Another Project on the Way Slim Floor Standers (M T M)

[sadik]

Today I sanded the second coat of primer, (wet sanding) First with 800 grit & final with 1200 grit. Worked continuously for 3 hours to complete the sanding process. The Enclosures are now ready for Final Paint. Final Paint is "Dark Red" PU Paint.

A Little Teaser.

Completed the 1st coat today. I will upload more photos tomorrow after the paint is dried. This is my first try to achieve mirror finish. I am afraid a little bit thinking if i can reach my goal.

Sadik

 

[sadik]

Photos of First Coat after Drying

Second Coat is pending.

Sadik

 

[Hiten]

DIY Guru Chuck Norris Salutes you :lol:

Excellent work Sadik. :thumbsup:
Regards.

 

[sadik]

DIY Guru Chuck Norris Salutes you :lol:

Excellent work Sadik. :thumbsup:
Regards.

Thanks a lot

 

[sadik]

Sanded (Wet Sanding) Just one Enclosure today after the First Coat of Paint........ Too Tired.... Really a Hard work to do... Requires a lot of Labor.

To tell frankly "This work is not meant for the people's who are lazy in labor jobs & without patience".

The actual test starts right after the assembly of Enclosures. The labor relates the sanding process. I have sander machine which makes my job easy but still it takes hours to complete the process to get the required finish. Patience & Labor both are required during the Paint Job. It starts right from the Sealer stage to the Final Paint & Polish. In Short The Process:

1. SEALER
2. WAIT FOR DRY(WFD)
3. SANDING
4. SEALER
5. WFD
6. PRIMER
7. WFD
8. SANDING
9. PRIMER (IF REQD)
10. WFD
11. SANDING
12. PAINT 1ST COAT
13. WFD
14. SANDING
15. PAINT 2ND COAT
16. WFD
17. POLISHING (this work will also require a lot of labor)

Sadik

 

[Udit99]

Gorgeous looking speakers amazing job kudos

 

[all4music]

Absolutely stunning Sadik!! Wish i could check them out in person. I know wet sanding and polishing are back breaking activities! But results are awesome!

 

[Hiten]

To tell frankly "This work is not meant for the people's who are lazy in labor jobs & without patience".

That is true.
Regards.

 

[sadik]

Without Spikes these will not be a complete JOB hence decided to make spikes for these enclosures. These Spikes are CNC Machined. Below are the Photos of Semi finished work.

Drilling & Tapping Work is pending. There is a groove in the Floor Disc. In this groove i will fix a neoprene rubber ring. Spikes will rest on this Ring.

I am also looking for some local vendor who can do chrome plating job.

Sadik

 

[sadik]

Hi Friends,

Final Coat Has been done Right Now. I Already measured my capability during the First Coat hence the Final Coat is been done by a local Car Painter. It looks so beautiful. I will upload the photos by Tomorrow.

Mean while I remember the below quote.

Your listening height must be really low. 900 mm is relatively puny for a floorstander.

Yesterday i assembled the Speakers and tested, You are right Mr. Keith. The Height of tweeters must me upto the ear level. So Now I have decided the make a Stand which will have height of 450 mm. (Including Spikes)

The Work on making stand is already started. I will upload the 3D drawing of stand Tomorrow. It will be just a Simple Stand No Fancy looks.

Sadik

 

[sadik]

How are those Iwai drivers? aren't they part of the Onida group?

I Would say these specific drivers are really good for the bucks spent. I also have read somewhere that these speakers are used by Onida as well as PSB Audio.

The Design of Enclosure is excellent. Fb (Tuning Frequency of Box) is 47 Hz. & F3 (-3dB) is 40 Hz.

Below are some Curves.

Frequency Response :

Impedance:

Vent Air Velocity:

I tested those drivers yesterday. By my listening experience i can say they easily hit 40hz & the ribbon tweeters they are excellent. The range of those tweeters is 1.5Khz to 33 Khz. I have crossed them at 6 khz.

Sadik

 

[sadik]

Photos of Final Coat.

Polishing Job is Pending. I will be out of town for couple of day. I will complete the same after returning.

Sadik

 

[Cervi]

Wow! The fs paintjob looks great, i can vouch for this fantastic genuine gentleman still enjoying the multimedia speakers i bought from him..Good luck mr. Sadik hit it out of the ballpark again

 

[all4music]

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Polishing Job is Pending. ........
Sadik

are you kidding!? do you want to see through that thing.. ? it already has some excellent finish! superb!

 

[sadik]

Update :

Polishing work of one enclosure is complete, other is still pending.

Today I have given spikes for chrome plating to a local Vendor... Fingers crossed for the finish.

Started work on Speaker Stand for these enclosures. No fancy or classic look. It will be just simple built. The spikes will be mounted on this stand instead of enclosure.

Sadik

 

[sadik]

3D Rendering of complete assembly.

Speaker Stand

Complete Assembly

The front grill will be completely covered with grill cloth.

Sadik

 

[mpw]

Sadik

What purpose the speaker stands ?

What height of speaker stand from ground level ?

 

[sadik]

Sadik

What purpose the speaker stands ?

What height of speaker stand from ground level ?

To increase the height. The Height of Floor stander is 900mm, I need the level of Tweeters to match my ear level in sitting position. Read Post no #50 in this thread.
http://www.hifivision.com/diy/67640-another-project-way-slim-floor-standers-m-t-m-5.html#post747965

Sadik

 

[mpw]

maybe you should try the speaker as it is - with conventional plinth and for some reason if you are not happy then look at height etc..

i feel the ribbon tweeter you are using may have a wider dispersion as well.

my fear is you may over-engineer these.

dont mean to discourage at all..

regards

 

[sadik]

my fear is you may over-engineer these.
regards

I am also having the same feeling. I think the stand height will be more. Lets see the end results. If needed I can reduce the stand height.

Sadik