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Originally posted by Squidspeak
Originally posted by Squidspeak
That is NOT a good place to be in, right there!! All was good until they jacked up the driver availability, wasn't it!!
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Good point. That might be a little more hi-tech than screws, but not much.
Oh crap!!! :E
That is NOT a good place to be in, right there!! All was good until they jacked up the driver availability, wasn't it!!
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More progress...
I took a day of vacation today, and got the cabs lacquered with a coat of sanding sealer, and (3) coats of lacquer. Might have had enough lacquer to do one more quick coat, but decided that it was probably time to stop. On trim, I typically only do sealer and two coats.
But, like all DIY projects, there's always more involved than just "doing" something. In this case, I needed to do the lacquering outside, since I don't really want to do that in my house. But, I don't really want to do it "outside" either, with the wind and stuff. So, what I really needed was a spray booth of some kind.
A while back, I picked up a fan, no make that a FAN! from a co-worker. It's a whole-house fan, and the thing is about 3' (yes, that's FEET!) in diameter, with the hopes of using it as an exhaust fan in a spray booth some day. Shortly after I got it, and built a box for it, and put it on wheels so that I can also use it as a fan in my shop.
I haven't had time to build the spray booth part yet, so I decided to make a temporary booth in my shed, hanging it from my garage door track. It's basically a 10' x 10' square, with 8' side walls. The top is open, and acts kind of like a downdraft booth, where's it's supposed to be sucking air from the top. Here's a picture of fan in the side wall:
Here's a picture from the inside, but it's really hard to see anything:
And here's a picture "inside" the booth:
All-in-all, it worked out really well, in fact too good at some points. The fan was SO powerful that it would try eating the plastic, so I had to put some steel weight down on the bottom to hold it there:
This fan really cleared the area out in a hurry!!!
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More progress (continued)...
Here's a shot of the cabs "loaded" into the booth:
I had to put them too close together to get them all inside the "booth" at the same time. That meant that I couldn't really get the gun between the boxes all that well. So I tried this up and down thing like you see above. It did allow me to get to all of them, but the ones on the bottom had a lot of overspray, so I quit that. I then did them only on the ends, and I moved the middle two to another place in the booth, which didn't get as much overspray, and that worked a lot better.
Here's the obligitary picture that shows that they are now shiny:
They have a little bit of orange peel, but they'll do just fine, and they are mostly shiny.
Here's a picture of them all lined up and "curing":
I think that lacquer only takes like 24 hours to be cured pretty hard, but I'll let them sit down there for a while and cure. I need to do a little bit of machining on fronts yet, before I paint the accent pieces black, so I want that lacquer to be good and hard.
So, I probably won't do much now, until I work on the next step. More waiting...Comment
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Cadman, when you are done with the fan maybe you could DIY it into
a rotory subwoofer like Eminent Technology. Down to 5 hz. they claim, has anyone heard or experienced that technology?Comment
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I've never heard one personally, but this fan does make some very low whoop-whoop sounds. It's only a TWO bladed fan on there. In fact, the fan is made by Propeller Fan (propeller is in the name), so you can guess that the blades look like a propeller.Originally posted by Squidspeak
It moves some serious air!!!Comment
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I LOVE the Harbor Freight Ad finish for the baffles. Put a high gloss, and you have a final finish that's both pretty and informative. :B
But in all seriousness, looks good. I'm impressed.
Originally posted by CADman_ksComment
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I wondered if anyone would catch that, while I was taping it on there!Originally posted by BigguyZ
FINALLY! I have found a use for something that comes from Harbor Freight, and for that matter a GOOD use for it.
Actually, I used that particular ad, because the paper that it is printed on is actually quite a bit more robust than standard newspaper print paper. I had the two side by side, and went with the HF ad. I didn't mic it, but it literally felt twice as thick as standard newsprint.
Isn't it ironic that the cheapest place on the planet has the BEST advertising??? That's probably by design, I would guess.
Thanks for the cudos!!!Comment
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Have you seen my woofers?
Well it might be time because they bumped the ETA on theOriginally posted by cjdI've been thinking it may be time to find an alternate driver.
drivers to 9/20/12. Say it aint so.Comment
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What in the H-E-DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS!!!!?!??!?!?!?!?! :M :M :MOriginally posted by Squidspeak
I thought that PE said that they WERE going to be here in August???
