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I used
primed 1 x 10 mdf boards because they are cheap. |
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Glued and
screwed the boards together and painted the inside with flat black.
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I was concerned
with the mdf splitting when attaching the corner protectors with wood screws.
So I put in hardwood dowels for the wood screws. In the end, I felt it was
not needed and did not use them on the speaker cab. |
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So that
the corner protectors lay flat against the cab, a countersink was utilized. |
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Glued and
screwed cleats for attaching front panel. |
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Tolex was
marked and cut. Tolex supplied by Stewart-Macdonald
guitar supplies. |
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Dap-Weldwood
contact cement was used to apply tolex. For instructions on how to tolex,
visit casey4's
tutorial on tolexing. |
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Cab awaiting
panels and hardware. |
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Grill cloth
for the panel was cut a couple of inches bigger than the panel itself. The
grill cloth I used was Wicker G13 from Jenkins
Sound Shop |
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The cloth
was then centered on the panel and a crease was pinched into the cloth along
the top. |
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Next, a
crease was pinched into the cloth along the side of the panel. Then the
cloth was aligned to the panel using the creases and tacked down in the
top corner with a staple. |
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I pulled
the cloth snug and along the top and tacked it down. At this point the top
was aligned and snug so I tacked down the rest of the top panel. |
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The same
procedure was followed for the sides and bottom of the panel. I used this
tutorial
as a guide. |
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Finished
amp head. |
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Handle
and corner protectors from Stewart - Macdonald. |
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The speaker
enclosure was built in the same manner as the head enclosure. First boards
were glued and screwed. |
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Detail
of butt joint. |
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The edges
were rounded over with a 1/2" round over bit and all sides were sanded
down. The interior was then painted black and tolex was applied to the exterior. |
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The baffle
board is made out of 1/2" void free birch plywood. The speaker hole
was marked and cut. |
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T-nuts
were installed for mounting the speaker and the baffle was painted black. |
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The grill
cloth was attached to the baffle in the same way it was attached to the
front panel. |
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Finished
speaker cabinet. |
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Celestion
G12H30 mounted to baffle. |
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Completed
head & cab. |