New Stuff I'm Building...

[InfernoSTi]

OK, I decided my 2.5 watt MiniWatt amp needs a little more oomph down low. Solution? Build bigger baffles and add 15" Hawthorne Audio Augies and a Dayton plate amp! That should just about do it!!! My project may take a little while to finish, but I've made a good start already:

[engtaz]

Thanks. Keep the pics coming.

[django1]

Nice circles! What kind of a jig did you use on the router?

[sbisheff]

Nice circles! What kind of a jig did you use on the router?

Looks like a Jasper Jig 200 to me:

[django1]

Looks like a Jasper Jig 200 to me:

Hey thanks! I'm glad I asked...

[InfernoSTi]

That is the Jasper Jig indeed! Easiest tool you will ever use...

[dvenardos]

I just ordered one from Amazon.

[django1]

Can I borrow it:eyebrows:?

[EddieHorton]

I made a circle jig out of a piece of lexan. Just drill and countersink the holes for the mounting screws and you're in business. Measure from the edge of the bit to whatever radius you need and drill a hole in the lexan for the pivot point. Works great for cutting multiple holes of the same size. Not so much when you have a bunch of different size circles. You end up with a lot of holes in the lexan and it gets to be a pain. Buy, hey.....I'm cheap.

[dvenardos]

Sure, but with shipping back and forth to Canada I think it would be cheaper for me to just buy you one. :D
BTW, the one I got was stocked by Amazon with free shipping, but I also noticed that for products offered by PartsExpress via the amazon storefront the shipping was cheaper than ordering directly from PartsExpress.

Can I borrow it:eyebrows:?

[InfernoSTi]

Here is the "plan" for the baffles and a photo of one of the base boxes being built. I'm pretty covered up at work and at home so it has been a task to find the time to put into this little project. I had hoped to have them finished in April but now I'm hoping for May. Oh, and I don't profess to be a woodworking craftsman...this is my first DIY project and I'm learning as I go!

[Jason]

cool stuff....keep us posted!

[InfernoSTi]

Test fitted one of the OB's this evening! Perhaps not the finest craftsmanship (see Lead Suspect for that!!!) but playing one unfinished with a mono Augie and the other speaker in a temporary baffle, it was everything I had hoped for and well worth the effort (even though I'm only halfway done with the build (and then I have to stain them!). I am learning every step of the way which has been really enjoyable.

[InfernoSTi]

FINALLY got the second baffle built and it is being test fitted so I'm finally stereo with two 10" drivers/compression tweaters and two bass augmenters.

I am extremely pleased with how musical, detailed, and fast paced the Hawthorne's are...and the Augies really fill in a solid foundation. The sound stage/imaging are a treat to experience! I couldn't be happier with the progress this project is making!

[PhenomeNhan]

Congrats on the finished products. They look really nice. I may have to drop by for a demo :)