Hardware Rings for your Passives and MW6XXX

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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,301
    edited June 2010
    All in all it went smooth,A couple hickups but nothing that couldn't be fixed..;) I know of 2 more that will come up but I'm ready to make them right as well..
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  • dacoupedeville
    dacoupedeville Posts: 83
    edited June 2010
    For the next run... 2.3tl and 3.1tl for me please.
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited June 2010
    ^^^
    When you get the drivers out, lay the cabinets flat on the floor and use the guide. This will make life a lot easier. A custom drill guide with bushings would be very exspensive to make. You could make a V-block out of a piece of wood that will assist in a straight hole. Like DK said, use a slower speed on your drill.
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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117
    edited June 2010
    Lasareath wrote: »
    Larry,

    What do you think?, One small improvement for the drilling guides:

    Make the guides with arc welded tubes of steel that that look like your threaded tubes but are there only to assist in the drilling process and to keep the drill bit at 90 degrees the whole time.

    Make them like an inch or two in length so that the drill bit has no where to sway.

    Just something that came to my mind while thinking about drilling the original cabinets of my 1.2TL's

    Thanks,

    Sal
    Lasareath wrote: »
    Thanks.

    As per the very expensive to make part why would you think so?, I would think that they would cost a little more than the guides we are getting and a little less than the speaker rings because they don't need to be threaded. They just need to have little pipes welded to the guide in the size of a drill bit.

    Sal



    Laz,

    A simple drill guide would be in order for you;)

    Something like this:http://www.amazon.com/Wolfcraft-Attachment-4-Inch-8-Inch-Drills/dp/B000JCIMEA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1277470410&sr=1-4

    There are many others you could use if you don't like this one.

    I think I can get them close enough without one:p
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,301
    edited June 2010
    Sal,
    It's a good idea but not really needed IMO. a Steady hand, Take your time and all will be well. also as busy as the shop is right now, and to add two operations to the task it would slow down what i'm doing for you guys already as well as raise the cost. The last two weeks I have been running on 4-5 hours sleep just too keep up with this and my day job...


    Larry.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited June 2010
    Sal, you can pick up a drill guide at Home Depot or Lowes. They're by the router bits in my local HD.

    Thanks again for your efforts Larry!
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited June 2010
    Polkersince85 wrote: »
    When you get the drivers out, lay the cabinets flat on the floor and use the guide. This will make life a lot easier.

    For me, laying the speakers on the floor and then having to kneel over them while trying to hold the drill steady would have been very awkward since I was concerned with making a straight cut. If someone prefers to lay the cabinets flat, I would advise laying them on a surface that puts them at waist height.

    Keeping the cabinets upright allowed me to keep my body upright and it allowed me to keep my wrists straight and to keep the drill bit perpendicular to, and close to, the the center of my upper body. This facilitated better control over the drill. Most people tend to have better hand/eye coordination when looking ahead than when looking down.

    I started drilling while sitting on the floor, then kneeling, then standing.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited June 2010
    Geez I wish we could merge some of these great installation tips in Darqueknight's review thread. I've become a non-handy guy over the years and don't have my tools anymore and all these tips and Ray's review and how to are a really great help.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,301
    edited June 2010
    DarqueKnight wrote: »
    For me, laying the speakers on the floor and then having to kneel over them while trying to hold the drill steady would have been very awkward since I was concerned with making a straight cut. If someone prefers to lay the cabinets flat, I would advise laying them on a surface that puts them at waist height.

    Keeping the cabinets upright allowed me to keep my body upright and it allowed me to keep my wrists straight and to keep the drill bit perpendicular to, and close to, the the center of my upper body. This facilitated better control over the drill. Most people tend to have better hand/eye coordination when looking ahead than when looking down.

    I started drilling while sitting on the floor, then kneeling, then standing.


    Very Much Agree!!!!! This is how I did mine as well...
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  • helipilotdoug
    helipilotdoug Posts: 1,229
    edited June 2010
    Got my rings yesterday :) Everything looks great! A wonderfully made product James. And made in the USA!! :D Thanks for doing this.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited June 2010
    helipilotdoug wrote: »
    Got my rings yesterday :) Everything looks great! A wonderfully made product James. And made in the USA!! :D Thanks for doing this.

    You are confusing me again Doug aka Joseph A. Who's James!?!:D:p
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,301
    edited June 2010
    I thought Larry was making these not James...
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited June 2010
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    I thought Larry was making these not James...

