rcarlton Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 Still cutting and fitting pieces. Once the front edging is done I'll need to trim 1/4" off. Nothing glued yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlton Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 Closeup of a corner. Nothing glued yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klipschaholik Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Watch that inside outside stuff. Changes in humidity will cause you trouble. I did my glueing outside and after attaching moved the speaker back inside to try and maintain a stable humidity level. If you're working in the garage with that glue don't forget that a gas appliance like a water heater or dryer can ignite the fumes. A house burned not to long ago because someone was painting cabinets in the closed garage and the water heater set off the fumes. Could make for a bad day! [D] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlton Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 Went with the non-flammable glue. Did not want to deal with temperature and humidity changes. Bad things can happen. Everything is cut out...ready for glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlton Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 Just snagged a pair of poorly painted Heresy I's. Appear to be raw birch. Can't tell the year, labels are gone and no serial number stamped on the speakers. Looks like I'll have 2 pair of Bubinga Heresy's. Been thinking about the walnut Heresy II...a few coats of BLO and it will look like it came fresh from the factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlton Posted February 11, 2007 Author Share Posted February 11, 2007 Ready to glue the edge banding down. Carefully cut, and laid out the veneer on the speaker. Once satisfied with the pattern, top and bottom, sides are all mirror images of each other, taped them down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlton Posted February 11, 2007 Author Share Posted February 11, 2007 Stirred the Weldwood non-flammable contact cement. Sure doesn't look like the stuff in the glass bottles. Very little odor. Easily washes out with water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlton Posted February 11, 2007 Author Share Posted February 11, 2007 Used a brush to spread the glue. The veneer had a tendency to curl. Once dry it flattened back out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlton Posted February 11, 2007 Author Share Posted February 11, 2007 Shot of the curling veneer. To reduce the curling I should have applied a light mist of water to the opposite side of the veneer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlton Posted February 11, 2007 Author Share Posted February 11, 2007 Top and bottom being glued down. Had to be very careful with the corners. Got them to come out OK. Used a hand made scraper (4"X6"X1/2") with rounded edges to flatten the veneer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlton Posted February 11, 2007 Author Share Posted February 11, 2007 Trimmed the edges with my knife. Lightly sanded the outside edges with 220 sandpaper. Stuck the grill in the speaker to see how it is looking.[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlton Posted February 11, 2007 Author Share Posted February 11, 2007 Cleaned up the work area (double post[]). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlton Posted February 11, 2007 Author Share Posted February 11, 2007 Now to the large pieces. To be continued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlton Posted February 13, 2007 Author Share Posted February 13, 2007 Remember the edge pieces curling? Figured the large pieces would also curl. So I taped them down and then glued. Eliminated splitting of the grain. Worked nice. Additional note: In retrospect, I should have sprayed a light mist of water to the veneer. The water mist on the opposite side would have reduced curling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlton Posted February 13, 2007 Author Share Posted February 13, 2007 Glued tops, sides and bottoms. Just have to do some finish sanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlton Posted February 13, 2007 Author Share Posted February 13, 2007 Another glamour shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlton Posted February 13, 2007 Author Share Posted February 13, 2007 Another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlton Posted February 13, 2007 Author Share Posted February 13, 2007 Waiting on finish sanding, small amount of filler and Tung Oil. Should be done and singing by this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlton Posted February 14, 2007 Author Share Posted February 14, 2007 Disaster[:'(]! Yesterday the weather changed in Dallas for the cooler...no big deal...speaker is in the spare bedroom. Woke up this morning and found the veneer covered with little cracks running with the grain. Oh, no[8o|]! suspect three things could have happened: Water based contact cement caused veneer to shrink once it was dried. Temperature in the spare bedroom dropped below 65 degrees...I checked the temperature...62 degrees. Having the furnace on all night decreased the humidity and caused the cracks. Problem was using water based contact cement. No big deal...only loss is some of my time and 2 18"X38" pieces of veneer. Have 10 more left. Will fill in all the cracks with putty, sand with 150 sandpaper and reapply veneer this weekend. Should go much faster since I'll know what I'm doing[]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrestonTom Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 I am not familar with this problem, I assumed the low temp would cause the glue to lift at the seams or something. How small are the cracks, is it something that would fill in when the oil is applied? In spite of yesterday's headache, this project is going to look fantastic. Good Luck, -Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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