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While screwing down the speaker, my screwdriver slipped and punctured a small hole in the edge of the speaker. I am pushing down on the edge so that the hole is view-able. Can I use a little super glue or other adhesive on the hole? Let me know your thoughts. Thanks.

That can be mended but you want the adhesive to be flexible. Superglue dries too hard for a surround. A "thin" layer of silicone works well as does a small piece of panty hose attached with contact cement with another layer or two of contact cement on top to make it airtight. If the speaker is visible then do the repair from the rear for aesthetics.

It is very small, so I am thinking silicone alone might do it. Just use standard 100% silicone caulk, or a silicone adhesive?

Whatever you have on hand. Back in the day when flat head screws were the norm I bet you a good 1/3 of all drivers installed suffered the same fate, welcome to the speaker builders club .

Use 'Aleen's Tacky Glue' with a bit of cheese cloth or silkscreen cloth.
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After you have repaired your driver...

A good practice to develop when installing any driver is to use the fingers of your free hand as a wall between the shaft of the screwdriver and the cone. It is better to slip and stab your finger than to stab through the surround or cone.

FrankORandle wrote:After you have repaired your driver...

A good practice to develop when installing any driver is to use the fingers of your free hand as a wall between the shaft of the screwdriver and the cone. It is better to slip and stab your finger than to stab through the surround or cone.

Great, thanks. The number of safety measures I implemented after I messed up was directly proportional to the amount of anger felt at realization...

You could also take a 6-10" diameter lid from a coffee can or old Tupperware and cut a slit halfway to the center and then cut a 1/2" hole at the very center. Screw in through the hole and slide off the shield via the slit.

Guitbusy wrote:While screwing down the speaker, my screwdriver slipped and punctured a small hole in the edge of the speaker. I am pushing down on the edge so that the hole is view-able. Can I use a little super glue or other adhesive on the hole? Let me know your thoughts. Thanks.

Best solution to prevent this from happening again is.... don't use Philips or straight slot screws. You can EASILY get hex head screws, cap head screws, torx drive screws, square drive screws, etc. your chances of slipping off are so low...

Also, make sure the core of the screw/hole is drilled to the right diameter. If only the threads are biting, it shouldn't be an ordeal to drive it home.