WTF????
I'm acutally beginning to scared that I'm going to run out of time on these things!!! I have a deadline, but it's still a ways off, but getting closer every day!!!Comment
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The only other driver that I know comes in both 4 and 8 ohm variations as well as being budgetish in this size is Silver Flute. SB also fits the bill but wanders from the budget.
Grrr.diVine Sound - my DIY speaker designs at diVine AudioComment
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I have crossovers made for these drivers. Something tells me that changing drivers wouldn't be good for my crossovers.Originally posted by cjdComment
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PE response...
I don't know if this guy is for real, or even if he knows what he's talking about, but his title in his post says that he's the VP of marketing:
Due to neodymium supply issues with their current factory, Dayton Audio is in the process of resourcing the entire ND series of drivers to a new facility. To ensure consistent performance and the product quality you’ve come to expect from the Dayton Audio line of drivers, each model has gone through rigorous testing.
I’m happy to say that all models have passed the final Klippel testing process with flying colors and are now in mass production at the new factory. These new versions will look and perform as good if not better than the originals. Extra care has been taken to closely match the existing parameters so they will work in all existing designs.
We are doing everything in our power to get them back in stock and apologize for the inconvenience.
If you have any further questions regarding this matter you can send me a private message.
Regards,
Karl B. Keyes
V.P. of Marketing
He wrote this on 6/13/12. We do business with China companies, and it does NOT take this long to get things across the water. That was 2 months ago that they were supposedly in full production, and now we're looking at ANOTHER month for availability...
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This gives a whole new meaning to the phrase, "slow boat from China"...Comment
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Slow boat from China
Very good sense of humor Cadman, Mr. Keyes was respondingOriginally posted by CADman_ks
to my post on the P/E forum titled " Incompetent purchasing dept?" that
I posted after another availabilty change.I ordered 2 woofers for a CC
Aviatrix build to match the front mains I already made. Anyway back in
March I was told they would be available in April and every couple weeks
they change it. They had to know back then there was no possible way
they would be in stock for months but keep telling me they will. I would
gladly have just went in another direction and bought different woofers
if they would have been honest about realistc availability. Now I have completed cabs and X-overs and tweeter for 5 months and no woofers.
I did PM Mr. Keye's this morning like he suggested I do if I had anymore
issues. I will let you know if he respondsComment
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I'm interested in hearing what he has to say....Comment
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This is encouraging... NOT!!!
China Tightens Controls On Rare Earths Production
It's not looking good...Comment
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The Ochocinco's use the ND140-4, so the ND140-8 for my AviaTrix won't work, right?
I have 6 (lightly used) ND140-8s sitting in boxes in my basement right now. I am seriously considering selling them so people waiting on PE would have drivers.Comment
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WHEWW!!!!Originally posted by BeerParty
I saw this post, and I was in absolute FULL-ON PANIC mode!!! I thought for some reason that it was the other way around, and that the Ocho's took the 8 ohm version, because I was pretty sure that's what I ordered!!! :E :E
A quick check, and you're right, the Ocho's do require the 4 ohm version. Upon arriving home tonite, I checked, and thank goodness, I have the 4 ohm version on order!!!
That would have been more insult to injury if I had the wrong thing ordered!! At least, at this point, I could have still called PE, and told them to change my order out to the 4 ohm version, if I had ordered the wrong thing. Thankfully, that phone call is not required... :TComment
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Opps, I didn't mean to do that!Originally posted by CADman_ks
ops:
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Aviatrix savior
Beerparty I sure could use 1pr. of the ND140-8, so please PM me if youOriginally posted by BeerParty
want to part with a pair. I need them for an Aviatrix CC Thanks SquidspeakComment
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NO! I'm glad you did! While I was panicked now, image my horror if I had opened that package the day I get them (if I ever do), and I had ordered the wrong thing!!!Originally posted by BeerPartyOpps, I didn't mean to do that!ops:
That would have been an EEEKKKK moment for sure!!! :E :EComment
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Yeah, Squidspeak is in a LOT worse way than I am, with a sis-in-law involved.Originally posted by Squidspeak
If you and Beerparty work something out, a word of advice: Don't tell your sis-in-law that they were used, even gently. They're brand spankin' new for all she knows... :twisted:Comment
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Squidspeak - PM sent.Originally posted by SquidspeakComment
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The Phone Books Are Here!!!
