[Stephen Scharf]

Hi Gang,
I'm relatively new to this specific forum, though I've been following Danny's videos on YT for the majority of this year.

I'm about to complete  my build of my X-LS Encores and as I'm a rather meticulous-focused kinda guy, I'm curious if anyone has a cut-sheet for the sheet of No-Res for lining a pair of X-LS Encorers.

A link or graphic would be most welcome.

Also, I don't have a shop or power cutting tools. What would be the best tool to cut the sheet by hand? I'm thinking a utility knife, but would welcome suggestions.

Thank you so much in advance.

[Peter J]

This may be of some help, Stephen, but patterns linked in description are specifically for the cabinet I offer. A SHARP utility knife on some sacrificial surface is a good bet for cutting. FWIW, It's not exact science and doesn't have to be pretty

https://youtu.be/CtIe9XFNdVQ

[DonJoe]

Peter- since I had your cabinets that would have saved me a ton of time.  I have no idea how we missed that.

Stephen- What we did was lay our X-LS encore on its side and take several small squares of paper (~ 3x3 inch) and arranged them on the (right) side wall of the cabinet through the woofer baffle.  Our goal was to overlap the paper such that we covered edge to edge perfectly to the inner cabinet.  We then took painters tape and taped those squares together with a few long strips of tape.  Once we had our template built, we carefully removed the paper template through the woofer hole.  Note- we left a gap on the back side of the center brace so we could remove the template.

Once we had this done we are able to use this trace the pattern on the back of the norez using a permanent marker.  We then flipped the template over and retraced to get the (left) side wall.  Make sure you draw all 4 sides to ensure you are maximizing your norez vs. waste.  Also, I have some heavy duty shop scissors (Fiskars) that I was able to use for the big cuts through the norez. I used the Exacto for the smaller cuts and all worked out well.  Once the side wall sheets were cut and installed, we repeated for the top of the cabinets and back wall careful to leave space for the tube connectors. 

I am sure there is a better way but this is what we came up with and it worked out fine. 

[Stephen Scharf]

Many thanks, Peter and DonJoe.

Very very helpful.

 

[Danny Richie]

I'm a little less of a perfectionist about the No Rez than Peter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQD9NlQYdLw&t=52s

[Stephen Scharf]

I'm a little less of a perfectionist about the No Rez than Peter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQD9NlQYdLw&t=52s

Thank you, Danny. Much appreciated. 

[hawkeyejw]

This may be of some help, Stephen, but patterns linked in description are specifically for the cabinet I offer. A SHARP utility knife on some sacrificial surface is a good bet for cutting. FWIW, It's not exact science and doesn't have to be pretty

https://youtu.be/CtIe9XFNdVQ

+1 on this method. I recommend having some extra blades on hand too - it tends to dull the edge relatively quickly and will take multiple passes with the knife once that happens. I also used a large aluminum t-square as a guide to keep the edges straight.

[Stephen Scharf]

Thanks, guys, I plan on cutting my sheet of No-Res today. I've got a brand new utlity knife with 10 new blades, and I have a T-Square.

BTW, I finished wiring, soldering and mounting the crossover components yesterday.



Will be wiring them up today and then cutting up the sheet of No-Res.