dmarque Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 edwardre, can you please double-check the width of the lower grills? back a couple months ago when this got started you were kind enough to post a bunch of measurements from your factory Belle. on the grills you came up with: "The grille dimensions are: 9"x20-7/8" again, with one of the 20-7/8" edges cut at a 45 degree angle." I made some of those dimensions but it seems like they're too wide, looks like they'd need to be about 7" wide for things to work out with the bevel edge on the front. Any clarification would be helpful. Is it a 90* corner where they meet in the back? I'll also PM and email you in case you're not checking here consistantly anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlossint Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 Hi there, Just saw the drawings you have. These are not any "Belle" copies. They are a design I did in 1974 called 70/80-horn. It was published in a swedish paper at that time. Swedish, since I am a native Swede living in Stockholm at the time. The drawings are actually unautorized copies done by a danish guy. I have done this horn and a few other, all published. Peter Akemark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 jlossint, Actually, these guys have been dissecting a real "Belle" to come up with the dimensions. The one that Tom has made is looking very good, so the 'plans' that you say are yours ended up not being used. Marvel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 Marvel, My faux Belle is basically completed, I just need to acquire the drivers I don't have and build a crossover. I'll try to get some decent pics up this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlossint Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 Well Marvel, My intentions were only to clarify where that particular drawing is comming from. Wether it is used or not is not the question. That model uses a 12" driver and not a 15" like the "Belle" does. So the difference is obvius. Also there are errors in the given dimensions in that particular picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim E Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 ---------------- On 12/8/2004 8:40:31 PM jlossint wrote: Well Marvel, My intentions were only to clarify where that particular drawing is comming from. Wether it is used or not is not the question. That model uses a 12" driver and not a 15" like the "Belle" does. So the difference is obvius. Also there are errors in the given dimensions in that particular picture. ---------------- Peter, Which drawing are you refering to? There were several in this thread. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 I think he's referring to the link in the second post on the first page. It's http://www.onthenod.com/LaBelle.gif. At least, I *think* that's what he's referring to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 ---------------- On 12/8/2004 11:13:05 PM Tom Mobley wrote: I think he's referring to the link in the second post on the first page. It's http://www.onthenod.com/LaBelle.gif. ---------------- I figured the same one. The actual Belle plans here were drawn by me... ummmm... i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlossint Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 I am refering to the picture at http://www.onthenod.com/LaBelle.gif. I did not mean the nice Acad drawings done by Rob. Sorry if I stirred up some feelings about this. By the way, what driver is intende to be used in your design Rob (formica)? And since you have Acad drawings, what is the volume of the "dog-house", I'm thinking of putting the numbers into a horn simulation program! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Peter, I wasn't meaning to give you grief. It turned out to be somewhat of a team effort I think, with many different folks giving measurements. I think he was planning on the K-33 from Klipsch. The price is quite reasonable, either new from Klipsch or used. Rob's ACAD drwings came out nice. Marvel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mentero Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 Hi all, I have been lurking around for a while, but this is my first post, and first things first, congrats on the level and ambiance of this forum. Formica, thanks for making the Belle plans available. I have been looking at those to make my second pair of Belle, but found a measure that slightly constricts the horn at the corner. Horn passes from 3" to 2-3/4" with the same high. Should that be 3" instead of 2-3/4"? All the best Miguel. P.D. Belles are not distributed in my country. Pity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 ---------------- On 8/14/2004 9:43:45 AM Tom Mobley wrote: well, I bit the bullet, went out and bought a large table saw and a $50 80-tooth Freud blade. It was a display model since the vendor isn't shipping the rails with the saws right now. I'll go thru the adjustments Sunday, see what I can get going this coming week. Home Depot has some reasonably nice looking "Birch/Maple" 3/4 plywood for about $40/sheet. First one will be a test mule, built out of that. Saw is a Ridgid 3650, cast iron stuff, weighs almost 300lbs. Should a post a bunch of pics of the cut and build? ---------------- I bought that VERY saw last year. I also bough the 6" Ridgid jointer. Seemed like a good bang for the buck. I'm happy with both so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 bumping this, the original DIY Belle thread, from page 28. this one has most all of the measurements. also bumped my build thread from page 26, both of these for DaddyDee since the search doesn't work.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 bumping this, the original DIY Belle thread, from page 28. this one has most all of the measurements. also bumped my build thread from page 26, both of these for DaddyDee since the search doesn't work.... Thanks Tom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 bumping again for the guys asking for measurements in the other thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 This is still a great thread 9 to 11 years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBPK402 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Great thread... the links to the last 3 cad drawings no longer work though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Those were parts of the "old" website where so many of those things, pictures, etc., are no more. There are PDF's of what I used, when I built my pair starting this time last year, in my signature link. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBPK402 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 I will have to logon my pc I guess as my android doesn't show a signature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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