Little break time project...
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Little break time project...
jeep jones
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stoN_Cold
Super Member
This might give it away...
Don't know about a brand name but...pair of open baffles for a set of big full range drivers?
S.J.
S.J.
Karlsonator
we have a winner!two of them to be exact. had to remake the driver panel as the first pair was 1/8" dia too big. To be loaded with EVM12Ls, a bit of an experiment.
crispycircuit
Super Member
Cool! Never saw one. The 12L are lead guitar speakers, I believe?
arts
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Also used in PA applications,such as the S200,which are very impressive for their size.In that application,they were known as the 12S,300 watts instead of 200.
arts
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Judging by the complexity of the project and his carpentry skills,I'm guessing the man uses a router with a circle jig
Judging by the complexity of the project and his carpentry skills,I'm guessing the man uses a router with a circle jig
A router with a Jasper jig can get you a max 18" diameter circular cutouts. These look way bigger. A customized jig perhaps?
arts
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Optical illusion,he's using a 12''. Jasper makes a variety of circle jigs,and I believe their biggest will get you up to around 50+ inches. That'll even handle a Patrician woofer
I make my own jigs. Bolt the router base to a 6"x5' piece of 1/4" hdpe, or for small holes, I use a little trim router with a smaller piece of hdpe.
It also took 2 tries to get it right, first hole was 3/16" too big, and the lip is only 9/16 max. 3/32" per side seems small, until it's half the wall thickness on your t-nut holes, and you want it back. Especially dealing with unforgiving manufactured wood, it's either the exact right size or it's not. 1/64" too narrow or wide on a panel and things don't fit tight anymore and now you need to caulk seams... (maybe not on such a large port, but still)
Drawbacks of homemade jigs. but if i need to make a 16' or 20' circle, or 30 48" circles, the premade jigs ain't up to snuff.
More photos to come, Brought the parts all home and I've everything but the top (want to hide the screws, need a kreg jig). Finally got my horns in-hand, adapters arriving tomorrow. If all goes to plan they'll get juiced by wednesday.
I really liked the force 12 drivers when i had a pair of fr12-2, and these EVM12L have an odd cult following, may folks have used them as midbass, and i needed a cab for them. Freddi (one of the more active and knowledgeable Karlson folks) had expressed curiosity in how they'd do in a Karlsonator 12. i was flip flopping between cabinet designs, and i figured i might as well start here. Shouldn't be too hard to find someone who wants the cabs if i don't like em, and if the drivers don't do it for me I've a guitar-fiend buddy who'll trade his right nut for them. They're not stock, but were reconed in the past by NES, so damn close.
