250's and the fix worked very well.
If you are using the back covers you can pile on as much PL as you want in this area as it will not be seen once the cover is in place. Just make sure that you are consistent from one cab to another on your application so it does not change the resonant frequency of the cab in that area.
As Harley had stated a light sprits of water from a spay bottle will help keep that from happening on future joints in this kind of weather.
Keep up the good work.
