This should look pretty sweet,

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,474
    Not to poo poo on this but my thoughts think of ring and weight. Will they create some sort of ring or will the extra weight compromise the integrity of the cabinet?

    On the finish. I've seen our painters at work use a special tool on metal doors and frames to make them look like wood, grain and all. Very hard to tell its metal after their done.
  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,635
    Added directly to the top and bottom MDF plates will add more mass and rigidity.... and better looks... Win Win
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  • @Toolfan66 come down after break I finished one.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,517
    OMG SO SEXY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,635
    Throw some more G-code at it. Bling it out.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 16,834
    No finish yet but an idea of what it will look like, and to ease Jesse's mind the red is out the door.. :-)
  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,704
    Whew!!! :D

    That is going to look absolutely fantastic.
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,760
    Toolfan66 wrote: »
    No finish yet but an idea of what it will look like, and to ease Jesse's mind the red is out the door.. :-)
    F1nut wrote: »
    Whew!!! :D

    That is going to look absolutely fantastic.

    Serious question: What's wrong with Ferrari or fire engine red?
    Toolfan66 wrote: »
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    Spectacular Larry...as usual.

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  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 2,066
    Or Guards Red.

    Larry that's great work
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 16,834
    edited March 2017
    Toolfan66 wrote: »
    No finish yet but an idea of what it will look like, and to ease Jesse's mind the red is out the door.. :-)
    F1nut wrote: »
    Whew!!! :D

    That is going to look absolutely fantastic.

    Serious question: What's wrong with Ferrari or fire engine red?

    Nothing IMO, I think it would look good, but I think I will go for the brushed aluminum look with a clear coat for now..
    Toolfan66 wrote: »
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    Spectacular Larry...as usual.

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    Thanks!!

  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,517
    @Toolfan66

    You gonna etch or inscribe anything into it?
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,034
    I'm in for a set...
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 16,834
    @Toolfan66

    You gonna etch or inscribe anything into it?

    No, but on the tweeter bezels I do..
  • Moose68Bash
    Moose68Bash Posts: 3,842
    A new standard for "tricked out speakers!"

    Amazing, Larry.
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  • monepolk
    monepolk Posts: 1,140
    edited March 2017
    Me thinks these will look fantastic.
  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,517
    Larry, is there any part of the SDA's you dont intend to redesign better lol...

    Why not just redo EVERTHING top to bottom on a set INCLUDING the enclosures... you've "almost" done it all hehehehe
    "....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)
  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,010
    Larry...Forgive me if I missed it but are these for sale eventually?
  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 2,066
    If you are making end caps, might I suggest that you mod the bases to accommodate some sort of spike system that allows for leveling without having to be under the speaker to do it? Put me down for a set of caps and side panels please.

    I saw this leveling approach at the bottom of "RED" Focal speakers.

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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 16,834
    edited March 2017
    I doubt these will be for sale down the road, the material is pricey, add labor, and the cost to ship them, it will get quite expensive...


    Have to give Brian a big thanks for wanting to machine these for me, he has learned a lot working at the shop, and is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet...
  • No problemo, it's my pleasure. You've spiked my interest, I may end up doing this to my 2Bs some time in the near future.
  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,034
    I know you have a full plate right now Larry, but Ny updates on these?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,704
    Geesh John, his plate is beyond full.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,034
    F1nut wrote: »
    Geesh John, his plate is beyond full.

    I know... just thought a distraction may do some good.
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  • crashb4
    crashb4 Posts: 222
    Wow!! how much does each cap weigh? That looks freekin' sweet.
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,635
    edited April 2017
    29 lbs ea.? How does the strip on the side mount?
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 16,834
    Been meaning to post these!!!