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There wasn't much of a turnout yesterday at Todds shed clear-out sale and so there's still a lot of boards, fitments, fixings and small tools left.



Todds will have a public sale after the...

Forgot to say ... please add to this tread if you will be going on Saturday :-)

Hi guys

Bill and his son David were kindly invited for a “peek” into the shed where Todds manufacture their own speakers, Bill asked if I’d like to attend to – well of course!

Suzann Todd...

Hi Guys
I’ve had the Wonderfence for a few years now, bought in a sale at Carbitec and this Xmas bought the 17” LS positioner (metric) in their sale also (whoopee).

My current small...

Haven't been around for a while? glad you like the Jasper Jig I wouldn't be without mine.

Shame they don't make one this big ....

cheers - Phil

Groggy - Just by ear I'd say it was as noisy as any other saw on the market. My Hitachi is just a bit loader. I think what blouis79 is saying is that for the price you might expect a quieter machine....

Thanks for the link to the manual - thats the one we should be getting.

I bought mine a C&L (sorry Ideal!) and sales guy there did warn me about the noise. He said Festool actually put an...

Late last year I received a rather good tax rebate, so as an early Xmas present (to myself) I bought the KAPEX Sliding Compound Mitre Saw – excellent. So last week was my birthday so decided I needed...

Yep, found forstner bits pretty useless for MDF work – so I invested in some Single Tooth Holesaws (http://www.tradetools.com.au/ProdView.aspx?popup=1&Category=SXG90&Product=RD055007 ). Now they do...

I finally got a bit of time over Xmas to fix the tops and bases of my ML-TQWT’s. Not to everyone’s taste I suppose but they do perform rather well.



Cheers - Phil

I buy most of my speaker parts from the States (sorry local suppliers?) one good source is Madisound and one of their services is Crossover Design – see - http://www.madisound.com/services/leap.php -...

Suppose I'm trying to create a "Black Ash" effect???

The speaker cabinets below where just a quick little project made from odd ply sheets that do not match. I’m thinking of dyeing them black to “loose” the difference and wack a few coats of poly over...

Must admit I’m not very religious – well … no lets not go there.

But today has been very “holey” – gaud I luv my drill press. This is the start of a “Mass Loaded – Tapered Quarter Wave Tube”...

Pete, the “Small” Thors sound absolutely stunning. Are they the best speaker in the world – of course not but you’d need to spend a hellava lot of dosh to better these babies.

Because they don’t...

I've used Dulux Glimmer “Night Stone” before with great success.

I love my Jasper Jig - yes you can build your own but this is dead on accurate - http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=365-255

I’m about to build a pair speaker cabinets with a slight “curve” at the edges see pictures below.
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Do you think it would be useful to “fill” the saw blade kerfs with epoxy just before...

One thing I forgot to say is these mosters generate a large amount of heat and the MC3008-AB is a class A amp which produces even more heat.

Although there is a "grille" cover this is only a...

Just like those of you who insist on doing everything with hand tools (I’m just envious) … I have always though those that swear by valve amps are definitely on the Dark-side.

Well, we...

You know – I was so pleased with the end result Harry – I just had to go and have a piece of gorgonzola

Well, with the help of Brisso57 I finally got around to veneering the Thors. This is Sliced Pacific Maple paper backed veneer and I’m a bit embarrassed to say 3 coats of good old poly. I must start...

Major Music, check their price list at http://www.majormusic.com.au/pricelists/MMW_Fostex_Speaker_Components_RRP_may_07.pdf I actually paid OEM prices via a friend.:U

Cheers - Phil

Harry - how about Red ETs ...

Cheers - Phil

I had big plans to build a “monster” router table on castors to park against the side of the shed when not in use. Of course now I’m ready to build I have actually measured the one and only space...

Here’s a small pair for full range bass reflex speakers I finished last weekend. They use a single Fostex FE167e (6.5”) per cabinet and as you can see the speaker stands acts as the port.

