Driver mounting screws
Got some really excellent driver mounting screws from TheAudioCrafts.
I prefer wood screws in place of T-nuts and bolts. T-nuts and bolts are great for situations where you expect to remove and replace drivers many times. But I feel that they are not too suitable for long-term mounting because they are, in essence, bolts being used in a vibration-prone setting, and bolts used in such settings always need lock nuts, or else they will come loose. Basic mechanical engg. And you can't fit lock nuts on a T-nut+bolt setup unless you can reach the back of the front baffle after the drivers are mounted. Well, this is not possible in any of the speakers I have built.
Therefore, I prefer wood screws. And these ones I got are all wood screws.
I got copper finished 4mm dia screws (really luvvly) for the tweeter and midbass, and 5mm ones for the woofer. These screws have heads designed for screwdrivers with hex tips. This means that the screwdriver head will go into a hole at the head of the screw. This means that the screwdriver will not slip out accidentally when tightening, which means it removes one of my biggest causes of heart attack when fixing drivers. (Imagine puncturing a hole in the cone of a ten-thousand-rupee driver.
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I wish these AudioCraft chaps had also kept a stock of 2-inch-long and 3-inch-long screws. Would be useful for large and heavy woofers. I would have felt better if I had got them even for my Darbari's 10-inch woofers, though I guess a one-inch screw is within the borderline of acceptable length.
If all goes well, I intend to use these copper-finished screws for all my speaker projects henceforth. They look super-lovely. Thanks to a FM for pointing out this vendor to me -- my dealing with them was super-smooth, and they have interesting items.
Got some really excellent driver mounting screws from TheAudioCrafts.
I prefer wood screws in place of T-nuts and bolts. T-nuts and bolts are great for situations where you expect to remove and replace drivers many times. But I feel that they are not too suitable for long-term mounting because they are, in essence, bolts being used in a vibration-prone setting, and bolts used in such settings always need lock nuts, or else they will come loose. Basic mechanical engg. And you can't fit lock nuts on a T-nut+bolt setup unless you can reach the back of the front baffle after the drivers are mounted. Well, this is not possible in any of the speakers I have built.
Therefore, I prefer wood screws. And these ones I got are all wood screws.
I got copper finished 4mm dia screws (really luvvly) for the tweeter and midbass, and 5mm ones for the woofer. These screws have heads designed for screwdrivers with hex tips. This means that the screwdriver head will go into a hole at the head of the screw. This means that the screwdriver will not slip out accidentally when tightening, which means it removes one of my biggest causes of heart attack when fixing drivers. (Imagine puncturing a hole in the cone of a ten-thousand-rupee driver.
)I wish these AudioCraft chaps had also kept a stock of 2-inch-long and 3-inch-long screws. Would be useful for large and heavy woofers. I would have felt better if I had got them even for my Darbari's 10-inch woofers, though I guess a one-inch screw is within the borderline of acceptable length.
If all goes well, I intend to use these copper-finished screws for all my speaker projects henceforth. They look super-lovely. Thanks to a FM for pointing out this vendor to me -- my dealing with them was super-smooth, and they have interesting items.
