Fixing crack in rtia9 cabinet ?

milkdudski
milkdudski Posts: 2
edited January 2013 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
I bought an rtia9 on ebay with so called minor cosmetic damage. Surprise!, the speaker has a six inch crack on the cherry side cabinet, top left side -horizontal and three inches from the top, so its highly visible.:sad: I can see the unstained wood so tranlation has occured due to impact. How do I fix it? Do I even bother to fix it? Will it eventually spread throughout the whole side cabinet if not dealt with immediately? Thanks
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,145
    edited January 2013
    Welcome to the forum, milkdudski. My best advice would be to return the speakers. From what you describe, that's not minor cosmetic damage. Sounds more like major structural damage and if that's the case, there's no telling what else may have been damaged internally.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • milkdudski
    milkdudski Posts: 2
    edited January 2013
    Thanks tretz3. I would return it but I got it so cheap. I want to fix it if possible instead of driving it back to seller over 125 miles away. I had a friend pick it up and shipping it would be too costly.
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  • seabeerob213
    seabeerob213 Posts: 1,843
    edited January 2013
    find a broken one with a good cabinet and part out the two into one usable one,
    2 Channel(work in progress):DAC: Schiit modi 2 uberAmp:Parasound 1200 MK IISub:RBH 1010-SEP Speakers: Monitor 5A peerlesscurrently running some krk rokit 3g since the HK pre outs died and i need to start breaking everything down to move in a couple monthsHeadphones:Source: tidalDAC: schiit modius epre: schiit sysAmp: AQ dragonfly black/ schiit magni2 Cans: Velodyne V-True, Grado SR225i, sennheiser x drop gaming headsetPC:DAC: schiit modius e(over spdif)pre: schiit sysspeakers: prenous eris 5 xtSub: Earthquake Sound MiniMe-P63most of my comments are passing on of info, im a noob, im just trying to help how i can, if im wrong or out of place to comment, dont hesitate to let me know :)"WITH WILLING HEARTS AND SKILLFUL HANDS, THE DIFFICULT WE DO AT ONCE, THE IMPOSSIBLE TAKES A BIT LONGER, WITH COMPASSION FOR OTHERS. WE BUILD - WE FIGHT FOR PEACE WITH FREEDOM"Seabee Memorial, Arlington, VA
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,145
    edited January 2013
    If that is the case, I would suggest posting a couple of pictures so that we can see what we are looking at here.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • Pastorfuzz
    Pastorfuzz Posts: 24
    edited January 2013
    If the crack is all the way thru the wood, drill a hole at each end of the crack(this will prevent the crack from spreading). Use a bit
    slightly larger than the crack itself. Then use a Dremel tool to grind into the crack about 3/4 of the way.
    Clean, then use quality wood filler and stain. Ive done this to a Monitor 70 2 years ago and it's still holding.
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