Canadian Twiggy Build (English)

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DaveFred
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#1 erstellt: 11. Aug 2019, 05:58

I hope the admins and users of this board to not object to me posting in English as I do not know German, but I would like to post my version of Twiggy here for other users to see.

There will be lots of pictures (if that is okay) so I won't need to write much.

My goal was build a nice small two way speaker as a gift for a friend without spending a lot of money or having to start from scratch. I looked at many designs and luckily came across this one referenced on diyaudio.com . I read a couple of build threads and looked at Thorsten Felbinger write up and decided this is what I was going to build.

The main body of the box will be built out of layered 24mm Baltic Birch Plywood. I started on it today and here was my progress,

Ply sheet cut into blanks,

Layout for middle layer with brace, walls will be 16mm and the box will be a little taller than the drawing to add in the correct volume,

I am using a 23g pinner to attach 16mm wide guide strips to the middle blank for the flush trim bit to follow,

The guide strips pull off very easy and the 23g pins are also very easy to remove,

Gluing on first layer,

And trimming it, notice there are some "bits" left because the brace is in the way of the flush trim bit,

After the second layer was glued and trimmed, I went back, added some more strips and used a pattern router bit to trim off the nubs,

As the shampoo bottle says, rinse and repeat,

Four layers on two boxes done today, not a bad start...

David.

Sathim
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#2 erstellt: 11. Aug 2019, 21:32

Looks like you like wood dust

From the craftmanship I can see here at the moment, these will become a very handsome pair of speakers!

Can't wait to see the finished pair!

TH_F73
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#3 erstellt: 12. Aug 2019, 11:14

Super nice work so far ! I will definitely stay tuned here !

All the best, Thorsten

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Steven_Mc_Towelie
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#4 erstellt: 12. Aug 2019, 12:39

Nice work so far, i love man glitter too

herr_der_ringe
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#5 erstellt: 12. Aug 2019, 22:19

I'm flattered that the "twiggy" will be rebuilt in canada

Peas
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#6 erstellt: 13. Aug 2019, 23:21

Great job, mate! Keep going

DaveFred
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#7 erstellt: 14. Aug 2019, 05:34

Do you think this is to sharp a bend for the pipe?

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The pipe is 34mm ID and 38mm OD.

David.

herr_der_ringe
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#8 erstellt: 14. Aug 2019, 08:52

I've used

that one.

DaveFred
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#9 erstellt: 25. Aug 2019, 22:13

Can you help me with the translation of "Dämmflilz"?

Would it be heavy felt?

herr_der_ringe
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#10 erstellt: 25. Aug 2019, 22:54

hi dave,
thorsten used a similar felt like

that one.

you can also use synthetic damping material like polyeser fleece. if you have the posibility to use a high density polyester insulation fleece, use that one.

DaveFred
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#11 erstellt: 25. Aug 2019, 23:38

Over here in the British Colonies

it is common to use recycled denim insulation like this,

https://www.homedepo...0306-16482/202710055

I was going to use that behind the woofer (back), top, bottom and heavy felt on the sides

David.

herr_der_ringe
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#12 erstellt: 24. Okt 2019, 14:35

hi dave,
what is the current status, did you finished?

DaveFred
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#13 erstellt: 25. Okt 2019, 01:09

Since I don't speak German, I will let the pictures speak.

Front is Poplar.

Backs are removable and have made a rebate for a gasket.

Threaded inserts are epoxied in.

I can answer any questions if anyone has any.

David.

herr_der_ringe
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#14 erstellt: 25. Okt 2019, 07:26

great work

Peas
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#15 erstellt: 25. Okt 2019, 09:34

A solid-wood masterpiece

DaveFred
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#16 erstellt: 04. Nov 2019, 07:31

Update,

I was waiting for some forstner bits to arrive, specifically a 42mm, which is the OD of a 1.25" (32mm) drain pipe.

All holes were drilled with forstner bits.