THE PHONE BOOKS ARE HERE...
Wait... That has nothing to do with this conversation. Scratch that...
:E Just received word that my order has SHIPPED from PE, WITH my drivers!! :E
(probably won't be overnite, though) 
WOOHOO!!! :TComment
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Yeah. :clap:
We're still talking about the ND140, right? :rofl:Comment
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Yeah, that one. :roll: :roll:Originally posted by ---k---
On a positive note, PE did come thru and include all of the extra parts that I needed to convert my crossovers.
Running out of the ND-140's wasn't PE's fault, and they do rock as a company...Comment
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Can't wait to see some finished product!! Great looking project.Comment
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Soooo... how do they sound?!
Do you need the original or the updated crossover?
What? You're not DONE yet?diVine Sound - my DIY speaker designs at diVine AudioComment
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Slow boat from china
When I read your 4 ohmers were in stock I called and was told theyOriginally posted by CADman_ksTHE PHONE BOOKS ARE HERE...
Wait... That has nothing to do with this conversation. Scratch that...
:E Just received word that my order has SHIPPED from PE, WITH my drivers!! :E
(probably won't be overnite, though)
WOOHOO!!! :T
had 2, 8ohm versions and they belonged to me, thank the god of speaker
building (who is that anyway?) Decibelus?, Excursionus, Xmaxus, or the
hated Distortionus they are on their way!Comment
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That later ship date may just be for the next round of drivers! In other words, they arrived as planned but had already sold out!
Good to hear they're shipping. Hopefully they're to spec and we'll see no more unexpected changes.diVine Sound - my DIY speaker designs at diVine AudioComment
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LOL!!!Originally posted by cjd
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That's my biggest feat at this point. Not having any measuring equipment, I'm at the mercy of how they sound. If they sound good, I'll have to guess that they are in spec. If they don't sound good (how would I know, though), I'm screwed when it comes to changing them...Originally posted by cjd
Fingers crossed....Comment
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I have drivers in my POSSESSION!! WOOHOO!!
Now, I don't have any time to work on the things! I'm taking my daughter to college this weekend!
Oh life, you cruel bastard...Comment
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Are they making sounds yet?Comment
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No, unfortunately. Gotten busy with other things and haven't had a chance to work on them lately.Originally posted by ---k---
I also don't mind letting the lacquer dry longer and get harder before I work on them some more...Comment
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Finally making progress again on the speakers! I've let them go to long without working on them..
I painted the "accent" pieces today, and I realized that didn't go as well as I had thought or planned.
I did NOT do enough prep work on the areas of the MDF where I machined it off. In those areas, the paint, or whatever you're putting on it are like a sponge, and just soaks up whatever it is that you put on it. Unfortunately, that means that you end up with a different "look" in that area than you do on the rest of it. Another thing thing that I did NOT spend enough time on was the joints. I did put filler in there, and I thought that the "texturing" would cover them up, but unfortunately it didn't. I'm not really for sure why my joints aren't better, because I had them looking pretty good, or so I thought, before I started texturing.
The texturing, while it doesn't really look all that bad, does NOT hide sins like I thought that it would. I thought that it would do a better job of hiding things.
Here's a picture of one of the top corners. You can see the joint for one thing, and you can also see that the texturing on the round is not the same as the top surface which would not have been machined. At this point, I don't know that I have a choice to just go with it. I'm toying with painting that whole thing flat black over the texture, but I don't think that's even going to bring it all together and make it look the same. Oh well, live and learn...
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Sand it smooth, do a finish-fill pass (I forget the correct way to describe it, but I recall there being a green filler used over bondo to get things super perfectly smooth when I used to watch the car designers work on their models...) and repaint.diVine Sound - my DIY speaker designs at diVine AudioComment
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Dang, I don't know if I could sand this stuff off. It's truck bed texture!, so it should be pretty rigid. The other thing in play here is that I already have the lacquering part of the cabinets done, so I can't get super aggressive with that either.Originally posted by cjd
At the end of the day, this is probably one of them things that only I and the speaker jocks would ever notice. I surveyed some dentists, and 4 out 5 said that couldn't see anything. They recommended I use it the way that it is.
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Paint bleed!! ARGH...
