Tweeter Spheres - pics and examples

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

They don't look too hard to make if you got the tools man. Let's give it a shot next week?

ok but where do u get the spheres ?

 

[sobe3yourself. 10+ year member]

ok but where do u get the spheres ?

michael's arts and crafts stores

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

michael's arts and crafts stores

what you doin in michaels????? maybe i should tell my girl to pick me up some of these with her uber stellar discount

 

[sobe3yourself. 10+ year member]

what you doin in michaels????? maybe i should tell my girl to pick me up some of these with her uber stellar discount

google is your friend //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

google is your friend //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

you google'd "wood balls?"

 

[TheUnderFighter 10+ year member]

^^^^^^^^^^^

ok but where do u get the spheres ?

That... or we buy blocks of wood and whittle them down. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

haha nope getting spheres

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

michaels or hobby lobby or other craft stores carries them, as mentioned. a paddle bit can also make the hole you need. remember if you want to make a stepped hole - to start with the larger diameter then finish with the smaller diameter.

the real trick is figuring out aiming and the angle at which you should drill for the threaded rod - relative to the angle of the apillar.

i realized my angle is more than i intended, they will fire across more than i intended... so i may remake them. but for only a few hours - not a big loss. i'll run these for now. finish pics coming later tonight.

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

I used some rope caulk to temporarily hold the tweeters in place and also hold the grill on. i want to test before i make these permanant.

i'm also taking a different approach. instead of having the grill flush with the sphere, i have the actual tweeter cone flush and the grill protrudes - should be better, we'll see.

these vifa are tough since you have to make your own grill. normal tweeters are MUCH easier to finish off.

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

^^^^^^^^^^^
That... or we buy blocks of wood and whittle them down. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

i have a plan to make large home audio spheres with the new Dayton full range or Fostex full range - i will make the sphere enclosures out of concentric rings of birch, so the inside is diffuse. then i need to finish the outside with either a router, sander, filler, or all of the above.

 

[TheUnderFighter 10+ year member]

i have a plan to make large home audio spheres with the new dayton full range or fostex full range - i will make the sphere enclosures out of concentric rings of birch, so the inside is diffuse. Then i need to finish the outside with either a router, sander, filler, or all of the above.

pics!

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

pics!

i have to buy the speakers first. :O

 

[Moble Enclosurs 10+ year member]

I think u have some business kha! Nice work man. I have only seen these utilized twice in many years and they both proved quite advantageous in both. Great thread starter

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

you need to find a ball joint so it doesn't matter where you cut the hole..

 

[sobe3yourself. 10+ year member]

you google'd "wood balls?"

i googled "bed post wooden spheres" this came up.