SDA Wooden End Caps or Re-Veneer Suggestions
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Just let me know! I'd be happy to do them.
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Sorry to get back to you so late. Yes mine were deeply water stained and I'm guessing some sun bleaching also because there was little of the original varnish left. The directions on the axolic acid box was to do an entire deck surface. Not a good idea for the end caps they would warp by the time it dried
. F-i NUT helped me through this process of mixing the acid w/ water to a paste consistency, apply to effected areas then let dry. Clean up the dried crystals ,tack cloth them, some minor sanding and they were ready for the stain. The picture on the 1st page was w/o the clear poly and once that was done a nice sheen was laid down2chl- Adcom GFA- 555-Onkyo P-3150v pre/amp- JVC-QL-A200 tt- Denon 1940 ci cdp- Adcom GFS-6 -Modded '87 SDA 2Bs - Dynamat Ext.- BH-5- X-Overs VR-3, RDO-194 tweeters, Larry's Rings, Speakon/Neutrik I/C- Cherry stain tops Advent Maestros,Ohm model E
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I feel I'd be doing a disservice to Larry, our own Toolfan66 (of "Larry's Rings" fame!), if I didn't post a few pics of my SDA-1Cs. He did an incredible job, the finest I've seen, on their end caps prior to my acquiring them. The originals were replaced with stained hardwood ones.
They're still in pristine condition and would work, style-wise, in just about any room with pretty much any décor.
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Those really are magnificent. He did a wonderful job. I like the dark stain.
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Those look superb!
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Conradicles wrote: »
Where did you get that rack? I really like the looks of that too. -
teekay0007 wrote: »I feel I'd be doing a disservice to Larry, our own Toolfan66 (of "Larry's Rings" fame!), if I didn't post a few pics of my SDA-1Cs. He did an incredible job, the finest I've seen, on their end caps prior to my acquiring them. The originals were replaced with stained hardwood ones.
They're still in pristine condition and would work, style-wise, in just about any room with pretty much any décor.
Terry finally I get to see those 1C's, I was wondering if pictures of those beauties were ever going to surface. I tell ya when we hooked up for breakfast last fall me and Skyler would of loved to have checked them out, had we not had time constraints. I see a lot of sexy end caps here and those piano black tops of the OPs are also drop dead gorgeous.Home Theater
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Here are the end caps that Ryan ( ZLTFUL ) did on my Z edition 2.3tls. Just took em Christ I had to tiptoe this I'm 6'4 these 2.3tls are some pretty big speakers.Home Theater
Parasound Halo A 31 OnkyoTX-NR838 Sony XBR55X850B 55" 4K RtiA9 Fronts CsiA6 Center RtiA3 Rears FxiA6 Side Surrounds Dual Psw 111's Oppo 105D Signal Ultra Speaker Cables & IC's Signal Magic Power Cable Technics SL Q300 Panamax MR4300 Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables Audioquest Forest USB Cable
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Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+
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teekay0007 wrote: »Conradicles wrote: »
Where did you get that rack? I really like the looks of that too.
I think Walmart online. It is currently in my media closet holding all of my H/T gear. -
Here are the end caps that Ryan ( ZLTFUL ) did on my Z edition 2.3tls. Just took em Christ I had to tiptoe this I'm 6'4 these 2.3tls are some pretty big speakers.
Steve, those 2.3TL end caps look great! Ryan did a nice job on them. I'm glad you were able to pick them up last year. I'm hoping they are bringing Bieber, Manilow and Newton-John right there into the room with you, like you wanted!
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Conradicles wrote: »teekay0007 wrote: »Conradicles wrote: »
Where did you get that rack? I really like the looks of that too.
I think Walmart online. It is currently in my media closet holding all of my H/T gear.
How's the quality on it? Good, solid stuff? Or, does it have 'Walmart' written all over it? Do you have a model number? I see they sell a ton of different ones. -
@teekay0007 it is this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Walker-Edison-Glass-Metal-Component/dp/B00166BWZ4
Not super high quality, but good for the price. -
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Still trying to decide what to do to my SDA SRS 2 end caps. Anybody know a good source for real wood caps, kind of like esoteric cutting boards? I know real wood can crack, but still it looks amazing.
