mustang guy Posted November 10, 2012 Author Share Posted November 10, 2012 Here is the speaker: These pictures show that there has been little or no fraying. I would assume this is due to the low xmax of the driver: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 just a superb write up and response... thank you for sharing guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 Thanks Schu. I'm happily using two of the square mag woofers in place of the newer round ones. I don't miss them a bit... IMO, they are completely interchangeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted November 3, 2013 Author Share Posted November 3, 2013 I bumped this up for a friend who is going to (thinking of) reconing a speaker. It really isn't that hard to do, and even though this was for K-33's, I think it would apply with about any standard speaker. For me the biggest things I learned were proper alignment, order of teardown rebuild, and glues used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angusruler Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 thanks for taking the time to do this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 You're welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eth2 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Thank you very much. I am not sure if you have had formal education as a trainer, but if not you have a talent for training and your tutorial is excellent! Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Thank you, you are very kind! I have had no formal education as a trainer. I was just a guy who was hell-bent on learning how to re-cone and searched everywhere for instructions. From all the information I gathered here from Bob Crites, from youtube, and from elsewhere on the web, I put together what I felt was the best overall method for reconing with this type of kit. I decided at the beginning I would share this information with my friends here on the forum. I didn't want to leave gaps in the instructions, so I asked myself if there were things missing. I filled in the missing material, and published it. A video would have been better, but my son is at college, and he's the one with the GoPro. If a picture is worth a thousand words a video is priceless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Mustang Guy... I just now went through this thread. First, kudos for doing it. Second.... C'mon man, take the watch off while you're working on this stuff!!! You're just asking to bang it up on something. (ask me how I know) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolz Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) Mustang Guy, This is a great thread, nice work. I have ordered recone kits from Klipsch for two 1976 vintage square magnet K33's. After reading the thread twice I have a question. When did you remove the business cards from the voice coil? I can see them removed in your photos but not sure when to remove and how. My concern is having some of the epoxy glue get on the cards and not being able to get them out of the former. I'm not as steady with my fingers and hands as I once was. Edited February 23, 2015 by toolz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Very nice tutorial. I've done some smaller home speakers and a few re-foam jobbies, but the 4-part woofers are a lot tougher to do than drop-in's (Peavey all in one basket) or 1-piece. I have two JBL 2245, EVM15L, K49 and 4x K47 that need reconed. Probably start with the el-cheapo Pyle 15 I got out of an old LSI for practice before the spendy ones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Mustang Guy, This is a great thread, nice work. I have ordered recone kits from Klipsch for two 1976 vintage square magnet K33's. After reading the thread twice I have a question. When did you remove the business cards from the voice coil? I can see them removed in your photos but not sure when to remove and how. My concern is having some of the epoxy glue get on the cards and not being able to get them out of the former. I'm not as steady with my fingers and hands as I once was. That's awesome. I did not know Klipsch still had kits available. The voice-coil cardboard will be protruding through the spider sufficiently enough (about 1/4") to not get epoxy on it. A dry fit before this step is a good idea! If you are worried about being shaky, you could have somebody with steadier hands do this step. This is a crucial step, and I would advise NOT removing the cards yet, as they keep everything perfectly aligned. Once you put the bead of epoxy around the spider/core you shimmy the cone down onto it as directed. You are gluing the voice-coil, the spider, and the cone with the same application of epoxy. I'd wait about 15 minutes before removing the cards. After that, you can run a thin bead of epoxy above the cone to attach it a bit better to the voice-coil core. I kinda figure this is the part you were worried about gluing the cards to the cone. I hope this clears things up for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolz Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) Yes, it does. BTW the Klipsch sales rep had to check to see if there were and more recone kits available, so it is possible they will be not be available after the current stock is depleted. I had two kits shipped out. Edited February 23, 2015 by toolz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Very nice tutorial. I've done some smaller home speakers and a few re-foam jobbies, but the 4-part woofers are a lot tougher to do than drop-in's (Peavey all in one basket) or 1-piece. I have two JBL 2245, EVM15L, K49 and 4x K47 that need reconed. Probably start with the el-cheapo Pyle 15 I got out of an old LSI for practice before the spendy ones! I tried to make a drop in out of a K33 kit, and I ended up throwing it away. As it turns out, the speaker frame and former are the perfect jig. If I were gonna make drop in kits, I would probably just skip the step where you glue the spider to the frame. Basically you glue the VC to the spider to the cone and when it's dry lift it out. This is related to what the previous poster was talking about. This step is the most important step in the recone. I think that's why they make drop in kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolz Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I will take a look at that when I get the kits and fully understand how all of the pieces fit together before I attempt to use the glue. Using the frame and former as a jig makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 I will take a look at that when I get the kits and fully understand how all of the pieces fit together before I attempt to use the glue. Using the frame and former as a jig makes sense. It does make sense if you are assembling multi part kits and reselling them, but not for you. Remember, you will eventually be gluing the surround to the frame, and that is yet another alignment that can go wrong. If the voice-coil rubs when you are done, you failed and need to throw it all out and start over. I know this from experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRam Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I called Klipsch tech support to order a couple of recone kits and was told that there is no such item. Could you please tell me what part number the kit is and how you were able to acquire it? Thanks, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 You might want to PM toolz and ask as he may not revisit this thread for a while. I bought my kits from Crites, but that was a while back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolz Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) MikeRam, The Klipsch part number sent to me was 151162. However I have a pair of the older high basket K33 and this kit may not fit. I am working with CS to make that determination. The paper cone in this kit is very thin and light with no butyl on folds of the surround. Edited March 4, 2015 by toolz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 MikeRam, The Klipsch part number sent to me was 151162. However I have a pair of the older high basket K33 and this kit may not fit. I am working with CS to make that determination. The paper cone in this kit is very thin and light with no butyl on folds of the surround. Hmmm. Have any pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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