sootshe Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Starting a new build of a set of Belles. Material is 24mm baltic birch ply for the doghouse & 18mm baltic birch ply for the rest of the cabinet. The sides & back will have two layers of 18mm ply. Here is the new table saw which should do the job. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sootshe Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 First up is a full scale drawing of the dog house. From there I will work outwards towards the external sides of the cabinet. The dimensions were altered to account for the thicker ply material & to keep the internal dimensions of the dog house the same as the original design. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sootshe Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 Next is to transfer all the dimensions to the baffle panel & cut the slot, which I did with a router. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sootshe Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 Then I made a jig to cut the steep angle on the ramps. If I did this again I would make this a bit differently as with this jig I couldn't cut through the full width of the material & had to do two cuts. Still came out reasonably OK though. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sootshe Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 Cut the angles for the sides of the dog house & everything was held in place with a few nail gun nails & then glued & screws together. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sootshe Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 Next I will veneer the dog house as it's much easier to get to before the cabinet is assembled. The veneer is Silky Oak & will be finished with a clear lacquer. Going to take a break for a while now. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlthess40 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Would you share your cut and build sheets ?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sootshe Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 Here are the originals. Belle_LATEST.pdf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Hornet Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Looking great, thanks for posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No.4 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Looking really good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sootshe Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 Just a dry fit for one of the cabs. All seems to go together OK. Need to complete the other cab & then dismantle & start veneering. Will veneer the doghouse, the inside of the bottom panel & the inside of the side panels. Then fit the backs & the extra layers for the sides & back. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie010 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Good work, keep the updates coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlthess40 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Has anyone done plans for using a 8 inch or 10 inch woofer for these?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 I love a good build thread. Thanks for sharing. Sent from my SM-G986U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 THIS is an amazing build , congrats , this might just be the most solid BB Belle I have ever seen , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sootshe Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 Completed the rear panels today, complete with splitters. Just used some scrap material for the splitters & cut to size on the table saw. Also made a template for the veneer to go on the inside of the cabinets......at the bottom of the cabinet between the sides & the dog house. The template is sitting on the top of the cabs.... it fits really well. I removed the bottom of the cabinets ......placed the cardboard underneath & traced out the shape. It's going to be tricky to adhere this, as the contact cement only gives you one go. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sootshe Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Waiting on some screws to arrive before I can continue with the bass bin, so started on the mid horns. Will do these a few segments at a time.....here's the first five segments. These are glued & screwed together. Dave provides dowel pins to key them together in the correct position, so you can't really go wrong. Bought a Die Grinder to get the rough sections off first & then hand sand with varying levels of sandpaper. The die grinder makes light work of this job & you can easily position it to remove even small amounts of material. I wish I had this when I built my last two sets! Screws arrived today, so will get back to the bass bins on Wednesday. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Flynn Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Very cool. THis is a great thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Looks great, awesome thread....thanks for sharing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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