seeking oak base for sda-srs

brassos
brassos Posts: 5
edited May 2008 in Vintage Speakers
Hello,
I just noticed that my left sda-srs oak base plate has cracked across the width.
I believe that it is a cosmetic plate and the speaker will not suffer with it left on.
I had to replace a top plate almost 20 years ago due to humidity causing it to warp. Polk sent me a replacement for free under warranty.
Does anyone here have one laying around due to parting out or any reason? Or am i going to have to form one from oak myself?
Thanks for any advice.
Scott
brassos@hotmail.com
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,734
    edited April 2008
    The end caps for the SRS are made from glued up boards. They generally crack along a glue line and if that's the case with yours, remove the end cap, apply wood glue in the crack and clamp well.
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  • apachef1
    apachef1 Posts: 60
    edited May 2008
    Hi Scott,

    I'm in the process of replacing the end caps on my SRS. My oak caps are in good shape no splitting and you could refinish them to make em shine. I'm changing the overall appearance of my SRS and I will not need them. If you give me a few weeks to finish the project, you can have em'. Let me know

    ED
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited May 2008
    Good on ya, apachef1. Now that's what this Club is all about.
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,860
    edited May 2008
    Lasareath wrote: »
    Jesse, Mine were so warped that you could not glue them.

    This a a great opportunity to make new ones like I did.

    With some gorgeous wood like this:

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    Sal

    Beautiful piece of wood....did you buy it with the head and arms attached?:D
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  • brassos
    brassos Posts: 5
    edited May 2008
    Just keep my email at hand and we can work out any details on shipping when you finish your rebuild.
    Thanks in advance,
    Scott
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  • gij801
    gij801 Posts: 32
    edited May 2008
    Lasareath wrote: »
    I didn't buy that piece, it's currently for sale on ebay. But it is a very nice piece, eventually I will redo my SRS 2's with something like that.

    With some basic woordworking tools and skills it should be relatively easy to cut and finish a match for the original bases in some common hardwood. If you like the look of exotic hardwoods, like bubinga, a better option would be to use a high quality mdf as the base and veneer it with the wood of your choice. It's kind of a waste of a big slab of bubinga (and a lot of money) to use it as a solid piece.
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