Re: Clay speaker cabs

"Mike E." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >> Don't know if this is the right group to direct these questions. If
> >> not I'm sorry.
> >>
> >> I am thinking about making some wall-corner speaker cabinets. I want
> >> something that looks different from the norm, so I want to use a clay
> >> substance to form the entire cabinet to make it artful, finally
> >> finishing it with a high gloss metallic color.
> >>
> >> My questions are: What material do you think would best be suited for
> >> this job? I want about an even tradeoff between good sound and
> >> structural stability. Maybe a mixture? Concrete would probably give
> >> the best results but I don't want them to crash through my floor (I
> >> was aiming for about 6 feet tall).
> >>
> >> Also, with the inability to refabricate the subwoofer cabinets, what
> >> filler material would work best when tuning? I was gonna start large
> >> and then glue or screw some wood or something to the insides of the
> >> cab to decrease the internal volume.
> >>
> >>     Thanks for your time and input
> >>     Mike
> >>
> >
> > Fiber reinforced concrete should work.  That will be rigid enough for
> > you to sculpt clay over its surface and it shouldn't need to be so
> > thick that it falls through the floor.
> >
> > Another option is to make two layers - one for the enclosure and then
> > a floating layer over it for the sculpting.  It's done on buildings so
> > that flexible load bearing materials like metal and wood can be
> > covered with rigid stucco.
> >
> > The subwoofer cabinet size shouldn't be a problem.  Get it matched
> > reasonably well to the speaker and you'll be OK.  Fine tuning can be
> > done by varying the port length.
> >
> > Post URLs to a picture when you're done.
>
> Will do. Thanks for the input. But on my meager wages and with little free
> time it will take many months to complete this project. That's another
> reason that I can't afford to make many mistakes. I am very eager to get
> started, though. I'll start out by making some 3D graphics models once I
> get some good ideas. I'll post all of them and maybe you can give me some
> more suggestions or just tell me what you think.
>
>     Mike
>

good luck