...anybody familiar with Baltic Birch in cabinet making ?

dee1949
dee1949 Posts: 1,425
edited January 2013 in The Clubhouse
...now that i am retired would luv to have access to a cabinet shop. Spent 3 years with a friend learning the basics. Many moons ago.

- LOVED Baltic Birch on edge !!! lots of wasted material. Below not my design.


.....Baltic Birch Cabinet Designs welcome.
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited January 2013
    ....why you need access to a cabinet shop.

    http://www.selcoelectronics.com/GR-Research-Speakers.html

    ...have the knowledge but not the tools. So easy IF !!! All trhe tools are ready to use.

    ...probably why speakers cost what they do. Except.......design and implantation....$$$$$$$.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,773
    edited January 2013
    yeah, but not so... edgily employed.

    Coupla my favorite speakers are made of lotsa-ply Baltic Birch; cabinets made by my friend and carpenter/cabinet maker Michael Berg
    http://www.bergcarpentry.com/

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    speaker designs:
    ML TQWT: http://brinesacoustics.com/Pages/Proposals.html#RS 40-1354a

    vented 9 ft^3 cabinets for Altec Duplex: http://www.wardsweb.org/Billfort/

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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited January 2013
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    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,495
    edited January 2013
    I've taken liberties here.......a turntable plinth with several layers of BB. It's like a cabinet for a turntable.:cheesygrin:

    But it got painted so the edges cannot be seen.

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    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited January 2013
    You could fabricate those enclosures just fine with a Bosch router and orbital jigsaw.Hand held belt & orbital sanders, glue & clamps.Template & bushing techniques would really speed up production.:wink:
    http://americanwoodworker.com/blogs/tips/archive/2010/01/12/template-routing-tips.aspx
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,773
    edited January 2013
    ooh, there's some sexy wood in this thread...

    I don't recognize (?!) the turntable posted above (not that I am a big expert or anything, but I do know most of the usual suspects and that one's not ringin' a bell)... what be she?
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,495
    edited January 2013
    mhardy6647 wrote: »

    I don't recognize (?!) the turntable posted above (not that I am a big expert or anything, but I do know most of the usual suspects and that one's not ringin' a bell)... what be she?

    It started as a desirable heavy platter Lenco L75 five hole metal idler drive rescue, bought before the word got out with folks demanding lots more $$. It sports a trimmed, repainted top plate, larger main bearing and of course the heavy plinth. The arm is an Advanced Analog MG-1 air bearing linear tracker. The arm is crude and cheap compared to a Rockport or Airtangent, but they work as intended according to folks that can afford and tried them all.

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    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,009
    edited January 2013
    That is one sweet plinth, ScompRacer. I've used baltic birch in the past on various woodworking projects, its stable and relatively inexpensive compared to most other alternatives. And good looking, although there is always the issue with edges. Dee1949's attached photo on edge is good looking. Your paint job on the plinth is the shiznay. BB comes mostly from Russia now, I believe.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,495
    edited January 2013
    Thanks dromunds! It is shot with an automotive clear coat finish, Cadillac Black.

    BB is aka Russian Birch. Some folks just sand and clear the BB plinths.

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    Here is one from a Lenco forum friend in Hong Kong.

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    Space is at a premium there so he did the cutting/sanding in his high rise fire stairwell....most appropriate...lol

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    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited January 2013
    ....interesting audio console and record player


    http://waxenvy.wordpress.com/tag/record-player/
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,773
    edited January 2013
    sort of on topic(s)
    1) I have come in possession of a rather nice idler-drive Rek-O-Kut. Some of the local gurus (enablers that they are) are pulling for a "bamboo butcher block" plinth for it... further details as events warrant.

    2) back on the Baltic Birch bandwagon... I somehow forgot these little guys; simple 1 ft^3 rear-ported enclosures housing Fosetx FE207E "fullrange" twincone drivers. Unlike the FE206, these drivers will work in a simple ported box. They are also somewhat less aggressive (to my ears) than the FE166/FE206. These are quite pleasant little loudspeakers; "great for tube amps" :-) This particular pair was designed and built by a local MA fellow a few years back; the cabinet sides are MDF but the front and rear panels are Baltic Birch.

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    ...the kitteh damping is an essential tweak ;-)
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,495
    edited January 2013
    dee1949 wrote: »
    ....interesting audio console and record player


    http://waxenvy.wordpress.com/tag/record-player/

    I like the earlier non-USB model portable record player....

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    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,495
    edited January 2013
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    sort of on topic(s)
    1) I have come in possession of a rather nice idler-drive Rek-O-Kut. Some of the local gurus (enablers that they are) are pulling for a "bamboo butcher block" plinth for it... further details as events warrant.

    The Rek-O-Kut's also have a following. I've seen some Lenco Heaven members have them, or used the Rek-O-Kut arms on their Lenco's. Be neat to see that plinth.
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,773
    edited January 2013
    yes, they do :-)
    (especially among those of us who cannot actually afford our own TD-124)
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited January 2013
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    I like the earlier non-USB model portable record player....

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    I actually own something very similar.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,495
    edited January 2013
    Face wrote: »
    I actually own something very similar.

    Kewl! Which one? I'd be Ok with either....:twisted::cheesygrin:
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited January 2013
    :mrgreen:
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • TurboGTU
    TurboGTU Posts: 187
    edited January 2013
    Nice looking cabinets guys, quality work!!
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