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Re: XF210 build in the UK
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 3:23 pm
by AdamM
How did you manage to bend the steel corners on the top front edge? Brute force & a big hammer, or some other, more refined method? I've been thinking this conundrum over for several weeks, as I plan my 210 build. Having built (& heavily used) the 212, I've decided corners are a must. The angled front is the fly in the ointment...
Re: XF210 build in the UK
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 3:44 pm
by sine143
For my 210 (actually a 2x8) i just made the corners straight faced (about an inch tall)
Re: XF210 build in the UK
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 5:14 pm
by Oxonjohn
More like gentle force with a small hammer! I aligned the corner with one edge and fixed it with the first screw. I then tapped the corner into shape with a small ball pein hammer, protecting the metal from dings with a bit of scrap ply. Once it was pretty much aligned with the second edge I fitted the second screw to pull it into its final position. I wouldn't claim they are perfect, but I've seen shop bought cabs which were no better.
Re: XF210 build in the UK
Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 8:46 am
by LelandCrooks
Oxonjohn wrote:More like gentle force with a small hammer! I aligned the corner with one edge and fixed it with the first screw. I then tapped the corner into shape with a small ball pein hammer, protecting the metal from dings with a bit of scrap ply. Once it was pretty much aligned with the second edge I fitted the second screw to pull it into its final position. I wouldn't claim they are perfect, but I've seen shop bought cabs which were no better.
+1
I use a plastic deadblow hammer.
Re: XF210 build in the UK
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 3:59 am
by Charles Jenkinson
I haven't read of a driver break in routine for the XF projects, but there must be a rough formula that could be used to figure out a driver dependent voltage/ frequency....? Ain't it white noise for guitar drivers...? Not exactly inaudible though, like a nice 25Hz.
Re: XF210 build in the UK
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 12:31 pm
by Oxonjohn
The generally accepted way for breaking in guitar drivers is just to play them, loud and long. There are a couple of alternative shortcuts, but why would I use them when I've been given an excuse!
Re: XF210 build in the UK
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 5:59 pm
by Tom Smit
Oxonjohn wrote:The generally accepted way for breaking in guitar drivers is just to play them, loud and long. There are a couple of alternative shortcuts, but why would I use them when I've been given an excuse!
...because enjoyment would begin right away.
It wouldn't take much. Run the driver out of the cab hard enough, without hitting the limits, to get it moving good.