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I went for the "upgraded" crossover with foil inductor. Well, I didn't realize how much larger copper foil inductors were, the inductor is 3.3mH and it is 3.6" in diameter. I won't be doing anything like that again, it's making my crossover mounting/placement quite a hassle.

No problem! After I'm done with it I'll just need to find a lunch box big enough I knew how strong a dovetail joint was but feeling the strength after finally making a correctly fitting one was quite impressive. Even on my test pieces of scrap mdf it held quite strong, and it's got no grain to speak of!

04/02/09 Today I didn't get much done, mostly because I was inspired by seeing the picture of a dovetail jig posted by swt and asked my woodshop if they had one; turns out they did! So most of my time today was spent adjusting, testing, and readjusting this tool: After roughly 45 minutes I had good fitting joints. I will be using this jig in the future to make some wooden enclosures for the DAC's that are mostly on temporary mounting boards right now Quick picture to show the size difference between the ZBM and SR-71: SR-71 Parts: Drivers Terminal post panel Crossover(s) Really didn't do much today aside from tinkering with the jig, though I spent a couple minutes with this tool: Scriber! Saves you a LOT of time that you would otherwise spent measuring again and again. On the bottom you can see the marks I made for the screws that will secure the back panel of the ZBM's.

Just a note: So if you want to download your own files you'll need to change the license, download your files, then change it back. But still much better than manually downloading them one by one I'll guess.

Crossbrace that will be shaped...well, like a cross. It be 3/4" plywood screwed and glued to the sides and rear, and the front portion cut to the shape of the woofer to provide support.

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I do believe there's a tool out there to do it, but I'm at work so I don't have the link right now. It's out there though.

I also plan on building the ZD5's But I may be lazy with the crossovers and have madisound build them for me. Given the complexity it doesn't seem too bad to have them build it for me for $15. Speaking of crossovers I'm not quite sure how to mount the crossovers, the SR-71 kit XO came on two boards and my initial design aimed for a stacked crossover with a horizontal platform to mount the second XO board. After deciding to do a crossbrace, I found that the XO would be in the way so I may just mount it on the side. Nate: it's a great shop but unfortunately not everything is perfectly flat. My speakers are relatively flat to each other, but not absolutely flat. I'd like to think it's good enough though!

Posted this on the other forum, but I get the feeling the audience here will probably enjoy this as well. If I'm breaking any rules by posting this here too please let me know....or just delete it. Cheers. I've started building a pair of Zaph's Bargain Mini's (ZBM) along with Zaph's SR-71. I'll be documenting my build progress in this thread with pictures and comments. Making this thread somewhat for your entertainment and for me to use it somewhat as a log of progress (or lack thereof) as these will basically be my second and third woodworking projects to date. Hope you enjoy this thread as much as I (hopefully) will enjoy the build! I'm planning on building the boxes with a removable front baffle and bracing. The finish will be semi-flat black paint on the front baffle and veneer on the rest of the body. I picked up a few types of veneer but haven't decided on which I want to use on which. Overall, I'm just going to follow Zaph's plans and layout to keep it simple. I've already cut the panels for the SR-71, and the initial cuts for the ZBM. 04/01/09 Here's the SR-71 in dry-fit form: I'll be using 5 screws per edge, in this picture I only have screws in each of the corners of the top and bottom. The back plate is not screwed in, it's held there by friction alone. Frankly speaking I could probably glue the speakers together, but where would the fun be in that? Here's the panels of the ZBM, after sizing and cutting. If you look carefully, you can see I wrote the length of each side and a short description of each panel. I learned the hard way that it gets confusing very quickly when working with multiple cuts if you don't have them labeled (and measure...measure....and measure again before cutting!) Here are the ZBM's, after drilling, countersinking, and screwing: Probably not noticable, but I left a 1/32th of an inch on each side to account for any follies I make on the positioning. Luckily it doesn't seem like I messed up anywhere. I should be able to take that edge off easily with a flush trim bit on a router.

I got my counterpoint boards in yesterday, and they're a bit more imposing in person than they are in the picture!

x3 on that. I'm looking forward to playing with one.

Just wanted to comment on that drobo picture.... Where's a good place to work on electrically sensitive components? Ah yes, the carpet will do just fine!

Don't own a big rubber face mask, but I did pick up one for painting, gotten high a few too many times so I thought it was about time I picked up a proper respirator

Finished cutting the boards for my SR-71 monitor speakers, used a 3m N95 dust mask with a valve; found out it's MUCH more comfortable than the regular disposable masks and the valve does wonders for breathability. Definitely picking up more of them.

Happy birthday! lol@ robotic brother

I love this game!

Great comments devwild, pretty much what I was going to say If you're even remotely thinking of buying lenses in the future, it's best to think of your purchase as buying into a system rather than a camera. Look over the Nikon lineup vs the Canon lineup and decide what works for you better. Last I checked, generally speaking Canon's lineup was slightly better in the telephoto selection while Nikon seemed better with wide lenses. But as always, don't take my word for it...check for yourself

Veneering those complex curves would have been a complete pain in the youknowwhat

I just recently found this site too, so far, I like.

Wow. I really wish I found this forum much earlier, this thread alone is that awesome.

Sanded the sixth coat of paint on my subwoofer and began marking the cuts for my new bookshelf speakers.