Members roycew93 Posted March 12, 2010 Members Share Posted March 12, 2010 I have used finish screws before along with cleats on really big cabs. Like a big 2X12 or a 4X12 and it worked out fine. I also glue the hell out of them. But I can get really anal about my cleats I rip them on a 45 and sand them up all nice and pretty and stuff. Hay what can I say, I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shooto Posted March 12, 2010 Members Share Posted March 12, 2010 the Birtch Ply from Home Depot makes great sounding cabs really...here is my main gigging 4x12...sounds HUGE...made it about 3-4 years ago (using Shavano as a rough guide) here is how I joined it, glue and screws in the brace to really secure it...was going to build another 4x12 with better joints but think Im just going to do a 2x12 since the 4x12 is super strong: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members roycew93 Posted March 12, 2010 Members Share Posted March 12, 2010 Nice Cab! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shooto Posted March 13, 2010 Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 Nice Cab! thanks...it was fun (went into it pretty much blind...there wasn't nearly as much info then as there is now)) and I'm looking forward to the next build...have the wood cut and everything, just gotta put it together...a LOT cheaper than buying pre-made and from my experience, it sounds better than any other cab I've gone through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted March 13, 2010 Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 Now for the finishing question.http://jam4jmessageboard.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=2378719I recently found this tutorial on tolexing. Another method, which I prefer is to use truck bed liner. A quart will do a 212 with a bit left over. I use Duplicolor because it's available at most auto parts stores. Use a 3/8' to 1/2" nap roller and the finish will be pretty close to that of tolex. Use a 1" chip brush on the edges and you're done. No primer needed. This stuff is as hard as a teenaged boy who just took Viagra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members roycew93 Posted March 13, 2010 Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 This stuff is as hard as a teenaged boy who just took Viagra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shooto Posted March 13, 2010 Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 ^ funny- I got tolex covering from a fabric store...1/4 the price and pretty easy to do really...when I did my cab there was NOTHING on tolexing...I just took my time...took a whole day pretty much, but I let it sit a dry alot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted March 13, 2010 Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 Your cab is very nice. The blue is different, which IMO is a big plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted March 13, 2010 Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 I want to try this stuff. http://www.acrytech.com/catalog.asp?prodid=547778It's designed specifically for speakers and is about 1/2 the price of bed liner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eric zwicky Posted March 16, 2010 Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 howdy, i just stumbled upon this thread. a few years ago i built a 2x12 cabinet based on a design from the book "DIY speaker cabinets for musical instrument applications" by kevin o'connor. you canget the book from elderly instruments, probably also from amazon. the interestingthing about his designs is that they are detuned cabinets, for example mine is a 2x12, but only one driver. the hole for the other 12 driver is empty, and the back waves from the driver come out the empty hole and together provide the perceived loudness of 2 12" drivers at 1/2 the cost and weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stevieb Posted March 16, 2010 Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 That cab design has been around for a LOOOOONNNNGGGG time- I built a pair very much like that in 1974. For LOTS of info on cab building, go here:http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=166225 and scroll down about half way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stevieb Posted March 16, 2010 Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 This would be a bit faster than a rabbett ... I dunno, rabbits are pretty darn fast... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted March 16, 2010 Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 I dunno, rabbits are pretty darn fast... My dog agrees with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scottop1972 Posted March 19, 2010 Members Share Posted March 19, 2010 detuned 2x12 cabs flamed solid maple. walnut inlay on the head cab. dovetail joints w/ glued in supports eminence legend modelling 12 speaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scottop1972 Posted March 19, 2010 Members Share Posted March 19, 2010 video of above cabs playing at lower volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scottop1972 Posted March 19, 2010 Members Share Posted March 19, 2010 how do you put a youtube link to make it play in the window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ambient Posted March 20, 2010 Members Share Posted March 20, 2010 how do you put a youtube link to make it play in the window. youtube button and then the embed code from the youtube page. you have to clicik 'go advanced' before posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scottop1972 Posted March 20, 2010 Members Share Posted March 20, 2010 [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puqngyvZHM8/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ambient Posted March 20, 2010 Members Share Posted March 20, 2010 forgot a bracket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shooto Posted March 20, 2010 Members Share Posted March 20, 2010 erase everything in the brackets except for the bold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scottop1972 Posted March 20, 2010 Members Share Posted March 20, 2010 [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puqngyvZHM8/[YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shooto Posted March 20, 2010 Members Share Posted March 20, 2010 (YOUTUBE)puqngyvZHM8(/YOUTUBE) ^ like this...except leve the square brackets [] around the youtubes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scottop1972 Posted March 24, 2010 Members Share Posted March 24, 2010 [YOUTUBE]puqngyvZHM8[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hank_chaos Posted March 24, 2010 Members Share Posted March 24, 2010 dude what head are you useing to power the cab, this is a really inspiring project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scottop1972 Posted March 24, 2010 Members Share Posted March 24, 2010 that is a mosvalve 1160 by tubeworks. Genz Benz was the parent company... it is SS stereo 80w per channel with a gain and presence control for each channel. I have another vid of it with an ADA preamp that i was selling. the power amps are fairly inexpensive on *bay. just got to watch for them... they are pretty much bullet proof too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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