Inching closer to the finish line. If I were competing in a speaker build-off, I think I can safely say I'd win the DLBF award. (
Dead
Last
But
Finished)
Got the amp cage grills finished
Magnets retain them, gotta love those Neo magnets
Moving on to amp bases. Want to get all the mahogany stuff done so I can finish at same time
My initial idea
Changed things just a little. I Heatlocked some veneer onto Baltic birch for perimeter frame.
Gluing up
Installed threaded inserts for balls
Now for the inserts. I laminated 1/4" Baltic Birch to 1/2" MDF so it's like the rest of the madness. But then I thought " hmmm, needs some fairy dust to give it that high-end cachet".
Glued up fairy dust boxes to attach to bottom of inserts
After gluing onto bottom of insert, I dumped two different sizes of lead shot into them. This will provide differential spherical damping effect
Then a careful dose of potent white sand collected from the beaches of western New Zealand. This stuff is spendy but worth it. It will drain away the stresses of the lamination and enhance spatial perception
Look closely at the above photo. See that brown fluffy looking stuff? That's the actual fairy dust. It's a special plant that I grow and dry right here in the basement and crush with a magic mortar and pestle. This is what it looks like before drying
Once filled with the special ingredients, I entombed it with the vacuum press
Flushed trimmed and sanded the "dust box". The inserts will be finished like the grills and be supported on silicone rubber glazing tape attached to ledge on frame. Amps will be happy.
