I'm baffled.

[LNeilB]

Aw hell it's Friday, excuse the pun.

I just got a pair of PE .5 cu ft cabinets. I don't know any local woodworkers.

Is there anyone who I might mail the baffles to in order to have them cut for the Krutke L18?

Name your price.

Cheers,

Neil

[Biff]

Try any local cabinet shops, or car audio installers. Either one should have a circle jig and router set and tag you for a couple bucks and on you go!

[cotdt]

it's very easy to do. you can learn it and it will pay off. the tools aren't too expensive, either.

[LNeilB]

Ok

I'm all for that. What do I need to buy? I'll have to cut port holes in the cabinets as well.


Cheers,

Neil

[jhd]

Three things:

1. A hand-held router (not a table-mounted router). For cutting holes, any router will do, but I would recommend a variable-speed router with a 1/2" shank. (Most inexpensive routers come with a 1/4" shank.)

2. A straight router bit for cutting.

3. A Jasper Circle Jig from Parts Express (or elsewhere?) to cut perfect circles.

Routers are easy to use and really useful. Probably the #1 or #2 power tool for DIY speaker builders (before or after a table saw).

[cjd]

If you're handy you can make a jig similar to jasper...

And, get a plunge router not a fixed base router.

Also, for driver cutouts 1/4" is probably fine as most of us use 1/4" diameter bits for that... I like spiral upcut though for a finished surface I'll do the first pass 1/16" deep cut with a spiral downcut.

C

[LNeilB]

der

Just realized a friend does cabinetmaking. Heading over tomorrow to have him zip through it. :T