rwillett

I built a CNC machine as a lock down project during Covid. It had a cutting area of 800mmx600mm, it was fun to build and the aim was to design a machine to cut foam for tool drawers, it didn't really do the job I thought it would do, and whilst it was a great learning experience, I have the machine away to the local school to make better use of it. As I was doing anything with bass guitars then, building a bass from wood with a CNC machine wasn't even a thought. If I was going to do anything with a CNC machine, I would go for something decent such as the X-Carve that @Richard R has commented on. I did just check it at https://www.inventables.com/products/x-carve-1 and it appears that the nice entry level kits have been discontinued and they are moving to the X-Carve Pro which are bigger and more money. However there are other kits or systems out there to replace the entry level stuff. I wouldn;t suggest making your own though as I did Rob

I think that's an excellent idea, I look forward to @Richard R showing off his designs and his work on the finished cabinet 😁

I am assuming that the 8" port is not suitable for the 12" cab? My offer to print me still stands but I have no idea of the diameter and length.

Sorry to be obtuse 😁 Fully recognise and agree with your storage and project purchasing approach. The offer is still there though, perhaps I can help at some time. Just let me know. Rob

Brilliant. I recognise the carbon fibre sheet 😁 If there is anything I can help with that needs 3d printing, let me know.

I can't comment on port sizes for a 12" as I haven't a clue 😊 Other people have commented before on the wood and construction method. Your friend seems to want to make things unduly complicated and heavy but I will defer to people who know more about this. Rob

If only...

One advantage of having a speaker with mounting points is that other things can be attached. I've put two side panels on the Mod Dwarf, they just slip on and off, so nothing permanent, so that sits on the top and the Gnome on the back of the cabinet It's all quite secure and I'm a little surprised how neat and tidy it is.

If anybody is interested in a grab handle for their cabinet, I brought two of these from Blue Arran but decided to use side handles instead. https://www.bluearan.co.uk/index.php?id=ADH3424 They were only £2 each so its not worth trying to sell them. If anybody wants them I'll post for free. Rob

I had to do that at a Motorhead tribute band, Motorheadache. That's exactly what I ended up with, a headache. I kept moving further and further back and eventually put silicon ear plugs in. Other people were quite content to head bang in the bass bins. My ears were ringing at the back and my stomach was moving in time with the bass, so no idea what they were feeling. I have a little container as well I take to gigs for the same reason.

Were the ear protectors somebody else's best purchase of 2025?

Been there, done that, got the frostbite....

It's opened up some new names to me so that's good. As with all "best" lists, it's highly subjective and causes lots of thought / discussion / arguments / flame wars. I was surprised The Pretty Reckless didn't have an entry but as somebody posted earlier "twas ever so". Personally speaking I'd love to get a full dump of all the votes and the demographics behind the voters. I didn't see the voting page at all so no idea what information was requested by Rayo but this is a goldmine for them as they get told clearly what music to play and in which proportions. They can hit their target audience pretty quickly without spending lots on market research. This was probably the aim all along 😁

Yep. That's either the extended and remastered disco mix version collaboration with The Cheeky Girls OR Planet Rock cocked up. It doesn't really affect the numbers much as it should be in the 1960s stats and not the 1990s. I didn't check every year apart from checking the upper and lower bounds as I don't even know some of the bands. Rob