All...

One of my greatest fears as a speaker builder is building a cabinet only to realise I’ve cut the speaker openings to small. Which usually leads me to doing at least a few dummy cut outs before I...

Doh ... must have been the sale price this set my brain to putty.

Thanks to spotting the bleeding obvious Dan - :B , :B , :B

Cheers - Phil

I recently jagged a Wonder Fence at half price from Carbatec Brisbane in the sale. Now having spent the other day at one of Richard Vaughan’s router days I can just see Richard rolling his eyes at...

There’s a lot of people here that spend a fair amount of money on tools, dust control should be just part of that expenditure.

I cut up a lot of MDF boards for speaker projects and I’m slightly...

My thoughts on this are there is no such thing as the perfectly laid out shed/workspace – there are too many variables – tools – space – projects – money – swmbo etc. So it’s a compromise between all...

I can confirm Bazza’s tip; on an earlier job I was cutting some circles with one of my Sutton hole saws at the very edge of a MDF board and noticed it didn’t clog up. So I developed the idea that...

Has anyone used/got the Trade Tools -TTD 7PCE Single Tooth Holesaw Kit, how effective would these single tooth cutters be on MDF?? (I have a drill press)<o></o>

I have a couple of very good hole...

Harry72 must have thought I was mad drilling a million (well almost) holes to create my "cheese" bracing for my recent speaker rebuild – it certainly created a heap of waste. I was going to post a...

This relates to my post in the HIFi Equipment forum see http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=46999 but thought this more of a general question.
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I’ve rebated and...

Your the dog's tail - just what I want, I didn't spot the dims box in bottom right of the screen - thanks for the help.

Guys, I've only had a quick look at SketchUp - I've found the dimension tool but is there a way of setting an objects dimensions by typing them into it's "property" settings as per a lot of other CAD...

Yes, it shocked me when I first started 3-4 years ago how expensive those little bit for a crossover can cost and it can get eye-wateringly painful if you go for the premium parts another reason I...

Harry - you've got good eyes. Yep there a bit big - all premium parts Hovland etc - here's a closer look in their original cabinet (actually slung under the base). Second picture shows some rather...

Just gluing the tops on, here's a shot before the last side goes on.

S/K – the Jasper Jig is designed to use a ¼” router bit, so it’s prudent to cut 18 mm MDF board in say 3 passes approx 6 mm deep. However, for the final depth setting I fold a thin bit of paper into...

Cisco Kid – yep you definitely need some form of jig or trammel. I’m a convert of the Jasper Jig – check out

AU - SoundLabs -...

Great looking speakers, definately some serious designs.

Yep, line arrays have a serious WAF problem.

Do you have to place the Orions well away from the wall for best effect?

Cheers - Phil

Harry, I usually cut “ladder” type braces. However there is +/-85 mm width on the top part of the side-side bracing where the front-back brace passes through it. A bit like Wendy’s wood talking to...

So, this is the rebuild of my beloved Seas Thor transmission lines into their new MLTL cabinets. Those cheesy braces took ages to drill out.

For the full blown theory behind this check out the...

Yep, would also like to thank Mark & Daphne for being gracious hosts and looking after our motley crew. Mark provided a great demo on spraying lacquer and proved how easy it was to apply and finish. ...

Can thoroughlly recommend Dennis Murphy's designs check out -

http://murphyblaster.com/content.php?f=main.html
or
http://www.zaphaudio.com/
http://www.rjbaudio.com/...

These guys are on the Gold Coast QLD but they supply a heap of timber veneer and service mainly the kitchen and boating industry, I suspect they can apply veneers to most types of board. Have a look...

I had a spare metal 2 drawer filing cabinet around so put castors on it and reinforced the top before placing the Drill Press on it - worked a treat:U

As you say it's all about a persons height...

Would love to come along and match some names to faces - happy to bring along a slab of cold beer