greg928gts Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 I'm building a pair of Khorn tops and 4 side grills for a fella down in Florida. He bought a pair of "D" Khorns on ebay. Birch plywood with birch edgebanding. $600 for the tops and $600 for the grills. Hey, it's helping to pay the bills right now! Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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colterphoto1 Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Schweeet, also nice collection of drills, and do you have those shop speakers energized yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundbound Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 You're a top notch wood worker. Those tops are beautiful! Wow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg928gts Posted April 8, 2007 Author Share Posted April 8, 2007 It's going to be a little while before I get the MCM system going. I used to be a Makita guy, but I started having a lot of problems with them. We have at least a dozen cordless kits for the business. It got to the point where one large cardboard box wouldn't hold all the Makita drills, batteries, and chargers that had gone bad. So I switched to the Ryobi stuff, figuring that even if they didn't last quite as long, at least they are so cheap that it doesn't matter. Much to my surprise, the Ryobi stuff has outlasted any of the Makita stuff I ever bought, including the batteries. The performance is on par except for the Ryobi's weighing slightly more than the Makita's. Overall value for the cheap overseas stuff bought at the big box store? Wonderful! I'm a very happy customer. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest " " Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Those look great... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Greg, you've got mail. Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Beautiful work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaspr Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Nice work Gregg. Looks like you used two layers of either 3/8or1/2 inch ply laminated together?? If so, what's your thinkinghere? Thanks, Garth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg928gts Posted April 11, 2007 Author Share Posted April 11, 2007 Nah, that's just the way the plywood was made. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LARRY Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Greg, Since my Email, etc. does not appear to work, please advise where you are getting the really nice grill cloth on the tops you are making. Thanks, Larry[8-)] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrench722 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Hay Greg how are you attaching the grills on the tops and what are you making them out of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg928gts Posted April 13, 2007 Author Share Posted April 13, 2007 The grill cloth is from www.wendellfabrics.com it's the Mellotone line. Keep in mind that there is a front and back to the grill cloth and it's not always easy to tell which is which. Ask me how I know. I'm attaching the grill cloth with a Powershot hand stapler and about 2,546 5/16" Arrow T-50 staples per grill frame. Approximate. May be an exaggeration. I also have to use a small hammer to flatten them down. I've tried two different electric staplers, and both just bent the top of the staple and didn't drive it all the way in. I found the hand stapler is the way to go and the Powershot is very easy to use. I'm stretching the grill cloth to make it taut over the frame. The front of the frame is 3/4" AC plywood. It is very difficult to stretch the cloth because you have to stretch it evenly, fold it over the edge, and hold it while stapling. The grill cloth has straight line weaving and stretching crooked really shows up. I wish I knew how Klipsch did it back in the olden days. Maybe some kind of stretching rack? I've racked my brain trying to figure it out. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrench722 Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 After you cover them how do you attach them to the tops? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg928gts Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 They are screwed in from the back from the sides of the top horn sections. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrench722 Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Cool thanks for the info. That is very nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Keep in mind that there is a front and back to the grill cloth and it's not always easy to tell which is which. Ask me how I know. How do you know? I'm attaching the grill cloth with a Powershot hand stapler and about 2,546 5/16" Arrow T-50 staples per grill frame. I believe Klipsch has dropped that to 2,137 back in the mid 70's to reduce assembly times... Nah, that's just the way the plywood was made. Did you use baltic birch ply (5'x5') or cabinet birch ply (4'x8')... and what's your cut sheet look like? I should be building a pair or tops this summer as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg928gts Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 I put the grill cloth on backwards before I realized it. You can see more of the webbing on one side than the other. It looks better installed the right way. I think it was 9-ply cabinet grade birch plywood in a 4 x 8 sheet. I don't think I got everything out of just one sheet, I had another 1/2 sheet kicking around the shop and I used some of that. Sorry I don't remember exactly right now, I just had a double and a half martini. Bombay Saphire gin of course, very cold, shaken over ice, 5 to 1 ratio with FRESH extra dry vermouth. Sort of like drinking cold perfume, but somehow a very nice smooth drink. I don't do this very often, I'm not a lush, really. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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