lowrentdiscographer Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Following on from here: [post="0"]My DIY Cab Post[/post] (hope the link works) A shiny new plaything arrived by courier today. Trouble is, I currently have no finished cab. I'm in a bit of a dilemma; throw the speaker in the original half-arsed cab just so I can have a play and a listen, or get my sorry ass to work and produce a cab that's worthy? I've already had to endure 8 hours of work with nothing but the instuction manual to sate me :wacko: ! S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~tl Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 [quote name='lowrentdiscographer' post='399535' date='Feb 3 2009, 10:58 PM'][post="0"]My DIY Cab Post[/post] (hope the link works)[/quote] It doesn't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrentdiscographer Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 It looked like this... [i]"Howdy Builders, Following in from a recent thread I started but am far to lazy to find and link, I have nearly finished construction of an Electrovoice 15 as shown earlier in this thread. As it's oh-so-nearly finished I've been on a spending spree and purchased a Hartke LH500 head (hopefully arriving tomorrow if Mr Delivery Man can get through the snow), an Eminence Kappa 15 (450 @ 8 ohm), and a few other bits and pieces to finish it off, but I think to be fair the cab itself is not as well constructed as it might have been blush.gif . This is at odds with the rest of the project as the speaker and amp are a couple of tiers 'up' from what I'd originally planned. So I'm thinking about writing off the £12.00 of ply offcuts that I've not yet paid my Dad for, and starting again, but I have a couple of (well actually 4) questions... How would the cab be effected if I were to construct it from MDF, what are the pro's and cons, as far as the finished product goes? How would the cab be effected if I were to use thinner material (ply or MDF)? Should I keep the internal dimensions the same, or work to the external volume and use the extra internal space to allow for a coulpe of internal braces (any tips on placement?) Would it be detrimental if I were to extend the front edge of the 'port top' to bring it flush with the front-face edge of the cab? (For purely aesthetic reasons, I want to cover the baffle and speaker with flat grille, flush to the front, but have the ports 'on show' a-la some of the modern 'boutique-style' cabs) I've bought some B&Q recycled plastic loft insulation to line it with, it's very dense and very fluffy (technical, I know wink.gif ) but its also quite thick (expands to 'up to 150mm). Will this occupy 'too much' of the internal space, or is this an issue I'm inventing? I was thinking maybe a few well placed staples could keep it in check? Many thanks, Steve." [/i] ... and is in the DIY cabs thread. Sorry. S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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