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Studio Monitor Rebuild

Several weeks ago, I purchased some new woofers for my studio monitors.  The ones that were in the monitors were old Bose 6.5" woofers.  Honestly, I never liked the way they sounded.

My brother had purchased a speaker kit that he had been talking about for quite a while.  He would update me on the process of choosing and building the speakers.  I didn't feel that I could spring for the kit so I thought I could try to improve the ones I already had.  I got to doing a little research and decided that I would Purchase the same woofers that were in my brothers kit.

Although they improved the sound dramatically, I'm still not satisfied with e the sound quality.  Here's what they looked like:

Old Woofers:

New Woofers:

So, After doing more research, I decided that I would build some new enclosures that match the recommended volume for the new woofers.  The following is a picture story of the build so far...

Cutting out:

Gluing up:

Let them set over night:

Cutting holes for components:

Testing the fit:

Wood filler:

All the components ready for installation:

Old Grinding Wheel

I picked this up a couple of weeks ago from Craigslist.  It's an old 12"x2" grinding wheel.  I can imagine it sitting on a farm at some time in its past.  The stand was angle iron held together with bolts.  As a result, it was a little lopsided.  I went ahead and ground down all the joints and welded them.  In the process, I attempted to straighten it out.  I cleaned all the parts and put it back together.  One last remaining thing to do is to mount the motor and put a switch on it.