Hey all, just posting my long (can someone say 6 weeks?) build from cutting the MDF to the glueing, flush trim bitting, jasper jigging, veneering, cutting, jigging again, filing, sanding, sanding again, staining, aaand finally putting the XOs together and screwing the whole thing all together!!
Basic box
Front baffle with the holes almost cut all the way through
Getting my strap-ons!
What my glue looked like dried (Tite Bond yellow).
After I used the flush trim bit (worried look on face here)...
Filing with a flat file...
End result
Hole marked where I had originally put the pilot hole from the jasper jig. My intent was to use the pilot to re-jig the hole the same size as the MDF underneath it.
Pilot hole that I had already pre-drilled.
End result, with the hole popped out (I just jigged the bigger hole with the Jasper and pushed the whole button out.
One coat of Provincial Oak stain on my red oak veneer. I want to match my existing hardwood floor
One speaker with one coat of stain, the other with two...
One coat of satin lacquer...
Six coats of satin lacquer...
And finally done!!
Close-up of the brass screws I used for the speakers...
Am I happy I got it finished? yes. Would I do it again? Heck Ya!
Opinions appreciated...
Jim W
Basic box
Front baffle with the holes almost cut all the way through
Getting my strap-ons!
What my glue looked like dried (Tite Bond yellow).
After I used the flush trim bit (worried look on face here)...
Filing with a flat file...
End result
Hole marked where I had originally put the pilot hole from the jasper jig. My intent was to use the pilot to re-jig the hole the same size as the MDF underneath it.
Pilot hole that I had already pre-drilled.
End result, with the hole popped out (I just jigged the bigger hole with the Jasper and pushed the whole button out.
One coat of Provincial Oak stain on my red oak veneer. I want to match my existing hardwood floor
One speaker with one coat of stain, the other with two...
One coat of satin lacquer...
Six coats of satin lacquer...
And finally done!!
Close-up of the brass screws I used for the speakers...
Am I happy I got it finished? yes. Would I do it again? Heck Ya!
Opinions appreciated...
Jim W
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