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  1. 16th December 2007, 11:31 AM #1
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    Default Hello new Bloke here

    G'day, Neil here, I have been reading a lot in this forum for a few days and I think it is going to help me out a great deal. I am defenitely not a wood worker, I last did it in grade 7 primary school in about 1959. I am a Vietnam Veteran (3 Cav. Regt 1970) and have been pensioned off from work and need to occupy myself.
    I am learning Blues Harp or Harmonica and have just made myself a valved amplifier and now I need a speaker box so I thought "Why not make one yourself, give you something to do" I took a wander round a few hardware shops and there are things in there I have never seen before and have no idea of how they would be used.
    The Internet is a wonderful medium for learning new things as I learned when I made the amplifier and many people are willing to pass on advice so I am taking the plunge. I will start by going to the markets to buy some quality old tools, I might even go the Triton way 2nd hand at this stage and start looking at simple projects to get things rolling.
    The easiest part for me is getting the timber, a mate of mine has a bush timber business here where I live and I have already got the timber for the speaker box, ( Queensland Kauri ). I am buying MDF first to practice on and intend to make the speaker box completely with the MDF before I attack the real timber. I am posting a couple of photos of a speaker box with the same amplifier fitted so if anyone can send me in the right direction to get started that would be great. I am still thinking about whether I will use the grill cloth on the front, if the timber looks good I will not but if the timber looks average I will use the cloth and maybe do the front with something a lot cheaper than the Kauri, regards to all Neil
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  3. 16th December 2007, 12:37 PM #2
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    G'day Neil,
    Welcome aboard...........some of the amp aficionados will answer your question shortly.
    Good choice to learn blues harp......now you can annoy every bugger.
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    Welcome to the Forums,

    Hope you enjoy your stay as there are heaps of good tips and practical suggestions.

    Now we've hooked you, you are doomed to wander these pages forever just like Hotel California, you can logout any time but you can never leave.
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    G'day Neil anymore of them and they'll be running the show oh thats right he does.

    Hey nice amps I was checking them out earlier but didn't post reply had something to take care of now I come to say Hello and they are gone.
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    G'day Neil anymore of them and they'll be running the show oh thats right he does.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 3 cav 84a View Post
    G'day, Neil here,
    I took a wander round a few hardware shops and there are things in there I have never seen before and have no idea of how they would be used.
    regards to all Neil
    G'day Neil,
    Welcome aboard,
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    A lot here to occupy oneself with.

    Same happened to me when I was in a Hardcore Shop

    I mean Hardware
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    Hello, Neil. And welcome to the forum! About a year and a half ago I wired up a little 5 watt amp that would be perfect for blues harp. I enclosed it and a ten inch speaker in a simple cube made from canarywood. Here's a shot of it before I put the back panel on. It's not too big, but the canarywood made it awful heavy.
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  9. 18th December 2007, 09:30 PM #8
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    G'day Cisco, nice looking amp, I am going to knock up a speaker box for mine, I have a 10" Weber speaker to fit in it but I am going to do it in MDF first to see how it turns out before I try it with the Qld. Kauri. Regards Neil
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