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Box 1 of 2 is almost complete. The lower vent section still needs to be attached properly.

Looking at amps currently.

The Powersoft LITEMOD 4HC with a Medium heatsink is looking pretty tasty if i go with a Plate amp, still need to get a price quote.

Otherwise I'm looking at a Powersoft K6 with upgrade Mods equivalent to a K10 with DSP is a little over 3,000$.

Powersoft K20 with DSP is closer to $4,000.

itech 12000hd is $5,000+

Lab Gruppen FP10000q is just over $3,000 but i hear Behringer purchased them and there are reports of dropping quality and reliability/experiences with poor service and support.

I figured I should brand the box so I laser engraved it 3/16" deep which will eventually be coated with Duratex black.

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Started cutting yesterday at the Makers space in town, the Truckee Roundhouse. I first image is a test cut with half mm differences for getting the wood to fit just right. Second image you can see I forgot to turn off the layer for the handle recess and it cut it on the wrong side. Otherwise everything is fitting nice and snug. Once I have a cut and fit tested speaker cabinet I will share my illustrator file.

1 hour ago, peniku8 said:

That's gotta be the cutest thing I've seen all day! The smell in the shop must be horrible thou 😅

Making small scale models would require using a tiny router bit. That laser surely is a handy thing.

If you now put a 6" (???) driver inside and made a working cab you would make my day!

Not sure why my shop would smell? I’ve got a great exhaust system on the laser. 
 

I'm actually thinking of putting a small driver in it, but the calcs would have to be all done again. Otherwise it would be less than perfect. Maybe throw a B&C driver in it just for fun. I’d need to cut a freshie with proper Baltic birch as well, gotta be done right....Duratex it as well. 
I have this old outlaw audio amp sitting here and it might work really well for a miniature office setup. That would be pretty sick to have a scale model of a SKRAM with some mini Meyers UPQ tops.

4 hours ago, dgage said:

Thanks.  Very cool.  How thick of plywood can you cut through with the 150w laser?  And how fast is it in terms of inches per minute (or mm :))?

It’s rated for 3/4” but you would need to run nitrogen to keep the wood from burning too much. I cut 1/2” at like 10mm/sec. 

1 hour ago, dgage said:

Very cool.  I usually do full size tests, hadn't thought enough about doing smaller scale.  

Can you share more about your machine especially laser power?  And is the laser able to do those dados by simply reducing the power?  How consistent is the dado depth via that method?  Really cool! 

It is a Boss Laser 3655, 150 watt CO2 laser. Regarding controlling depth on dados, no, i am not able to control the depth very well, wood density changes and the laser does not sense the variation in density of the material. If I was using a material like Plexi I can control the depth very well. This is just for mock up and its not perfect, but at least it gets a working model in my hands

On 9/16/2019 at 6:58 PM, klipsch said:

skramsheet3.dxf 103.27 kB · 8 downloads skramsheet2.dxf 160.2 kB · 5 downloads skramsheet1.dxf 62.14 kB · 5 downloads

Looks like it could be made on 3 sheets if all were 23/32 or 18mm thick sheets.  The slots would need to be adjusted though from the ~.495 to the ~.724 on a few of the parts now.  Thanks for the dxfs @dsl1 

If you make an actual cutsheet dxf, please share  

 

Hi Everyone, I have taken @dsl1 files from page 15, edited them to test the fitment of everything on my laser scaled for 5mm and 3mm thick birch ply. I have made a few minor adjustments so far and created a good assembly test setup 6.5" wide, 10" tall and 9" deep. I have ordered the handles, T-nuts and Duratex from Parts-Express.

I have to say I really like the updated design that eliminates all of the multiple bracing pieces in the original design files and combines them into larger single pieces for faster assembly. I plan on changing some of the joints on my files so that the edges interlock when I do go to V-Carve and CNC cut the full size design.

I also plan on adding a piece that covers all of the front ports for storage so no critters get in and make a mess.

Once my scaled files are done for the 3mm and 5mm birch I will share the illustrator and dxf files so anyone can make a mini box if they would like to as well. I like physically handling the box at this scale, it helps me visualize the assembly and work through any kinks.

Hi Everyone, I have been following Data-Bass and the other forums for many years while building an art car. This year was its first year to the Playa after 4 years of work, a divorce, a child being born, etc etc. I teach illustrator, CNC Plasma, CNC Router, Laser and NFPA 160 Flame effects at a local makers space here in Truckee CA. I own a Boss Laser HP3655 Stainless Steel cutting 150Watt CO2 laser that I am using to make the art car with and helping other artists with their projects as well.

This project is a labor of love and not for profit.

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I currently have in mind building my own cabinets using two 21SW152's I currently own. I have been working on ported box designs for quite some time, but keep drooling over Ricci's awesome work on various forums going back to I think 2010. I plan on building tops with help from a Electrical engineer friend who works at Meyers Sound.

I have a stack of Baltic Birch sitting here in my garage waiting for the right design to build around my 21SW152's and I think I have decided to throw my ported designs in the waste basket and go with the SKRAM design of Ricci's that everyone here is building.

I plan on placing 2 of these boxes under the head of the PlayaPachederm.

My Question is... Is anyone willing to share/sell an Autodesk file or VCARVE file?

Also wondering how i can donate to all the hard work Ricci put in for us? Need anything laser cut out of stainless let me know