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Epic thread, wish I had this when I was doing my first refoam. Very jealous of those JBL's :tears:
 
Anybody can do a decent re-foam with a bit of time and patience. A steady hand helps in a few spots too. I'm also very jealous of Neil's L110's. They are one sweet sounding set of speakers!
 
yup refoaming is pretty easy IMO. my first refoam i didnt shim.. i didnt need a test tone either.. took me about a hour and a half of work per driver and it looks great!
did my NewLargeAdvents...
a steady hand and patience are definetly your best tools..
 
I don't have the balls to try a re-foam without shims or a test tone. Three hours is a quick re-foam job for sure. I probably clean my baskets up a little more than is really required. I'm a bit paranoid I guess..... :D
 
madtech said:
I don't have the balls to try a re-foam without shims or a test tone. Three hours is a quick re-foam job for sure. I probably clean my baskets up a little more than is really required. I'm a bit paranoid I guess..... :D
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It pays off in the end Terry.....the quality of your work is outstanding........
 
For those interested, you can buy different size rotating "plates" from places like home depot. Basically it's the metal base with ball bearings you find on many rotating TV stands. They are inexpensive and depending on size can handle a lot of weight. Makes rotating speakers a breeze. You'll need 3/4 plywood for a top and base. Up to you, but that's more stable than thinner wood. Rubber feet help. You can get real creative with this device for securing speakers.
 
As a kid, I used to take small radio speakers from my home projects to a local speaker rebuilder. How I remember all the cones of different sizes stacked on wooden pegs on a shelf, and the sleeves of voicecoils and stacks of spiders. One thing I specifically remember is that they used a clear cement for assembly that they dispensed from pump type oil cans, the type with the long spout and the trigger on the side. I believe this was GC Service Cement, which is specifically designed for speaker repair. I have a small bottle of this cement with a little brush in the lid I got from a local wholesale electronics supplier. My memories are from the 1960's. OH, and they also used small scraps of motion picture film as shims for the voicecoils.
 
Phototone said:
As a kid, I used to take small radio speakers from my home projects to a local speaker rebuilder. How I remember all the cones of different sizes stacked on wooden pegs on a shelf, and the sleeves of voicecoils and stacks of spiders. One thing I specifically remember is that they used a clear cement for assembly that they dispensed from pump type oil cans, the type with the long spout and the trigger on the side. I believe this was GC Service Cement, which is specifically designed for speaker repair. I have a small bottle of this cement with a little brush in the lid I got from a local wholesale electronics supplier. My memories are from the 1960's. OH, and they also used small scraps of motion picture film as shims for the voicecoils.
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Those were the days eh ?

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Bought a set of prime candidates for this treatment today. Thanks for the excellent tutorial, I feel somewhat confident that I can do this myself...
 
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