    Maybe he thinks your middle name is James.:D
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  • helipilotdoug
    helipilotdoug Posts: 1,229
    edited June 2010
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    I thought Larry was making these not James...

    LOL, Sorry Larry, I have 2 james' that I'm working with on other projects, and had that name on my brain for some reason. Age surely is creeping up on me!:eek:
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited June 2010
    helipilotdoug wrote: »
    LOL, Sorry Larry, I have 2 james' that I'm working with on other projects, and had that name on my brain for some reason. Age surely is creeping up on me!:eek:

    Hahaha, join the club! You know you're getting old when you get up out of a chair and you hear creaking and cracking eminating from your body that you've never heard before!:eek::D
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  • helipilotdoug
    helipilotdoug Posts: 1,229
    edited June 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Hahaha, join the club! You know you're getting old when you get up out of a chair and you hear creaking and cracking eminating from your body that you've never heard before!:eek::D

    I certainly have noticed it seems like I don't stand up nearly as quickly as I did a few years ago.:( Then there is the knees and hips! :(:( But it's better than being on the wrong side of the dirt!:D:D
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited June 2010
    helipilotdoug wrote: »
    I certainly have noticed it seems like I don't stand up nearly as quickly as I did a few years ago.:( Then there is the knees and hips! :(:( But it's better than being on the wrong side of the dirt!:D:D

    Amen! From your mouth to God's ears!;)
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited June 2010
    Got my rings today. Nice Job Larry. Thanks.

    Scott
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,647
    edited June 2010
    Sal, the cap head screws are for the mid drivers and the PR's.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited June 2010
    Thanks again Larry!
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,301
    edited June 2010
    No Problem...;)
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,301
    edited June 2010
    There is a couple of you guys that will receive your rings a little late. UPS skipped coming by the shop to do a pick-up. They are on there way.. After I called and raised a little hell that is..


    Larry.
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited June 2010
    Larry, I got the final package today. Great work. I have the "smaller" package sitting on go.
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  • Big Dawg
    Big Dawg Posts: 2,005
    edited June 2010
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    Guys I didn't know the SRS 2's had the 15" passives, I thought they had 12's.

    If you ordered SRS 2's please let me know.

    Larry,

    I ordered a set for my SRS2s that arrived with the 12" rings. Let me know what you'd like to do. Maybe I'll just buy a set for the 2Bs, and you could just send 15" passive rings?

    Mike
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,301
    edited July 2010
    Just an update... All rings are SOLD on this run...

    I will start another run after vacation, the week of the 19th if there is still interest in them... Please don't send me money till another run is going....


    Mod's you can close this thread if you wish... as I will start another one at a later date..

    Thanks Fellas,

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,446
    edited July 2010
    Thank you Larry! I bet when you started down the SDA upgrade path you never anticipated the demand for the work you were doing. I am of the firm belief that your efforts and those of Ben and the rest have prolonged the life of these speakers immeasurably. CP rocks and you are a big part of the reason why.

    KUDOS to you!!!


    John
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited July 2010
    DarqueKnight wrote: »

    I started drilling while sitting on the floor, then kneeling, then standing.

    damn, those are some funkin' big speakers! aren't they just sexy? your quote right there really just sums up the mammoth presence these "big boys" exude.

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  • helipilotdoug
    helipilotdoug Posts: 1,229
    edited July 2010
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Thank you Larry! I bet when you started down the SDA upgrade path you never anticipated the demand for the work you were doing. I am of the firm belief that your efforts and those of Ben and the rest have prolonged the life of these speakers immeasurably. CP rocks and you are a big part of the reason why.

    KUDOS to you!!!


    John

    +1 What John said!
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  • audiobilly
    audiobilly Posts: 351
    edited July 2010
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Thank you Larry! I bet when you started down the SDA upgrade path you never anticipated the demand for the work you were doing. I am of the firm belief that your efforts and those of Ben and the rest have prolonged the life of these speakers immeasurably. CP rocks and you are a big part of the reason why.

    KUDOS to you!!!


    John

    +1
    I could not have said it any better myself!

    THANK YOU LARRY!!!!
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  • dane_peterson
    dane_peterson Posts: 1,903
    edited July 2010
    Guys,
    Finally got around to these rings last night. The PR rings were off by a bit, so I had to snap the rings into several pieces. Worked out in the end, just a little more work is all. Still able to create a secure fit that's surely an improvement over my crumbling screwholes.

    The MW template was a perfect fit and the ring fit in nice and snug! Thanks Larry.
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