jimjimbo Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 20 hours ago, codewritinfool said: More photos of the completed HF section: Looks great! Any chance you'd want to share the template for the logo? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codewritinfool Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 1 minute ago, jimjimbo said: Looks great! Any chance you'd want to share the template for the logo? Thanks Jim. Those are vinyl. Available on eBay and other places. The font isn't right, which required me to make a cut in the K and put it back together. You can see that a bit in the lower photo. I'll probably paint it on if it gets torn off. I've also considered clear-coating it with something to make it a bit more durable, but for now I think I'll leave it as-is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rplace Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Use the vinyl to make a cardboard template out of a manila file folder, then spray paint it white with a little overspray on purpose. It will look like a hardened road cabinet form back in the day. BTW, outstanding thread. I've come back to it many times and really enjoy it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codewritinfool Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 Good idea. What I could have also done was to paint the side white, put the vinyl on, then paint the side black over the vinyl. Then peel off the vinyl, revealing the white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted September 20, 2018 Moderators Share Posted September 20, 2018 We use vinyl like that alot, it tougher than you would think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MookieStl Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 stacked photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codewritinfool Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 10 minutes ago, MookieStl said: stacked photo? Yep, coming up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codewritinfool Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 How's this? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MookieStl Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano1974 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Amazing well worth the time and effort - Great Job!Sent from my LG-H990 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codewritinfool Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 Thanks all, one more set to go! Far cry from this mess. Look at the nasty moldy gloss paint and the hacked side handles: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MookieStl Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Paul, This was a fun project to watch unfold. From the beginning when I was thinking "oh no, don't cut the top off!!" to these final photos. I'm a sucker LS splits and got to see one of them 3/4 of the way complete, so I probably enjoyed more than most. Thanks for sharing with us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codewritinfool Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 Today I got the trim cut for the 2nd HF section, and dusted off the remaining LF section. I'll post a few more photos as those two get done then a few of all four together, but with the completion of one full stack, this thread is largely done. Thanks are in order, and the big three are these: Thanks to @Hornographic for driving and helping me load up those original beat-up factory cabinets. We spent the good part of a full day retrieving them and shared one (not so good) meal at Waffle House, so he took time to do this for FREE. He's been a good friend, mentor and sometimes coworker over the past almost 20 years, and is fully bitten by the Klipsch bug. He's on the borrow-approved list. Thanks to my buddy Dave, who is also a Klipsch fanatic with a set of La Scala's. He's not on this forum, but helped me with a few decisions with these beasts over beer and music, and has also been a good friend for almost 35 years. He's also on the borrow-approved list. Thanks to @MookieStl for design ideas and 16 beautiful corners that he took the time to design. He fabricated them from raw stock, cutting, forming, welding, drilling and polishing, all for FREE in his incredible shop. This project would have stopped for a long time and maybe for good if it weren't for him. I've only known him for a few months, but I consider him a friend. He is of course on the borrow-approved list. Thanks to a bunch of others in this thread for kind words and advice along the way. And finally, I'm sitting here tonight in beautiful Missouri September air, awaiting the imminent birth of our 5th grandchild Eleanor, while tending this fire with my canine sidekick: That wood on top is the old top section (complete with hideous handle cutout) from one of the factory La Scala's. I'm tipping a glass to PWK. I know it is just plywood, but it came from Hope and was maybe once touched by the man himself. Thanks to PWK for designing the speakers we all love, and, in a way, making this project possible too. Thanks, everybody! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornographic Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Best wishes for the new grandchild. And it's a beautiful night indeed. Raise one to the Colonel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MookieStl Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 You guys went deep and after I had already signed off (looong week)! It was a beautiful night for a fire and a cold one. Guess I will have to settle for hoisting a hot one (coffee) this morning! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codewritinfool Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 Post for today, a pair of HF sections completed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codewritinfool Posted October 7, 2018 Author Share Posted October 7, 2018 Replaced the front edge "L" extrusions with "U" extrusions on the LF bin. This hides the ratty interior edge and helps support the new armor for the leading edge of the V. I ordered this stuff more than a month ago and USPS lost it. Earlier last week they found it in Florida and here it is. Looks much better. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codewritinfool Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 Tonight I got the second LF bin woofer installed, the bottom sealed up, and the wheels put on... so for the first time I've heard both channels. Just some painting and trim to go. Sounds great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MookieStl Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Looks good! The U shaped trim turned out nice. Now it's time to stop working on them and start listening to them. Speakers always sound better when you have sweat equity in them. Enjoy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emile Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 @codewritinfool ... absolutely AWESOME! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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