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Just a little diversion from the "serious" speaker building that takes place here.
Since I have a Raspberry Pi music streamer in my home office, but no speakers yet (got some Aperions on order), I needed something to get by on. I started with a couple cheapo 2" drivers I had in my pile o'electronics junk. But just setting them on the desk caused vibrations and poor sound quality (well, poor even by clock-radio grade 2" paper cone driver standards). So, I needed enclosures that were readily available, cheap, and could fit the drivers on hand.
Enter, the aluminum soda (or beer) can! Most of us have these kicking around, so let's build some speakers, er, Cankers!
So, let's start with our parts and tools list. You'll need:
Two 2" or 2.5" drivers, any "full range" type
Two aluminum cans, after beverage has been consumed or otherwise removed
Can opener
Hot glue and gun
I had soldered the wires to the drivers beforehand, so I just left them. One could drill or cut a hole in the can to run the wire through, but I didn't bother since these are just quick temporary solutions. Anyway, use the can opener to cut the top cover off the can. Position the driver over the opening (if you're using 2" drivers, they may fall in, so offset the driver so one edge touches the edge of the can). Use some hot glue to fasten the driver to the can, and to fill in the gap. Perfect sealing isn't necessary in this application, I doubt it will make much difference.
Let the glue cool, and you're done! What other DIY speakers can be built in under 10 minutes?
Presenting the Canker!
Since I have a Raspberry Pi music streamer in my home office, but no speakers yet (got some Aperions on order), I needed something to get by on. I started with a couple cheapo 2" drivers I had in my pile o'electronics junk. But just setting them on the desk caused vibrations and poor sound quality (well, poor even by clock-radio grade 2" paper cone driver standards). So, I needed enclosures that were readily available, cheap, and could fit the drivers on hand.
Enter, the aluminum soda (or beer) can! Most of us have these kicking around, so let's build some speakers, er, Cankers!
So, let's start with our parts and tools list. You'll need:
Two 2" or 2.5" drivers, any "full range" type
Two aluminum cans, after beverage has been consumed or otherwise removed
Can opener
Hot glue and gun
I had soldered the wires to the drivers beforehand, so I just left them. One could drill or cut a hole in the can to run the wire through, but I didn't bother since these are just quick temporary solutions. Anyway, use the can opener to cut the top cover off the can. Position the driver over the opening (if you're using 2" drivers, they may fall in, so offset the driver so one edge touches the edge of the can). Use some hot glue to fasten the driver to the can, and to fill in the gap. Perfect sealing isn't necessary in this application, I doubt it will make much difference.
Let the glue cool, and you're done! What other DIY speakers can be built in under 10 minutes?
Presenting the Canker!
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