Shim Stuck After Recone HELP!

[IBleedMusick]

no problem dude, my subs are still holding up just fine using those materials, i ran the sa15s at a half ohm on an aq2200 they got moving pretty good no rips or any glue failuires.

Hopefully (crossing my fingers) if the guy gets his hands on another kit and I can re do these I would be running 1000w to each. Just in case anyone missed it these are the old school 12" RF HX2's and I am using Sundown Audio Z.v2 soft parts (double spiders).

[SojiaRaggs9000]

Damn bro, that blows.

[skittlesRgood]

i wouldnt trust 5min epoxy on a sub. and i dont even use activator on CA glue. I just let it dry naturally. i have a belief that it forms a stronger bond that way.

when you clamped the spider down you could have pushed things one way or the way the clamps grab might cause them to pull. when you cut this recone out, set it somewhere so that you can look at how the former and the spiders line up. see if they are crooked.

[bassface]

for shims i use an old for sale sign, they can be bought at any hardware store, maybe even walmart. they are plastic, and are thicker than paper, very hard to rip. also use strips.

That is an excellent idea.

[IBleedMusick]

i wouldnt trust 5min epoxy on a sub. and i dont even use activator on CA glue. I just let it dry naturally. i have a belief that it forms a stronger bond that way.

when you clamped the spider down you could have pushed things one way or the way the clamps grab might cause them to pull. when you cut this recone out, set it somewhere so that you can look at how the former and the spiders line up. see if they are crooked.

Okay so I should just get the CA no activator and is it necessary to really use rubber glue? Can I get away with CA for the whole recone?

[ChevyBoy95]

i wouldnt trust 5min epoxy on a sub. and i dont even use activator on CA glue. I just let it dry naturally. i have a belief that it forms a stronger bond that way.

when you clamped the spider down you could have pushed things one way or the way the clamps grab might cause them to pull. when you cut this recone out, set it somewhere so that you can look at how the former and the spiders line up. see if they are crooked.

Okay so I should just get the CA no activator and is it necessary to really use rubber glue? Can I get away with CA for the whole recone?

you can use CA for the entire recone, but i use rubber on the cap, because if you need to take it off for any reason, you can with a razor blade, when you do the cap in CA, you could end up fucking up the cone.

how i do it

-ca on the spiders and surround

-rubber on the cap

edit: and i have had to take a cap off to check the coil alignment before on subs to find bubbled out piece of the former, instead of playing the guessing game.

[IBleedMusick]

i wouldnt trust 5min epoxy on a sub. and i dont even use activator on CA glue. I just let it dry naturally. i have a belief that it forms a stronger bond that way.

when you clamped the spider down you could have pushed things one way or the way the clamps grab might cause them to pull. when you cut this recone out, set it somewhere so that you can look at how the former and the spiders line up. see if they are crooked.

Okay so I should just get the CA no activator and is it necessary to really use rubber glue? Can I get away with CA for the whole recone?

you can use CA for the entire recone, but i use rubber on the cap, because if you need to take it off for any reason, you can with a razor blade, when you do the cap in CA, you could end up fucking up the cone.

how i do it

-ca on the spiders and surround

-rubber on the cap

edit: and i have had to take a cap off to check the coil alignment before on subs to find bubbled out piece of the former, instead of playing the guessing game.

Okay cool ca everywhere and rubber on the cap got it.

[skittlesRgood]

my recones have always come with a bottle of CA and rubber glue. its sad that yours didnt.

[IBleedMusick]

my recones have always come with a bottle of CA and rubber glue. its sad that yours didnt.

I didn't buy mine from a company I bought the softparts in pieces from someone on here and put it together no biggie though I have some CA and a whole lot of rubber so I will just purchase a bottle of CA to make sure I have enough to get it done completely. I just want to honestly get it done and playing.

[Tebo]

i wouldnt trust 5min epoxy on a sub. and i dont even use activator on CA glue. I just let it dry naturally. i have a belief that it forms a stronger bond that way.

when you clamped the spider down you could have pushed things one way or the way the clamps grab might cause them to pull. when you cut this recone out, set it somewhere so that you can look at how the former and the spiders line up. see if they are crooked.

wierd ive never had a problem, my sa15s look fine. I reconed a level 4 15 with the same materials and the sub worked til i put a knife thru the sorround to build it down to a 12. That 12 has been in my buddies car for 2 years now with no issues.