CECAA850 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, M_Klipsch said: I figured the screws would pull it down more tightly You're correct. No clamps needed if you use screws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 22 minutes ago, M_Klipsch said: Good idea. But it’s already almost too big. I’m hesitant to make it even larger. Can't say i blame you. If it really bothers you an alternative would be buy a 1/8" BB panel and go right over it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Klipsches Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 35 minutes ago, jason str said: Can't say i blame you. If it really bothers you an alternative would be buy a 1/8" BB panel and go right over it. Yes I’ve always thought that I could just veneer the whole damn thing and start over if it turns out poorly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Veneer is expensive, 1/8" BB is cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Klipsches Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, jason str said: Veneer is expensive, 1/8" BB is cheap. Good point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 A few years back, I built an entertainment center out of 1/2" MDF that I "veneered" with 1/4" oak (or birch) that you could get at Lowes or Home Depot that came in 4x8 sheets. It made for a 3/4" piece of wood, basically. Turned out quite good as I cut sections out to make it look like planks and then used solid oak on edges and routered a nice edge. Those sheets were very reasonable and stained really good. Thing is, they may not have that now at those stores as I would imagine it came from China. I went to Lowes over the weekend to get a piece of their "cabinet grade" 1/2" birch for some garage cabinets we built and they were out of it but had some 3/4"...but not much. Went to the local lumbar yard and they had some. Edit...found a pic of entertainment center. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Klipsches Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 3 hours ago, avguytx said: A few years back, I built an entertainment center out of 1/2" MDF that I "veneered" with 1/4" oak (or birch) that you could get at Lowes or Home Depot that came in 4x8 sheets. It made for a 3/4" piece of wood, basically. Turned out quite good as I cut sections out to make it look like planks and then used solid oak on edges and routered a nice edge. Those sheets were very reasonable and stained really good. Thing is, they may not have that now at those stores as I would imagine it came from China. I went to Lowes over the weekend to get a piece of their "cabinet grade" 1/2" birch for some garage cabinets we built and they were out of it but had some 3/4"...but not much. Went to the local lumbar yard and they had some. Edit...found a pic of entertainment center. That looks damn good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 1 hour ago, M_Klipsch said: That looks damn good. Thanks. It served its purpose for a couple years in our last house. I built it based on what equipment I was using at the time so everything fit really well. But, went to some new things so it wouldn't work with new goodies so I donated it to a church sale thing. But all of that was easy to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Klipsches Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 I am calling it good for now. Gonna let it dry down overnight & install the driver tomorrow & figure out where it goes. Here are some pics of the finish, either the top or front. It’s beginning to get a bit of the oil “glow”. I’m disappointed with the screw holes, but I’ll leave it be for now. Crap, I just remembered I haven’t built a box for the plate amp. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Looks great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Sorry, I've been meaning to ask as I follow this, what wood did you build the cabinet from? That's not just regular plywood is it? @M_Klipsch BTW excellent job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 3 hours ago, babadono said: Sorry, I've been meaning to ask as I follow this, what wood did you build the cabinet from? That's not just regular plywood is it? @M_Klipsch BTW excellent job. Half inch Baltic Birch if I has to guess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Klipsches Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 4 hours ago, babadono said: Sorry, I've been meaning to ask as I follow this, what wood did you build the cabinet from? That's not just regular plywood is it? @M_Klipsch BTW excellent job. Thank ya. CECAA850 is correct 1/2” (12mm) Baltic Birch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donmark Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 M_Klipsch, great thread and amazing build. In these days of self imposed social distancing I have followed the build with great interest and looked forward for progress. I have the T18, Auto and TableTuba Longstyle plans, but never got around to build one, as I have been going back and forth on wich one to build. Am very curious on how the T18 and the Table compare Keep it upSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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M_Klipsches Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 21 hours ago, donmark said: M_Klipsch, great thread and amazing build. In these days of self imposed social distancing I have followed the build with great interest and looked forward for progress. I have the T18, Auto and TableTuba Longstyle plans, but never got around to build one, as I have been going back and forth on wich one to build. Am very curious on how the T18 and the Table compare Keep it up Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thank you for the positive feedback. I’ve got to admit it was well timed, for certain. I’ve been on a limited work schedule, so this has filed in the blank spaces for me as well. I’m behind in posting an up date which I’ll get to soon. Short answer; it seems to be exactly like the T18. Not overwhelming, just enhances the low end. Honestly, I was expecting more ooomph. Oh well it’ll get sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Klipsches Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 There were a few delays and I haven’t updated the progress. Good news, the driver install went well. Much easier than the T18, even with the 10”. I built a decent box for the plate amp. A big delay was caused by the missing spool of speaker wire. It was located, on a shelf, in a box labeled, “speaker wire”. I’ve had to accept that it’s just too large to be a table in the space, so it is on its edge in a corner. I’ve only plugged it in and listened to it no measurements of any kind. I’ve just listened to music, the only adjustments made, have been on the plate amp. Initial impressions are that it sounds very similar to the T18, and just adding the bass on the La Scalas, at all volume levels. In the loud department, it certainly “keeps up” with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlthess40 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Where. Did you find the build plans? I’d like to build one or two of these using either two 8” inch drivers or one 10” inch driverSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 21 minutes ago, carlthess40 said: Where. Did you find the build plans? I’d like to build one or two of these using either two 8” inch drivers or one 10” inch driver Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Plans are $15 at the Bill Fitzmaurice Web site. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 16 minutes ago, carlthess40 said: Where. Did you find the build plans? I’d like to build one or two of these using either two 8” inch drivers or one 10” inch driver Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk If you're going to spend the time building any of these spend the little money and get the latest plans. It includes free updates and makes for a bit easier to build, better finished product. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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