I did the paint / texture in the shop today, and it was nice and warm here.
I decided that I should probably remove the tape and paper that I had on there, so that it didn't do something to my lacquer.
I went out to the shop this evening, and to my horror, the paint bled under the tape, and now I have that texture paint on TOP of my finished lacquer.
At this point, I don't know what I'm going to do, except go to bed and not worry about it at the moment. I do have a little bit of lacquer left, but I really do NOT want to set the gun up just to spray this little amount, but it looks like that might be my only option. I'll think about it...
Here's a picture of some of the bleed. Everyone of the speakers bled somewhere:
Here's a long shot of what they look like far away, and they look good far away, it's just that up close that kills ya: (you can see more bleed down the left side of the accent piece)
I guess in the end, the one thing that I've learned is that making something with two different finish types on it sure sounds easy on the surface, but it's not as easy as it looks. I thought that I did a meticulous job taping these off and making sure that they were tight. I guess that I didn't do a good enough job there. The other thing that I did plan on was how runny this texture paint was. Since it was "texture" paint, I certainly expected it to be have more body, almost latex like, but obviously it doesn't. I guess that it has to be thin enough to be able to sprayed out of can...Comment
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I thought you had those separate from the boxes still!
You may be able to clean up the bleed with a sharp razor - use it as a scraper. A very quick follow-up wipe with lacquer if not a just a quick buff.
Another option might be a fine bead of black caulk (or similar) all around - it will radius that curve, sure. And it will be a little different than you'd planned. But I think it will look "right" and would cover up the bleed.
Even a perfectly sealed tape seam needs a very light pass with any spray, and let it dry, to completely seal it off.
They still look amazing, so... don't fret too much.diVine Sound - my DIY speaker designs at diVine AudioComment
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I chose NOT to do it that way because I wasn't for sure how I was going to make sure that they were "part" of the speaker. At the end of the day, that is' probably something that I could have dealt with, and I think knowing what I know now, I would probably do it that way in the future.Originally posted by cjd
I've tried this a little bit, and this is what I think that I'm going to do, and then reapply lacquer, or try to buff it out like you said.Originally posted by cjd
Hummm... This really isn't that bad of an idea, and I might fall back on that one if for some reason the other doesn't work.Originally posted by cjd
THANKS for the words of encouragement and advice. All very very much appreciated!!!Originally posted by cjdComment
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Did you use painters tape or regular masking tape?Comment
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Ouch. That sucks. We've all been there and feel your pain.
I can guarantee that the best way to make yourself feel better is to get them playing some music and sit back and enjoy them. All your headaches, pains and problems will fade away when you get to that point. :TComment
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I not only used painters tape, BUT I used 3M painters tape.Originally posted by David G
My wife asked me why I didn't use "frog" tape, but I don't know if that would have worked in this situation, since it basically reacts with water.
The texturing that I put on there was NOT water based in the slightest!!!
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-- OR --Originally posted by ---k---
Grab yourself a nice tall cold one and just chill! 8)Comment
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Success!!!
Grabbed a nice new sharp razor blade tonite, and I WAS able to scrape off a majority of the bleed thru.Originally posted by cjd
I read online about buffing lacquer, which is something that I've never done before. Sprayed a LOT of lacquer, but it was always on trim, and there's no real reason to buff that unless you're just into that kind of a thing.
The online "wisdom" was to "buff" them with 0000 steel wool, and then use wax on them. I tried this on one of the bottom BEFORE I did the whole cab. I figured that way, if it just totally went south on me, I only had a ruined bottom at that point.
After buffing with the 0000 wool, they did look not-shiny anymore. I quick coat of Minwax Wax, and they looked even worse. Let the past dry, and wiped it down, and it was AMAZING! Nice and shiny, and really really smooth now.
I did the rest of the cabs and the affected areas with the above treatment, and I can honestly say that I am pretty much happy with the results.
The finish isn't perfect, and I wouldn't win any contests with it, but I'm still happy since this is my first speaker finished this way. My girls aren't going to know ANY of the difficulties that I went thru to get to this point, and I don't think that there's anyway that they would ever spot the flaws, but, like always, I'll know that they are there.
I've learned a lot along the way if I were to ever do this again, and that's invaluable stuff...
cjd - thanks for the inspiration!!!
PS: My hand and arm hurt from buffing!!! :PComment
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