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Build thread: fEARful 15 sub
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Just checking because, unless I missed it, I don't think you have mentioned using it with another cab.
Since you (sort of) asked... Right now, I have an Acme Low B2 cab and a Casket 410 cab. When I'm playing with other people, though, I'm usually using whatever cab is at the rehearsal space. My long-term goal is to have the 15 Sub handle the low end, with a different cab handling the upper mids and treble (I imagine I'll want to do some trial and error with the exact crossover point, which is super easy with the Peavey IPR-3000 DSP). What the mids/treble cab will be, I still don't know. I've thought about maybe another fEARful, or maybe even a guitar cab. For now I need to finish the 15 Sub, and then I'll figure out what I want to do about the second cab. I'll likely sell the Casket 410, and keep the Acme.
I see your point. I might do a 15/6 next. But I might also do something weird. For now I'll just concentrate on getting this 15 Sub built, though.
I hope you aren't suggesting that the cab would somehow give different performance than some other 115 just because it's been labeled a sub.
Port shelf installed this morning. The second side wall is only there to help make sure the shelf sets in the right position. That second side wall is only held in place by biscuits and clamps.
Unfortunately I've run into a couple snags with the kit. A couple pieces of the baffle bracing weren't sent, and the baffle is incorrectly cut by a 1/4". I'm in touch with Speakerhardware about this, though, and I'm optimistic that it will get figured out. The biggest bummer about it at this point is that the baffle would be my next step, so dealing with the baffle issue could delay the whole process. I'm staying optimistic though.
Unfortunately I've run into a couple snags with the kit. A couple pieces of the baffle bracing weren't sent, and the baffle is incorrectly cut by a 1/4". I'm in touch with Speakerhardware about this, though, and I'm optimistic that it will get figured out. The biggest bummer about it at this point is that the baffle would be my next step, so dealing with the baffle issue could delay the whole process. I'm staying optimistic though.
Yeah I'm hoping it doesn't come to that because trimming it would shave off the biscuit cuts from the side that gets trimmed, and as a first-timer the biscuits have been super helpful with getting everything lined up properly. I'm hoping to hear back from Speakerhardware tomorrow so we'll just have to see what they say about it. Regardless there are still the two pieces that I'm going to need from them. For now I'm waiting on the shelf drying anyway.
Heard back from Speakerhardware and they offered to send me a new baffle without hesitation 
I'm going to try trimming the one I have, though, because I'd hate to see this one go to waste. I think I have a line on someone with a table saw, which would obviously be ideal. I've got an idea of how I could do it with my circular saw, but I'd rather just use a table saw if possible.
The shelf is set, and so far everything that's been glued seems to be coming along well.
I'm going to try trimming the one I have, though, because I'd hate to see this one go to waste. I think I have a line on someone with a table saw, which would obviously be ideal. I've got an idea of how I could do it with my circular saw, but I'd rather just use a table saw if possible.
The shelf is set, and so far everything that's been glued seems to be coming along well.
Can you trim the end opposite the one with the biscuits? (Apologies if that sounds too obvious.Heard back from Speakerhardware and they offered to send me a new baffle without hesitation
I'm going to try trimming the one I have, though, because I'd hate to see this one go to waste. I think I have a line on someone with a table saw, which would obviously be ideal. I've got an idea of how I could do it with my circular saw, but I'd rather just use a table saw if possible.
The shelf is set, and so far everything that's been glued seems to be coming along well.
) You can make that cut with a circular saw by clamping a piece of wood with a straight edge on it to your baffle board -- offset by the width of the dimension from the blade to the edge of the base plate. I don't need to do it anymore, but I've broken down a lot of sheets of plywood using exactly that technique.Every side of the baffle has biscuits. I did think about cutting the top side, but then that would shift the position of the speaker from where it's designed to be. Will that matter? I don't know, but I'd rather stick as close to the design as possible (particularly because I don't have the expertise to know when I've gone wrong).Can you trim the end opposite the one with the biscuits? (Apologies if that sounds too obvious.
And what you're suggesting about making a guide for the circular saw is what I'll do if I can't get access to a table saw
A quarter-inch shift in the driver position will not have any effect of the performance of the cab.
They offered to send a new baffle, but I told them to hold off while I try to trim the one I have and make it work. I want to avoid wasting the one I have if possible (not to mention saving the additional shipping cost/headache, etc.). I am curious to see how much of the biscuit slot will remain after trimming the bottom edge of the baffle.
