My Project I worked on Today

[MetalManiac]

Ok, first off, compared to some of the guys here who are skilled in cabinetry, this is a joke.
With my limited skills, I did some very amateur woodwork today and housed my newly restored 60's Ampeg 'Mercury' chassis, in a old Peavey 'Pacer' cabinet I had.

These old Peavey cabinets are great! They are made with solid wood ( not ply!),that has now mellowed with age but they had cheap particle board baffle boards, so I bought some Birch at the Home Depot for about 20 bucks , and will probably just True -oil it.

I guess I will need more wood work, to put some wood inside to anchor a Metal speaker grill I have that I will need to have cut to size.
This maybe could be my go-to serious practice amp.

Of course, I am afraid I will botch the 12" speaker hole cutout. I am going to enlist the aid of a buddy who is good at wood work. I do have a 12" speaker with no cone, so maybe I can trace the outline of that speaker to determine where to TRY to jigsaw the hole. I guess I drill with a woodbit a hole for the jigsaw blade, then try and make the cut smooth as possible.

I have high hopes for this...should sound fabulous with an Eminence Alnico 12" Patriot I have.







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It should sound like this;

 

[VanDerchuck]

Re: My Project I worked on Today

Don't jigsaw it. I'd router it. I'd use some leftover wood and make a jig. Then cutting the baffle will be easy. The work will go into making the jig.

 

[CTN]

Re: My Project I worked on Today

yeah, find the center by drawing diagonal lines from corner to corner. Center of the X marks the spot.

Then measure out 6 inches in all directions, mark it. you could use your cone-less speaker for reference too.

draw the outline. drill a hole in the center. finish the rest of the circle with a jigsaw and relief cuts if needed

edit: vanderchuck raises a good point. I'd use the jigsaw to rough it out and then make the edges of the circle nice and uniform using a router.

 

[Swampy]

Re: My Project I worked on Today

I use a jigsaw, just go slow. I usually make the hole around 11 1/2" for a 12" speaker. You want some meat for the speaker to mount to. Plus, it leaves enough meat for your screws/T-nuts.

Good luck and go slow.