Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?

MDF the love affair....

Way back in the early 80's I had a cabinet shop in Venice, I built anything under the sun
just so I could go racing. But years later I realized that it was a hard job to push sheets of 
MDF and hardwood ply through my Powermatic. The dust was part of me, and it sucked as much then as it does today. One day I got an offer from an Audio company and I Said see you later to the dust.
Anyway, as You can see things are getting glued up and clamped with my work out equipment....lol 
I thought I would have all the sides glued up by now, but I had some other duties around 
the house to take care of first. As I'm getting closer and closer to the point were I have to
lock in the design (and shape) I'm vasilating back and fourth how to do it and where to do it.

I did lock in the passive woofers for sure, and the facets cut in to the cabinets will look killer
me thinks. To do the facets I have to make some simple jigs, nothing complicated, but it has to be very precise or it's going to look like crap.
The images shows a sheet of MDF getting glued up, and a small test piece that I can use for
a test cut.
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Until next time.....peace 🇸🇪

Math is fun....

So I woke up this morning and knew that I finally had to make some decisions 
regarding the look of the cabinets...Wow
The cabinets are incredibly solid, very heavy and the cabinet walls are on an average
three inches thick (3") so there's a lot of material that can be shaped without even touching
the original cabinet. Thank God for routers and circular saws as it makes my job easy.
As you can see, I managed to cut in some bevels on the bottom and the sides.
The top bevel will be a bit deeper but the bottom will stay pretty much as is. You can also see the pencil marks for 12" passive radiators one on each side of the speaker.....
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More to come my friends....🇸🇪

Finally a beer for the weary....

Took Friday of as I didn't feel like getting dusty, and my back needed some rest
as this mother is starting to reach "I can't move it by my self" proportions.
The positive side is I'm getting a good workout on a daily basis.

The plan was to finish most of the facets on the edges of the cabinet
and I manage to reach the goal. The process sound simple, but is anything but. Each angle has to be layed out and carefully measured for accuracy. The upper bevel has to be cut from two sides as my
circular saw can only reach a cut depth of 2.5".
Next step will be to add 1.5" above the speaker opening. It will also 
get angles cut on all sides and a wide rabbet. The Walsh driver will
mounted on a 3/8" aluminum ring floating on a urethane gasket and then bolted to the cabinet (or something like that) as I might change my mind.
I have also wrestled with finishing options, I'm thinking a blue automotive finish, or veneer the cabinet with Birdseye maple with
a  deep blue stain and clear lacquer coat....So many possibilities 
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Im going back to my beer and I hope you all have a good 
Easter Holiday......🇸🇪

It's 1:15 in the morning, and my mind is racing....

So after having a lovely Easter with friends and family, I got home watched some
F1 racing (the only sport I love) and man was it a good race.

So I decided against using veneer as a finish option, not that it's hard but I think I want 
something hyper modern, something that pulls the eye towards the speaker.
So automotive paint it will be, color is still up in the air, but blue, orange or......
You get the Idea, it's got to look super 😎 (cool).

Tomorrow it's router day, the openings for the passive radiators. I will counter sink the units
3/4"  with a bevel making the unit less proud.
Im also looking towards buying a new amp as I'm doing an electronic crossover I will need
six Channels of amplification. Got the amp for the Walsh units and the rear facing tweeters. I I also need one for the front tweeters. I want something killer so I've been looking at a
Firstwatt F6 stereo amp. Low power but I'll barely need any for the tweeter unit.

Anyway talk soon.....🇸🇪

Happy Saturday to all....

So the next next milestone was reach late this afternoon.
After a day filled with MDF and expletives, I finally got to what you see in the image....
The shape is spot on what I was looking for, and I wanted the Walsh driver to sit flush (ish) with the top surface of the cabinet so you can't see all the bolts. I am still thinking about welding up a metal fence contraption with some Damascus steel unless I change my mind.
As you can see I started the holes for the passive woofer but realized that a router bit can only plunge that deep. I tried my trusty jigsaw, but that didn't reach deep enough so I got to get a sawsall in the morning. Yes the sidewall is over 3" deep
at most points,  so a longer blade will solve that problem.

Next week I'm starting the housing and standoff for the ribbon tweeter. I'm thinking CNC machined aluminum, CF and some hi tech looking bolts to allow the housing to move in any axis. And I might change my my mind on that one too. But I promise it will look killer when I'm done...
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Another good day, and more to come.....🇸🇪