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I've done both veneer and solid wood. Solid wood is a lot more work and I actually like the veneer better. Photo of hand rubbed raw walnut veneer on 1Cs. I used teak oil.
I really like the finish.
System 1:Nakamichi PA-7Kenwood Basic C2Polk SDA 1C moddedSystem 2:Dynaco ST-70Polk Monitor 5B modded -
tops to my 2.3s's.....west australian timber,very hard wood "Marri"
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Man both of those are inspiring!
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They all look great, makes me want to redo mine. My 2Bs look good, just a little dull. How hard are those caps to get off and what method(s) did you use?- SDA 2B (1989, Oak Tops, 194s, Spikes)
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I did the 2.3's and SRS by Removing the top drivers and PR ,undoing the 8 nuts internally and the caps come straight off,Everything on the caps was removed and reused on the new ones!
The SRS caps were done with another Australian hard wood "jarrah"
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Did you do these yourself?
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never thought I'd say this to a dude... that's some sweet wood. ^^^^^^
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Those are beautiful.Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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They all look great, makes me want to redo mine. My 2Bs look good, just a little dull. How hard are those caps to get off and what method(s) did you use?
2B end caps are glued and stapled. You have to carefully pry them off, start at the rear.Political Correctness'.........defined
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I did the 2.3's and SRS by Removing the top drivers and PR ,undoing the 8 nuts internally and the caps come straight off,Everything on the caps was removed and reused on the new ones!
The SRS caps were done with another Australian hard wood "jarrah"
I like!Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
Here are the end caps that Ryan ( ZLTFUL ) did on my Z edition 2.3tls. Just took em Christ I had to tiptoe this I'm 6'4 these 2.3tls are some pretty big speakers.
Those 2.3TL's have been around a bit. They started with @trav0810 who brought them to my house and swapped them with @ZLTFUL for a set of upgraded RTA15TL's, and then obviously they went to you.
Its fun to know see some of the provenance of the speakers around here, though none can compare to the Threshold amps of @txcoastal1 which were owned by Matt Polk"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
I really regret selling my 2.3TLs to @gudnoyez but really couldn't have asked for a better person to buy them...as long as he understands that I have first dibs if he decides to sell em!
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Thanks @ptrooper , nice work, takes them to a new level of cool. I wish my ends were that easy, looks like mine are the "pita" kind to get off
Thanks @F1nut , that would have been quite a surprise. Good to know.
Great to see all the exterior mods.- SDA 2B (1989, Oak Tops, 194s, Spikes)
- Monitor 7B (1982 Peerless, Sonicaps, Mills, BH5, JB Welded, Binding Posts)
- (2) SVS SB12-NSD (Flat Black)
- SVS SB 3000 (Gloss Black)
- Pioneer SC-1222K AVR
- Marantz MM 7055 (5 Ch Amp)
- Pioneer PD-D6 SACD Player
- Marantz NR1403 AVR
- Sony UBP-X800M2 (4k Blu-ray)
- Sony UBP-X1100ES (4K Blu-ray)
- Adcom GFA 555 Amp
- Monitor 5 (194s, Side Surrounds)
- Monitor 5Jr+ (194s) {Storage}
- LG OLED65CXPUA (4K OLED TV)
- LG 55UN7300PUF (4K HD TV)
- RT35i (Cherry)
- (2 Pair) RT25i (Cherry)
- CS400 (Center)
- CS350 (Center)
- F/Xi A4 (Rear Surrounds)
- RT25 (Rear Surrounds) {Storage}
- Audioquest Interconnects
- Blu-Jean Speaker Cables & Interconnects
" But boy do I remember the strain of her refrain " LG -
tops to my 2.3s's.....west australian timber,very hard wood "Marri"
@ptrooper These would match my man cave totally! Link to where you got them? -
@conradicles.
woodworkings.com.au
08 94598115
15-17 carole rd,Maddington Western Australia 6109
Photos never show justice,,these look fire trucking hot in person.
