Project: The 'AmpraSid Black Lab'

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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited October 2004
    Eh today...

    We didnt do anything, had sunstitute...

    Anyways

    Russ, I received the package...

    All looks well, gotta head to ratshack and get some 'quickconnects' for the terminals though, off to Ratshack I go!

    Thanks man! I really appreciate it!

    Well...

    So far...

    I have the Dacron cut to size, and the ends of the wire 'terminated' that I could do. I will pick up the other quickconnects later on this week...hopefully I can get this stuff assembled so I can listen to them BEFORE the end of the week...and listen to them over the weekend...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited October 2004
    Didnt really do anything today, we watched Ace Ventura

    But, tommorow the teacher will be back...

    Anyways, in my spare and useless time i have been designing 'caps'

    The fronts will be slightly larger and round out...

    And the top cap will have a cut out, like a elispe just for no apparent reason, and you will be able to see the automotive carpet where it is cut away...

    This is just a thought
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2004
    Originally posted by Vr3MxStyler2k3
    ...Providing that my shop teacher gets the MDF sheet tommorow, I started yesterday...
    I did not realize that you were that fast... :p

    All your updates read like two steps forward, one step back, but netting one step forward is progress. Looking forward to the pics...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited October 2004
    Hehe, well I am going as fast as I can! lol

    More so to power outtages, meetings, and abscenes on the teacher has slowed down the progress...oh well, after this project I will be a 'null'

    I am contemplating a mini subwoofer or bipolar computer speakers :p

    Anyway, will post pics asap...

    Thanks! Stay tuned! :D

    - Trey

    PS: DId you have know u have posted 41 times today? :p
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2004
    No, I didn't... must be having an "off" day... ;)
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited October 2004
    Go to

    Profile - Search for all posts by this user! hehe

    Make that 42 :p

    I think thats a record! :D
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2004
    I think you are too modest... Mr. "60-Second Rule"... :D
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited October 2004
    I should be able to hear these tomorrow after school, maybe....

    Tour...

    On this forum it is the 30 second rule... haha

    (You can only post every 30 seconds)

    *Hits back button*

    *types a bunch of BS in current posts*

    (You can only post every 30 seconds)

    *Repeats steps*

    *Post goes through*

    *Post makes no sense*

    *Edits Post*

    *WTH*
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited October 2004
    today was proto-typing day...

    I scavenged through the trash to find some 1/4" plywood to make a top cap...

    The top cap is pretty cool, but I think I will make it WITHOUT the cut-in that is on the back...

    But I like the overhang...adds a personality to it...

    Hmm, now I just gotta see if these huge arse caps would count as free wood...hmm
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,083
    edited October 2004
    If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it really make any noise??

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited October 2004
    In this case, yes...

    I dont care if yall read or not :p

    :cool:
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited October 2004
    If a man says something in the forest, and no woman is around to hear him - is he still wrong?

    Get the pics developed already, ok?

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited October 2004
    I have 10 more left on da camera...taken 17 pictures thus far...

    I still have to:

    Sand Cabinets
    Make Top and Bottom Caps
    Order Cabinet Carpet

    :p

    And yes, we're always wrong! haha
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Mazeroth
    Mazeroth Posts: 1,585
    edited October 2004
    "Order Cabinet Carpet"

    Why?
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  • Mjr7531
    Mjr7531 Posts: 856
    edited October 2004
    Originally posted by TroyD
    If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it really make any noise??

    BDT

    It makes a noise, but it doesn't make a sound. (Sound needs a Source, medium, and Receiver) :)
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited October 2004
    Carpet? What the hell are you going to do with carpet?
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited October 2004
    Originally posted by RuSsMaN
    Carpet? What the hell are you going to do with carpet?

    Munch?
    Expert Moron Extraordinaire

    You're just jealous 'cause the voices don't talk to you!
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited October 2004
    Good one.

    I just cant imagine him making these look like shotty pro-audio boxes with CARPET. Painted MDF alone will look outstanding compared to friggin carpet.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited October 2004
    I'm open to suggestions...

