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Barium - Small two-way with Atlas ribbon and SB ceramic woofer.

silverDsilverD
edited June 15 in DIY

Named from the Greek word meaning “heavy,” Barium is a soft, silvery-white metal. This small ~ .25ft^3 two-way will feature the recently released RAD Atlas AR120 tweeter paired with the SB Acoustics SB12CACS25-4. Cabinet dimensions will be 11.5" tall by 6.5" wide and 10.5" deep and will feature walnut sides, oak tops/bottoms, and painted front and rear baffles. The woofers were exercised today with hopes of some basic T/S data collected soon. Cabinet pieces are in the process of being cut. The baffles will be .75" MDF while the tops and bottoms will be 5/8" scrap oak flooring. The sides will be a sandwich of 1/2" particle board and 3/8" walnut. More to come...

Comments

  • silverDsilverD

    Cutting and trying to flatten a bit of cupping in the walnut.

    kenrhodesSteve_LeeGowaani_101johnny5jzTom_Sjr@mac6thplanetrjj454thtryand 2 others.
  • silverDsilverD

    Baffle CAD with 1/2" chamfers.

    4thtryrjj45Steve_Lee6thplanetjohnny5jzani_101
  • silverDsilverD
    edited June 17

    Glue up has started.

    kenrhodesjr@mactajanesWolfrjj45Steve_LeeTurn26thplanet4thtry
  • silverDsilverD

    Each and every speaker project reminds me that I'm not much of a woodworker. After struggling with getting the top, bottom, and sides squared up I was able to glue up the first one and flush trim the walnut.

    4thtryjr@macjohnny5jzSteve_LeeGowa6thplanetugly_wooferrjj45EggguyTurn2
  • 6thplanet6thplanet

    Your not the only one. I'm just getting better at covering up issues.

    rjj45
  • rjj45rjj45

    Me too. A master woodworker told me "Just make it look good from 6 feet"

    tajanes6thplanet
    But Chahly - Stahkist don't want speakers that look good, Stahkist wants speakers that sound good!
  • DrewsBrewsDrewsBrews

    Unless you are feeding your family from the work, the result is all that matters.

  • GowaGowa

    I like your choice of wood.

  • Tom_STom_S

    That's looking pretty good to me!

  • silverDsilverD

    First final baffle off the CNC.

    Steve_Lee6thplanetugly_wooferKornbreadtajanes4thtry
  • Nicholas_23Nicholas_23

    Curious if your top panel feathers a bit after some stain/finishing.

  • rjj45rjj45

    I effing love using a CNC for baffles. I often made booboos with a router.

    Steve_Lee
    But Chahly - Stahkist don't want speakers that look good, Stahkist wants speakers that sound good!
  • silverDsilverD

    I appreciate the comments, let's hope the glue holds :)
    I had to calibrate the CNC as my Y axis was right on, but my X axis was a just a bit short. I'll be doing hard wax oil for the finish. I'll shellac the MDF and then paint it.

  • rjj45rjj45

    Which hard wax?

    But Chahly - Stahkist don't want speakers that look good, Stahkist wants speakers that sound good!
  • Ed_PerkinsEd_Perkins
    edited June 25

    rjj45Steve_Lee
  • silverDsilverD

    This wax. Started the second cabinet and glued the back on the first.

    Steve_Lee
  • rjj45rjj45
    edited June 26

    Thanks. Had not seen that product.
    I have used a lot of Tried and True finishes.

    But Chahly - Stahkist don't want speakers that look good, Stahkist wants speakers that sound good!
  • ani_101ani_101

    Just direct wax, no other sealer? I use hard wax, but once I have sealed with shellac or a water based finish like generals

  • silverDsilverD

    Yep, from what I understand, the hard wax oil needs to soak into the wood. Flush trimming the back on one and putting the other side on the other.

    6thplanet
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