The pond wakes up
Grass is starting to grow around the far end of our yard, forsythias are blooming, and the Hostas are popping their shoots up out of the ground. Even the fish are more lively now that the days are warming up.
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March 29, 2006
March 27, 2006
JBL 4320 project continues
Picture of our JBL Control Monitors on the Media room floor, with Dolly on the back of the futon!
The end result - my homebuilt grills & JBL Blue cloth - Rich!
The speakers are ancient (circa 1969-72) and many parts are NLA - No Longer Available. That just means I can improve them while I restore them. One thing I have already done is to add the slot tweeter to extend the high frequency range.
Another goal I have while working on these old speakers is to make them look better and fit our home's style. Thats a tough goal with big dark walnut boxes that are just under 2'x2'x3'. One reason I got them so cheap is because the grills were lost/damaged years ago - exposed speaker faces may excite my inner-geek, but functionally, there's no reason not to cover them up. But again, these are long out of production - so - If I want grills, I'll have to build them myself.
Like all true geeks, a new project requires the right tools! And how can I resist a 10" tablesaw for $99 from Home Despot! But rather than assemble it on the stamped metal erector-set base that came with the saw, I did the saem thing I've done with my other powertools and mounted them on a plywood surface with a 2x4 bolted to the bottom. This way I can set up my old Shopmate and drop in whatever tool I need (tablesaw, compound mitresaw or bench grinder).
These photos show the $99 Ryobi tablesaw setup on my Shopmate in our backyard; the pine lumber I'm using for the grill frames after I made the first cuts; the assembled frames with a light coat of flat black paint; and the final photo of the completed project with the deep navy JBL grill cloth and logo badges.
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