- Counterbore for tweeter recess

- Through bore for tweeter

- Through bore for woofer

- Hole in back of baffle to receive port tube

- Through pilot bore for port

Port was made flush to pipe with solid carbide upspiral flush trim bit, then rounded over with 3/8" roundover.

You can sort of see in the pictures the tweeter and woofer holes are slightly bevelled on the front to allow for a smaller through hole, but yet allow the drivers to "seat" properly. This was to allow for as small a hole as possible for the drivers so there will be lots of material for the screws to hold the drivers in.

On the backside of the baffle (hard to see in the pics), the woofer opening is bevelled to allow the woofer to breath properly.

Thanks for looking,

David

Peas
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#17 erstellt: 04. Nov 2019, 09:38

Unrivalled accuracy and care. Thanks a lot for sharing. I really enjoy. Can't wait to see the finished speakers.

DaveFred
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#18 erstellt: 18. Nov 2019, 08:17

The baffles have been glued on. I placed them upside down so any glue would not run onto and soak into the plywood.

The baffles were slightly bigger than the boxes and were flush trimmed.

I made a jig that the box sat in so I could use a core box bit and make a recess for the terminals so they didn't stick out so much and were harder to break off.

Boxes are now 95% sanded and I am waiting for some black filler to dry in a couple of places knots were in the plywood before final sanding and finishing.

herr_der_ringe
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#19 erstellt: 18. Nov 2019, 23:02

im speechles

if you build this or similar speaker again I'm having a little tip: I first milled the chassis (with a router), then the baffle was glued on the housing. the chamfers I had attached at the last step.

ennokin
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#20 erstellt: 19. Nov 2019, 15:42

Really nice woodworking

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Peas
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#21 erstellt: 19. Nov 2019, 15:47

Even more exciting!

bizarre
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#22 erstellt: 20. Nov 2019, 01:58

The baffles with the uniform grain from the quarter-sawn poplar are simply "out-of-this-world"... In Europe,poplar is only available as ( low-grade) plywood

My personal "icing on the cake" would be a flange on the inner end of the reflex tube - OD ~ 80mm, similar shape as the opening in the baffle... Will reduce K2 distortion of the BR tube significantly....

Cheers, Manfred

DaveFred
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#23 erstellt: 20. Nov 2019, 02:05

bizarre (Beitrag #22) schrieb:

The baffles with the uniform grain from the quarter-sawn poplar are simply "out-of-this-world"...

Thank you for noticing that detail.

As you can see in the photos, I started with plain sawn poplar, cut it up and reassembled it as quarter-sawn. That is a detail I would only expect a hard core "wood" person to notice. Aside from the "looks" it offers a more stable construction with less "movement".

I will see if there is room for the inner "flare" on the BR pipe and will add it if space permits.

Thank you,

David in Canada.

DaveFred
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#24 erstellt: 20. Nov 2019, 08:39

I decided to make some port flares for inside the cabinet tonight to fit 1-1/4" ID ABS pipe.

- Used a circle cutter jig to cut 2-3/4" circles out of 1" MDF.
- Circle jig pilot hole was through drilled

- Drilled 3/8" deep hole with 42mm forstner bit for OD of 1-1/4" pipe

- Drilled 3/4" hole for flush trim bit half way through remaining thickness, flipped circle and drilled the other side through. This prevents blow out and why I piloted the 1/8" circle jig hole all the way through

- Inserted 1-1/4" ID pipe into circle and flush trimmed the inside.

- Rounded over the inside and outside with a 3/8" roundover for a nice internal port flare.

Obviously same method can be used for bigger port tubes and larger round overs can be used.

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herr_der_ringe
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#25 erstellt: 20. Nov 2019, 09:56

DaveFred (Beitrag #24) schrieb:

also possible:

click me and scroll down till " Flanging straight vents made from ABS plastic"

DaveFred
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#26 erstellt: 25. Mrz 2020, 15:19

It has been a while since I posted an update as I have been busy with other projects.

I found a couple of hours last night and I assembled the Twiggy crossovers.