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Just delivered, they must have started their tour in the south today, unpacked, excellent packing, excellent drivers, excellent Rich, excellent day, all excellent, now excellent busy, pics to follow.
Location: Mexico city
So I'm guessing something went wrong, or you're disappointed with the results.
Nothing went wrong but yesterday in the morning they delivered a new refrigerator, I had to let that one stay near the final location for 18-24 hours before installing it. so my FS insisted on me (who else) doing that today, Then I had to go visiting good friends, my FS insisted, so the whole day was lost for nothing important. Tomorrow I will charge forward, Today apart for these unimportant details i installed 1 phase link, checked with the 3 finger and Ohm meter, in speaker 2, tomorrow the other one in speaker 1, then onto steal a tweeter from my P45s, and install that one in the speaker 2, then test it all with the BM 4400, if OK then onto make 12 fret supports and try the fit before attaching clothe to the frets, and Monday I should be able to listen to BG TX2, BM 4400 with Beovox M70s but I may take a little time to write my new year greetings and comments (stay tuned I´m not happy) to the forum.
Location: Mexico city
My M70 sound wondrous when fed by the Beomaster 4400 (linear switch ON). It is, you will see, a match made in heaven. The amount of low bass these provide together is prodigious... and there's a lot of subtlety too. 🙂
I went on with the frets
Here, after sanding down the top, checking fit, OK, about 1 mm all around
I send the FS to buy epoxy, gave her the old tube to compare, well, do it yourself, she came back with epoxy for steel and metals. Found some wood glue and went on gluing the second fret, no problem made it just like the other one.
Here the router I use for the recesses
Went to the workshop to turn the pegs, made 6 pieces, I made the fastening tap 5 mm Ø and 6 mm long.
Here closeup of one peg glued in place
I now have a secure bond to the fret with the fastening tap going all way through to the front side
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Detail, the tap is level with the front, a little sanding and black paint and we are ready to attach the cloth, tomorrow I will make 6 more pegs, paint both frets, and if time allows attach the cloth
Location: Mexico city
Rich´s phase links arrived just before the frigging refrigerator, so I got time to unpack them
As Rich always packs perfectly, no problems
Here both of them, I checked for glue (Rich did his homework), resistance and the 3 finger check. OK
Then onto test them in the speaker without felt packing and back cover fastened with 2 screws. stole a tweeter from my P45s
All good but no good sound, back cover off again, felt packing in, and back cover on with all screws and foam gasket all around
Connected to my BM 4400, of all my speakers this is the best, I only listen to mono and one speaker, but oh man this is it.
Location: Mexico city
Here in all her glory
Location: Mexico city
The job you are doing on the grilles is stupendous!
Beware, you will get loads of PMs like, "Can you manufacture pegs for my S45s please?"
I knew you'd like the sound!
Amazing work Søren,
it looks fantastic.
Best regards
René.
Location: Fredensborg Denmark.
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Thank you for the roses guys, Today I could make the rest of the 12 pegs, tedious work. I made them of polyamide, it is faster and easier to work in the lathe, but a lot easier would be in 3D printing, I will look into that next time I need plastic parts, The 3D printers are starting to show up now on more locations here in Mexico city. I would like to get one, but the cheap ones 3-5,000 USD are not exact enough, and the good ones cost about 10-15,000 USD.
I also painted the frets, one side on one fret missing, will do that one in an hour or so, then some pics and tomorrow attach the cloth. Then onto the stands, I checked on them today, there are to many deep scratches to grind or polish them out, I must, however bad that make me feel, paint them with an aluminium spray, but on the other hand, only you guys will know and notice.
Location: Mexico city
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