rwillett

This is when 3d printing can help. My knowledge of flared ports is even less than my knowledge of unflared ports. However it costs very little to print different versions out and try them and see. I've been playing with different ways to construct guitars and testing out options. TBH, they didn't work, but I now know they don't work. I can print up to 220mm in external diameter, the actual port would be somewhat less (190mm+), but I suspect that's a massive port. Thanks Rob

Phil, Get another hobby, what can possibly go wrong The offer is there if you wish to take it up. The design is done, so its easy to change as needed. The printing time is dependent on the size but it's not excessive TBH. I tend to print in terms of 8-14 hours, so a few hours here or there is nothing, so if you want to test out different configurations, very happy to help. e,g, Put a straight chamfer on the inside of the pipe vs a rounded edge (bull nose) or having the output bigger than the pipe (no idea why you'd do that but it can be done). Very happy to help as one day I may manage to find the time to build a speaker Rob

Phil It's relatively easy now as I parameterised everything, so it's a case of plugging the right numbers into it and its automatically updated. So if the wall thickness of the pipe goes from 2.5mm to 3mm, I change a singe parameter and thats it. In some respects every print I ever do is bespoke. Printing 5,000 of these on a 3d printer would not be cost effective as you could tool up to do this using better methods. Printing a few dozen identical ones probably would be cost effective as there are no tooling setup costs. Printing individual ones would certainly be cost effective as the design is done and it's just plugging numbers in and then sending them to print. No need to tool up. I wouldn't print all of the port, just the flange as it's cheaper to buy piping. However if you wanted a hex port or an elliptical one or a triangular one, that's very simple to do as the methodology is the same. If you want a one off, let me know. I'll do it for nothing, your speaker shoot out was great and this is one way to pay for that Rob

Just in case it helps, I'd be happy to print a port up for you to play with. This is a cross section of a 125mm port. The purple is the drain pipe (or whatever, it's simply there to show where it fits), the red is the flange that the pipe connects to. It's all parameterised so I just made it 50mm as opposed to 125mm. It even has your name on it I've added chamfers in but no idea if they help or not. Rob

That was my second thought, TBH. Astonishing that Barry Gibb, Barry Manilow and Barry White are all from your home town... Along with @Stub Mandrel four legends all from Barry. Fixed that... Rob

@stevie I am tryimg to remember which cab you brought over and plugged the Gnome into, I think it was the middle, the Monza. is that right? It sounded great with a Tonex or Mod Dwarf into the Gnome. Thanks Rob

Astonishing that Barry Gibb, Barry Manilow and Barry White are all from your home town... Three legends all from Barry. You must be very proud.

Its certainly lovely and if I I'd realised it was in the "quiet room", Id have loved to have tried to hear it and possibly play it under somebody expert tutelage.

The morning after the drive after the bass chat the day before... What a great day, so many people, so many great basses and sounds. Can't thank the organising team enough, fabulous food and on-demand tea and coffee. Lovely people to talk to as well. If I missed saying "thank you" to anybody yesterday who did all the organising, my apologies and "thank you". @scrumpymike and Mrs Scrumpy were brilliant. I wasn’t 100% certain on who all the various scrumpettes were but thanks to all them. Thanks to @Phil Starr who conclusively proved I cannot tell the difference between six different speakers. My appointment with the hearing aid specialist is on Friday. Thanks to @stevie on allowing me to plug a six string into one of his very, very nice cabinets. We'll talk later I have no doubt., Lovely to meet @Rosie C, I would have loved to have tried your double bass, perhaps next time when I bring a gnome along. @Chrs seemed to be the only person who has the slightest interest in my Strat and for that alone, thanks. I have no idea what @Woodinblack was doing with what appeared to be an etch o sketch screen but it looked interesting. Also the only person to show any interest in my ToneX and Mod Dwarf. @Stub Mandrel for having the good grace to at least look slightly embarrassed at winning a short scale purple metallic guitar. Great to talk to you. @Chienmortbb Really nice to meet you and happy I could help with a guitar stand. Did you donate a cable to the raffle? @neepheid won it and we thought it might be on one of yours. @Richard R Nice t-shirt to match the avatar. Some interesting and great chats during the day. Feel free to chat if you are looking at getting a 3d printer, always happy to help. @Mottlefeeder You sensibly set up your stand adjacent to the tea and coffee, diametrically opposed to myself in the hall and so never really talked about your briefcase amp. One day, he says yet again. @Nos and I talked a lot and I still have no idea what your name is. Apologies for being not asking. @MichaelDean and @Rosie C for saying nice things about my 3d printed bass. The cheques are in the post. I never managed to talk to everybody, but thank you all for making it such a great day. Rob

@neepheid and I have just arrived back at Chez Clapham. 278 miles, one stop. Four hours and 30 mins. Thanks to all. Great day out. More thanks to follow when brain is working properly.

@neepheid and I are now in Taunton. We'll be checking out the dodgy clubs, pubs and houses of ill repute til early hours or until one of us needs to get to bed, so around 2100 for me.

HI, I've just found a brand new PSU for the MS Surface pro in a box in my basement. It looks like its never been used. @synthaside if you still want it, its yours. Rob

I may have a spare roll of PLA+ but all the above is fire engine red.

I may have over-ordered on the filament....Thats eight boxes which is 32 rolls and there's another 16 rolls elsewhere. I may have ordered twice by mistake. That should see me for the next 6-8 months, so it's actually good I ordered it when it was cheap. I'll keep telling that to myself.

In that case, I will bring a little Gnome down (that's an amp as opposed to a small porcelain figure holding an anatomically incorrect fishing rod).

Mmmmm..... Rickenbacker.....

Is anybody bringing an FRFR speaker please? I will bring a ToneX and Mod Dwarf and a laptop but would love to try a decent FRFR speaker. Thanks Rob

That looks brilliant

I was simply turned away by security before I even got to the exam room... They claimed they lost my entry form on thirteen separate occasions.

Hi If anybody is interested in 3d printing, Amazon has an offer on eSun PLA+ Fire Engine red. It's only available for Prime members and only in red and is £20 for four 1Kg rolls. Normally price is between £13-£15 per 1Kg roll. I've ordered a lot as I do a lot of printing. If anybody wants any rolls and are not members of Amazon Prime (or even Amazon), I'm happy to order more and I'll bring the rolls down this weekend. You pay around £5 a roll which is dirt cheap. PM if interested. Rob

That's a really good idea. Thanks

That's probably who should be organising my life TBH.

Wow, a Personal Assistant, can I ask them to help sort my work life out whilst taking a break from sorting yours? I do need help

If anybody is coming to the Bass Bash this weekend and wants some rolls and doesn't have Prime, I can order some and bring them down with me. It's only available in Red but at £5 a roll, it's cheap as chips. I might order more today anyway. Rob