Refoaming question

handlesh

handlesh

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Recently had two 12” Eminence vintage woofers with the square Wendy’s hamburger magnet professionally refoamed. Went that route because I didn’t trust myself to refoam with the roll inward as opposed to outward which seems to be the norm for most speakers but not the pair I am restoring. Anyway as part of process, shop told me gaskets are typically cosmetic only and therefore unnecessary. Nevertheless I separately purchased a four hole set appropriate for the speakers that I planned to install. However upon receiving the refoamed woofers, the shop installed paper gaskets with 8 holes. I am kind of a perfectionist and feel it detracts the look. Question: how much damage to the underlying foam would occur by removing the 8 hole gasket set and installing the 4 hole set? Or maybe I should just let the sleeping dog lie?
 
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Reformed? Reframed?

The shop should have told you that they planned to use different gaskets.

But, at this point, I would not try to remove them, as it could necessitate replacing the foam again, which in turn creates some risk to the cone from the process of foam removal.
 
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spark1 said:
Reformed? Reframed?

The shop should have told you that they planned to use different gaskets.

But, at this point, I would not try to remove them, as it could necessitate replacing the foam again, which in turn creates some risk to the cone from the process of foam removal.
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Refoamed. Either it’s early and I need more coffee and/or I was bitten by the “auto correct” feature which constantly trips me up. Thanks for pointing this out. Somewhat embarrassing:(
 
handlesh said:
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Refoamed. Either it’s early and I need more coffee and/or I was bitten by the “auto correct” feature which constantly trips me up. Thanks for pointing this out. Somewhat embarrassing:(
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Auto correct doesn't seem to know about refoaming speakers when the surrounds go bad. I think I see that substitution more than any other.

Just my opinion, if you carefully remove the present gasket and prep a clean (clean enough so new gasket will stick, not necessarily down to bare metal) flat surface for the new gasket to adhere to. Take care not to damage the surround itself when removing the present gasket.

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Doesn't the 12” Eminence driver have a basket with 8 mounting holes? It seems that size driver would best be mounted with all mounting holes, not just 4, particularly if it has a stamped steel frame.
 
I wouldn't worry about it personally unless there is something beyond the extra screw holes that caused the gasket to be an eyesore. Is it an odd color compared to the original? Maybe post a picture and you can get more specific opinions about if it actually sticks out or if you are just being pedantic.

The last speakers I refoamed that had a gasket issue was a pair of Cerwin-Vega D-9's, where it wasn't possible to remove the stock gaskets without destroying them. I didn't have replacement gaskets so I just ran them without gaskets after that, until I eventually sold them to a friend. On my JBLs, the stock gaskets came off easy enough and could be re-used.
 
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Doesn't the 12” Eminence driver have a basket with 8 mounting holes? It seems that size driver would best be mounted with all mounting holes, not just 4, particularly if it has a stamped steel frame.
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Correct. You have an amazing memory. However, for that woofers application on Acoustic Control’s Model 626 speaker, only 4 were utilized. They screw into the cabinet where hole in the cabinet is encased front and back by a metal clip with a center hole that attaches (i.e., “pinches”) on to the cabinet. I guess for more support.
 
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