Agolfman Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 Some progress! Crossovers out, shipped to Bob Crites and returned in less than a week, just a great fellow to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agolfman Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 And the upgraded crossovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agolfman Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 Cabinets now ready for some sanding and refinishing. Hope to get these done with my son over the next few days, but he's started his summer job (yay!) and is putting in some long days. So far so good with the joint project though. I think we'll both be happy with the results. We'll be doing to sealing and weatherstripping along the gaskets (great idea!), but gotta get into the sanding stage first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agolfman Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 Just a question here. Have a tweeter with a decent amount of "powder" adhering to it. Anyone know what causes this? Just planning on giving it a cleaning, but if it indicates aging of original parts, maybe I'll replace them? Originally, I thought we'd upgrade everything but we settled on keeping as. Much original as possible, so I'd rather not start swapping out parts. It's an option though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 that looks like corrosion...was there anything on your crossovers that looked like it had leaked??? Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agolfman Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 No, nothing of the sort....it wipes off pretty easily and doesn't appear to be corroded in any way....but I'm no scientist....anything 40 + years old probably prone to leaking or breaking down. Come to think about it, I may resemble that remark.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 I've had other speakers through the years that had that same stuff on them. Fisher XP-7B's come to mind but some others like Norman Lab, Dynaco, etc. All were sealed cabinets and it all wiped off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agolfman Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 Finally some progress on the first cabinet. Brought it from a "6" or so to about an "8" after sanding. Hit it with 150 grit and followed with 320. Here's a shot of it, post sanding. Really took out a ton of nicks, scratches and various markings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agolfman Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 Also reworked the corners with some wood filler and got the first three coats of Watco Oil on. Really happy with the way this box is coming. I especially enjoyed supervising the sanding with my son on the block....also glad he's owning the outcome here. Nice way to start a long weekend. Have a great 4th everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agolfman Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 A post weekend update. Finally got the last bit of sanding and application of Howard's Restoration Polish on the first cabinet. We're both pretty psyched with how it came out. Couple of pictures to follow. Bought some oak strapping today and planning on adding some braces to the cabinet and then we should be done with the first one. A great summer project albeit a little slower than we'd like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agolfman Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 Comparison shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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