    I was thinking more along the lines of Automotive Carpet like SVS uses

    Automotive Carpet with caps...

    This - http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=261-700

    I just realized what cabinet carpet was... :eek: yuck
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited November 2004
    Today I 'fabricated' 'caps' for my Black Labs (1 of them)...

    They are 1" Thick Pine.... top and bottom... bah nah nah
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Mazeroth
    Mazeroth Posts: 1,585
    edited November 2004
    Pictures already! Who cares if you have 10 pictures left! :D
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited November 2004
    HEHE!

    Well, if I take all the pictures NOW**

    I wont be able to take pictures when I am *done* ;)

    I figure I will just tease you people with day to day updates!

    Right now I have ALOT of sanding to do, but first I need to fabricate caps out of 1" thick pine that is reasonably flat before people snatch up all the wood...

    Today was hard since everyone was using the Radial Arm Saw...

    So I had to hand cut everything on the bandsaw, they turned out reasonable...

    stay tuned
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • jcaut
    jcaut Posts: 1,849
    edited November 2004
    Just a thought: You may have already considered it, but I didn't see it mentioned. For a nice black texture finish that's also durable, you can use that sprayable truck bed coating. Very poplular with the DIY speaker crowd. You can spray it over raw MDF without a lot of other prep- work (unlike most other methods of painting MDF) and it will hide minor imperfections. I've used it on several projects with good results.
    The brand I've used is Duplicolor, from Walmart.

    I'm at work now, so I don't have a picture handy but maybe can post one in a little while. If you use it just make sure to have adequate ventilation, as I think it's urethane-based and rather nasty stuff to inhale.

    Jason
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  • jcaut
    jcaut Posts: 1,849
    edited November 2004
    Maybe you can get an idea of what it looks like from this. It takes a little while for it to cure fully, but once it does it's hard and durable. Dust is obviously a little more difficult to remove, due to the texture.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited November 2004
    That does look nice, Jason...

    Does it work on trucks? :D (Actually, I do need to do the bed of mine...)
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited November 2004
    That looks pretty awesome dude...

    Do you have a link to this stuff? I will keep it in mind as I go through my projects this year, I dont know if I will be using it on the black labs though...

    Thanks for the pictures and tips!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • jcaut
    jcaut Posts: 1,849
    edited November 2004
    Thanks :) My nicest-looking home built speakers. Probably because I didn't actually build the cabinets. The prefinished PE cabs are nice. I had to re-finish the baffle (and used the truck bed coating) because I screwed up the original finish when I was trying to route the holes for the drivers.

    A link? Let's see... Try this: http://www.duplicolor.com/products/truckbed.html My local Walmart has it in the automotive dept for about $7/can.

    I haven't tried it on a truck, but my guess is that it would be pretty good for a "lightly used" truck bed. Obviously, some people are a lot rougher on their trucks than others. I think under heavy-duty use this stuff would scratch off pretty easily. But then you could touch it up....

    Jason
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited November 2004
    Interesting...

    So you just spray it on and thats it? It does the texture and everything?

    How do you think it would work on 1" thick Pine wood? Would it have to be SUPER smooth to be right or?

    This design, I am going to do like Definitives (since they are going in my room)

    Wrapped in speaker grill cloth with caps...the caps are debatable -- flat black, textured black, etc...

    Will look into that textured stuff for the caps...

    Big thanks!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • TheReaper
    TheReaper Posts: 636
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by Vr3MxStyler2k3
    ... How do you think it would work on 1" thick Pine wood? ...
    Aw come on Sid, you have to stain those caps, so we can see how good of a sanding job you did. ;)
    Win7 Media Center -> Onkyo TXSR702 -> Polk Rti70
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited November 2004
    LOL

    Yall wish...

    I had to HAND CUT THOSE THINGS man...

    Aint no way I am going to stain it to where everything wrong will show up, BLACK hides stuff much better ;)
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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