While having an offline (email) conversation with the notorious troublemaker Steve Manning about woodworking, he came up with something unique which I had never built before. Intrigued by the challenge of doing something new and needing a stand for my giant Center channel speaker I came up with this crazy idea to make a bent wood stand.
The layup is from 1/8" hardboard panel sourced from my local H.D. Box store. Glued with Joe Woodworkers veneer glue and roller method. I used a 14" Sonotube Cardboard Concrete Form as a jig. 4 ratchet straps were used to secure the panels during an overnight glue up process, ONE layer at a time.
On a good day it 's like wrestling a wet pig in the mud, 3 hands are needed 4 are better, 5 would be just enough.
I also used 1/2" Baltic Birch plywood and some "Sex Bolts" AKA hardware / furniture bolts to hold the top and bottom to the curve. There is no glue holding the pieces together, only the bolts. They are steel and seem to be plenty strong enough for the task.
It is designed to angle the baffle upwards and point the tweeter at ear level at seating distance.
It came out exactly as I had imagined it and it's weirder looking than I thought too. I LIKE IT! Enjoy the photos.
Ron
The layup is from 1/8" hardboard panel sourced from my local H.D. Box store. Glued with Joe Woodworkers veneer glue and roller method. I used a 14" Sonotube Cardboard Concrete Form as a jig. 4 ratchet straps were used to secure the panels during an overnight glue up process, ONE layer at a time.
On a good day it 's like wrestling a wet pig in the mud, 3 hands are needed 4 are better, 5 would be just enough.
I also used 1/2" Baltic Birch plywood and some "Sex Bolts" AKA hardware / furniture bolts to hold the top and bottom to the curve. There is no glue holding the pieces together, only the bolts. They are steel and seem to be plenty strong enough for the task.
It is designed to angle the baffle upwards and point the tweeter at ear level at seating distance.
It came out exactly as I had imagined it and it's weirder looking than I thought too. I LIKE IT! Enjoy the photos.
Ron
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