Dual Loaded Table Tuba by a Teenager

[bassmonster]

Cab corners, screws, casters, and a BFM badge ordered today.

It's really time for this thread to end.

[Gregory East]

Ya reckon? That thing doesn't have a mouth brace yet!

[Titanium Hand]

Nicely executed Bassmonster. I'm happy to hear that you got the Bass you were hoping for. Now all you need to do is fill the back seats with young women... they'll 'appreciate' the vibrations no doubt!

[88h88]

Yeah but you may want to put plastic over the seats first.

[bassmonster]

Ya reckon? That thing doesn't have a mouth brace yet!

Those are being done today after school.

[bassmonster]

Cut the mouth braces today, but time was low so I couldn't paint or install them. I cut a half circle in the vertical braces (two for doublewide cabs) in a style similar to user "anamalous"s T48s showcased awhile ago. Once Duratexed and installed they're going to look pretty nice.

[DJ Higgumz]

Yeah but you may want to put plastic over the seats first.

[bassmonster]

I came home and there was a pretty little package waiting for me. It had Leland's signature on it!

Question, how should I attach the casters? My dad suggested using bolts, lock washers, and large washers from the other side of the wood.

[LelandCrooks]

He's right. Typically I'll use 1/4 tee nuts, but you're too late for that.

[shawn_g]

Have you incurred any hearing loss yet from having a TT in a vehicle? I'm surprised you haven't cracked any glass yet.

[bassmonster]

To be honest I didn't expect to put casters on it; it was kind of a last minute decision. I expected this to be a "room corner queen" (similar to the 'garage queen' show car) and occasional light DJ duty, but figures this TT is now being used as a temporary bass amp bottom and traveling a lot more than I had planned. I also didn't expect this thing to be so heavy. I considered a dolly but I like the idea of a simple rolling cab much better, all in one unit. Just lay it on its back when you're done. I wonder how I'll keep it from rolling away on me. The casters I ordered were pictured as having wheel locks, but that wasn't the case when I opened the package. Maybe I could use some wood chocks?

The TT certainly has the capability to crack glass in the car but so far I've only had about 15v through it max. When I finally get a dedicated car amp fully hooked up I'll be able to do some brain damage, but that will have to wait for the parents' permission.

[Tom Smit]

You could put a pair of rubber feet on the other end, opposite the caster, so that the cab sits level.

[bassmonster]

Thank you for the advice everyone. If I put the casters on the bottom of the cabinet as standing, would the effect of raising the cab off the ground about 3 inches (due to the casters) interfere with reflections and such when corner or wall loading? In other words, would the effect of having the cab raised off the ground introduce problems or lesser performance?

[DJ Higgumz]

Thank you for the advice everyone. If I put the casters on the bottom of the cabinet as standing, would the effect of raising the cab off the ground about 3 inches (due to the casters) interfere with reflections and such when corner or wall loading? In other words, would the effect of having the cab raised off the ground introduce problems or lesser performance?

Lesser yes, ut not audible. I wouldn't go over 2 high though, because of those nasty 70hz cancellations

[bassmonster]

Well, she's finally finished. I put on the casters on the bottom as it stands. I would have attached them to the back but I couldn't have reached the far two to install them. In retrospect I would have attached the casters before attaching the last two panels.

The Duratex isn't as durable as I had hoped. Maybe I didn't apply it correctly? I would have thought three full coats would have been good. It's taken quite a bit of scratching and gouging already, but part of this is because I used Arauco not BB. The next cabinets I take gigging often will be BB, and Line-X'd.

The difference with and without mouth braces is huge. I had attached the casters but not the mouth braces yet and took it for a test run. At low power there was noticeable buzzing, and at war volume the rattling was annoyingly loud over the bass. After mouth braces were installed and PL cured I fired it up again. Low power no buzzing at all, and at war volume minimal buzzing. With it standing on the floor the casters don't buzz anyway.

Onto the pics! The Duratex was dirty and dusty, and the second makes it look awful but it's just the flash severely highlighting the various imperfections in the wood and paint job.

In person it looks good and almost professional, and the red mouth looks evil.





I know, I haven't painted over the PL used to install the mouth braces. I'll do that sometime later, but now that it's corner loaded in my room that might take awhile to get done.

BTW, the corner protectors are awesome. You need them on any gigging cab. The corners of my cab would have been utterly destroyed by now from loading in and out of the car, etc, had I not put these corner protectors on. They are the large Chevron corners from Leland.