My bookshelf DIY

elango87

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Below are the pics of my first DIY attempt.

These boxes were made a year ago. I have installed a Dianty 6" woofer and a tweeter. They are powered by Onkyo amplifier.

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Thanks,
Elango
 
Good going. The difficult part of cutting the wood and the driver cut-outs is over. Now you need to fix the drivers. Are you going to flush mount them?? Pay attention to the finish, make sure there are no sharp ends.

Look forward to the final product....
 
Well... I have mentioned in the main post that i have completed the construction a year ago.

The carpenter screwed up the cutting part and the finishing was not as i expected.
I did a mistake during painting which made the box look ugly. At the end, i bought some rexin (the material used to make seat covers in cars and bikes) and covered up the entire speaker. I will post the pictures soon.

@gopib, the drivers are surface mounted. At that point of time, i had zero knowledge about any of these things.
 
Looking good so far!
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I did a mistake during painting which made the box look ugly. At the end, i bought some rexin (the material used to make seat covers in cars and bikes) and covered up the entire speaker. I will post the pictures soon.
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I love people with ideas and have alternate course of action.
Thanks , this will be an option open for my yet to be painted encls.

btw. I had actually decided to go by WallPapers!:D as the last option just 'cause I do not find time to work on..
 
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Below are the pics of my first DIY attempt.

These boxes were made a year ago. I have installed a Dianty 6" woofer and a tweeter. They are powered by Onkyo amplifier."

Could u explain the design aspect. U have used a slotted bass port. But I also see a divider board between woofer and tweeter but woofer and tweeter enc losures do not seem to be fully separated/ sealed. Besides i see a large diameter opening in this divider board. Did u base it on some established design?
 
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Below are the pics of my first DIY attempt.

These boxes were made a year ago. I have installed a Dianty 6" woofer and a tweeter. They are powered by Onkyo amplifier."

Could u explain the design aspect. U have used a slotted bass port. But I also see a divider board between woofer and tweeter but woofer and tweeter enc losures do not seem to be fully separated/ sealed. Besides i see a large diameter opening in this divider board. Did u base it on some established design?

Well, I followed the design in the link below. I added the divider board just for bracing.

https://sites.google.com/site/undefinition/diy-orientexpress

Thanks,
Elango
 
I tried with plywood dealers here but they dont know what mdf means. So is there any local term or any pointers where i would find them commonly and what i should lookout for, any industrial name?
 
I tried with plywood dealers here but they dont know what mdf means. So is there any local term or any pointers where i would find them commonly and what i should lookout for, any industrial name?

They may call it Bhoosa board or Choora board. I am sure it is available.

But 1" ply works well. And holds screws a lot better.
 
did you use fevicol to glue the boards together? have you just glued the boards or have you nailed/screwed them as well, over and above the gluing?
 
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