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Magnavox Console speaker's repair or replace

guitargrump said:
The glue arrived today...:)

After getting the chores done I worked up my nerve to do the patches on the speaker cones...

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Inside Speaker patch with coffee filter and fabric glue...

It was tough getting the patch through the cage I ended up having to use smaller pieces of coffee filter like paper machee...

The softness of the brush is kinda critical the cone paper sucked up the water in the glue and got soft pretty fast...

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Other side of repair of the speaker cones

I didn't trust just a inside patch...

I wonder if I could get away with painting the cones with a light coat of flex seal to make them pretty?
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Paint and that stuff PE sells will add weight to the cone. Ritz black die should work. Just brush it on with a soft brush and let it dry. Just the front side though.
 
gadget73 said:
Not specifically, I just don't happen to think speaker drivers look all that good most of the time. Patched or not these really wouldn't be something I want to look at.
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I never thought of it like that... To me this stuff is almost magical even though I mostly understand how it works... I like to be able to see the components even though they are not pretty...

I like to make everything I repair look like it was newly restored if possible even if it isn't going to be seen... I'll know it's there is a good enough reason for me...
 
I messed up the first set of speaker soundboards bad yesterday... But it's like anything else try try again... :)

I had forgotten how hard it is to cut inside circles with a jig saw...

The second set is usable I'm going with pine if the speaker's test good... :banana:

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Front soundboards for the vintage 1960's magnavox speakers from a 9304 amp console these boards...

I managed to get one set of speakers temporarily mounted before dinner...

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The Magnavox 9300 module Console speaker's are temporarily mounted on the soundboard for testing

I should be able to get the other set mounted and do a bit of test listening to see how they sound tomorrow...

I left the original cap and resistor in place for now...

To cover or not to cover the speakers that is the question?:beatnik:
 
I have tools for basic carpentry stuff including a old router and some bits but it is a pain for me to use.

Tools and space are always a issue around here all of mine are old second hand stuff that I've inherited and fixed or harbor freight... even so I have lots of hand tools for blacksmithing, welding, automotive, plumbers, and electrical tools and no place for the stuff I have...

My connex storage box is full I was supposed to be able to work in there... :)
 
guitargrump said:
I messed up the first set of speaker soundboards bad yesterday... But it's like anything else try try again... :)

I had forgotten how hard it is to cut inside circles with a jig saw...

The second set is usable I'm going with pine if the speaker's test good... :banana:

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Front soundboards for the vintage 1960's magnavox speakers from a 9304 amp console these boards...

I managed to get one set of speakers temporarily mounted before dinner...

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The Magnavox 9300 module Console speaker's are temporarily mounted on the soundboard for testing

I should be able to get the other set mounted and do a bit of test listening to see how they sound tomorrow...

I left the original cap and resistor in place for now...


To cover or not to cover the speakers that is the question?:beatnik:
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Cover.. it will protect all the "hard work" you put into getting them back to normal ;)
 
50nstillhifi said:
Cover.. it will protect all the "hard work" you put into getting them back to normal ;)
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I heard that I have alot of time invested... :) I don't think I can hide the patches so I'll have to order some fabric.

I picked up a couple of new board's from the local lumber yard whew inflation... I'll have to think twice about the value of my labor...

Anyway more progress pictures...

It's getting there...:)

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The magnavox speaker boxes
 
Go to your local fabric store (if you have one) and just get some black double knit polyester. Works great and stretches so you can wrap around the boards and use a heavy duty staple gun. If your interested, I'll show what I did. If not, I won't take any pics unless I hear otherwise.
 
cademan said:
Go to your local fabric store (if you have one) and just get some black double knit polyester. Works great and stretches so you can wrap around the boards and use a heavy duty staple gun. If your interested, I'll show what I did. If not, I won't take any pics unless I hear otherwise.
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Pictures are so awesome I love pictures of hand made things...

Here's the frames for the grill cloth that I don't have yet... Polyester double knit I'll check it out when I go into town... Thanks..

Pondoro said:
Those look nice. I’m interested in how they sound, I’ve got some old Magnavox paper speakers, currently homeless.
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I like the way they sound enough to build cabinets and give them a real ride...

As always more pictures...:) The frames for the grill cloth are done...

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The magnavox console speaker project now has cloth grill frames..

There is so much more to doing this stuff right than meets the eye... Like glueing all the joints and braces... And predrilling the holes to avoid unwanted splitting...

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The inside bracing for the magnavox console speaker project...

It's refreshing to be able to just take my time and do it right... :beatnik::)
 
cademan said:
Here's my 10" home made jobbers.
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The other one is identical. Not sure where the stain came from on the one but this is with flash. Double knit polyester stretched around and stapled gunned.
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That is so so cool... compression horns :rockon: awesome thanks for sharing :)

I went to the fabric store today and looked at a bunch of materials double knit black polyester was the very first one I looked at ...

But I saw this brown burlap that I just couldn't walk away from... It reminded me of old fashioned speakers... The kind I haven't seen in 45+ years...

So I painted the frames black another of those minor hidden details...

And then I covered the first frame... Here's today's progress...

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Today's progress on the magnavox console speaker project paint and some fabric on the first one...
 
The frames I made for my Bozaks are similar but I didn't make the corner braces. Mine are held in with magnets. Bought a box of 1/2" fairly strong magnets off Amazon and put them in opposite directions on the face of the cabinet and in the frame.
 
gadget73 said:
The frames I made for my Bozaks are similar but I didn't make the corner braces. Mine are held in with magnets. Bought a box of 1/2" fairly strong magnets off Amazon and put them in opposite directions on the face of the cabinet and in the frame.
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P.E. sells small strong magnets for speaker grills. And at a higher price than what you can find on Amazon too. Such a deal!
 
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