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The Old Woods Theater
My Various Speaker Builds
Statement II Remix build
"Aren't you a little short for a Stormtrooper?"- Bottom
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Any guru's on paint? I've got a problem with the finish on mine. I just put on the final coat and now I've got some spots that are crackling. 90% of the box looks great minus most of the cracking on the front and a small spot on the side. I"ve sanded the crackling and repainted but it continues to crack. Am I going to have to take it back to wood and start all over again?- Bottom
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Originally posted by mischmatAny guru's on paint? I've got a problem with the finish on mine. I just put on the final coat and now I've got some spots that are crackling. 90% of the box looks great minus most of the cracking on the front and a small spot on the side. I"ve sanded the crackling and repainted but it continues to crack. Am I going to have to take it back to wood and start all over again?- Bottom
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I ended up having to sand it down cause it crackled the 2 prior coats down to primer. I think that there must have been some reaction between the two paints that I had used on those spots. Looks like I'm going to have to sand back down to wood and start over. It just keeps on expanding the more I try to fix it.- Bottom
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http://diyourfaceoff.com/wp-content/.../bossesr71.jpg some SR71's I put together for a friend a while back- Bottom
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Veneer type
The veneer is Bosse, I have also made SR71s with santos rosewood and ash and a pair of BAMTM's with curly cherry. I use the diy vacuumpress kit from veneersupplies.com which works perfectly, although i don't have a big enough bag to handle floorstanders right now. I will be building another set of sr71's for me soon, needed something for the bedroom and will be keepin a build thread on my site https://web.archive.org/web/20121126...-diy-speakers/
you can also see my BAMTMS at that link
I have a question for some of the more experienced in wood veneer. How are you trimming your veneer. I've been using a laminate trimmer with a flush trim bit however this has been resulting in a lot of chip-out particularly when going accross the grain how do you prevent this?- Bottom
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I have a question for some of the more experienced in wood veneer. How are you trimming your veneer. I've been using a laminate trimmer with a flush trim bit however this has been resulting in a lot of chip-out particularly when going accross the grain how do you prevent this?
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Originally posted by stevoveeI have a question for some of the more experienced in wood veneer. How are you trimming your veneer. I've been using a laminate trimmer with a flush trim bit however this has been resulting in a lot of chip-out particularly when going accross the grain how do you prevent this?
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Originally posted by Hdale85I agree those are some very cool cabinets! That center makes your subs look tiny.The Old Woods Theater
My Various Speaker Builds
Statement II Remix build
"Aren't you a little short for a Stormtrooper?"- Bottom
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After a couple years' worth of procrastination, I finally finished my build of Zaph ZDT 3.5s.
I used mahogany paper-backed veneer.
The finish was about 5-6 coats of Watco Danish Oil applied over a two-week period. I'd wipe on a coat using pieces of old T-shirts, wait an hour, and wipe off the excess. A couple of times, I used white 3-M fine abrasive pads to rub the oil in.
After waiting about a week after the last coat, I used some #0000 steel wool to rub in some Johnson's Paste Wax, then buffed it off after a few minutes dry time.
The baffles were painted using General Finishes Lamp Black milk paint. It's partway between matte and glossy, but probably a little closer to matte. I used a small detail spray gun and compressor to apply this water based paint. Baffle prep consisted of Zinsser Seal Coat (shellac) and some automotive spot putty, then shellaced/sanded again before painting.
Build log here, in case someone wants more detail...
[build log]My audio projects:
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Bill - Those turned out very nice. Those driver cut outs are spot on. Great job! Curious how you've been liking the sound, especially the RS52's.
Deewan -Beautiful! I love the shape and accents! Those are amazing!- Bottom
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Outstanding!
DocWine is constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN- Bottom
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