The speaker energising coil is finished, refitted and tested.
I used the original cloth tape which had no stick left, and worked it through the center and around the coils, and modern cloth tape to over bind around the edge of the coils.
I then coated the finished lump with copious quantities of molten wax (from old box type capacitors)
I plan to make a new speaker surround to replace the chamois leather which had gone very brittle and was crumbling.
I have decided to use ripstop nylon (the type used for kites) as the new surround, and possibly coat it in a rubber type solution, I will let you know how it goes.
I have just finished the new back panels. Well they were panels which were cut by the previous owner, but they needed a fair bit of tidying up where the cutting out was a bit wobbly.
I sanded the black paint off the outside of the panels and stained and lacquered them to try and match the oak veneer finish that the original ones had. I used home made stained varnish, a mix of Ronseal outdoor varnish, mixed with dark jacobean stain, and some redwood Sadolin to help add some filler to the paint and tone down the softwood grain.
A bit of a mix up you may say, but these oil based stains and varnishes are getting difficult to find now, and I just dont get on with the water based stuff.
All the labels, trims and hardware are now refitted to the new back panels and I think they look the part.
I would like to know what that brass cone, which is fitted onto the back, is for. Any ideas, have you seen anything like that before?
Mike
I used the original cloth tape which had no stick left, and worked it through the center and around the coils, and modern cloth tape to over bind around the edge of the coils.
I then coated the finished lump with copious quantities of molten wax (from old box type capacitors)
I plan to make a new speaker surround to replace the chamois leather which had gone very brittle and was crumbling.
I have decided to use ripstop nylon (the type used for kites) as the new surround, and possibly coat it in a rubber type solution, I will let you know how it goes.
I have just finished the new back panels. Well they were panels which were cut by the previous owner, but they needed a fair bit of tidying up where the cutting out was a bit wobbly.
I sanded the black paint off the outside of the panels and stained and lacquered them to try and match the oak veneer finish that the original ones had. I used home made stained varnish, a mix of Ronseal outdoor varnish, mixed with dark jacobean stain, and some redwood Sadolin to help add some filler to the paint and tone down the softwood grain.
A bit of a mix up you may say, but these oil based stains and varnishes are getting difficult to find now, and I just dont get on with the water based stuff.
All the labels, trims and hardware are now refitted to the new back panels and I think they look the part.
I would like to know what that brass cone, which is fitted onto the back, is for. Any ideas, have you seen anything like that before?
Mike
