Homemade Super-Neo Woofer: THE CHEVELLE RESTORATION IS DONE, dampener recommendations??

[Chris Hammer]

Surround that would probably work.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SPEAKER-SURROUND-FOAM-EDGE-REPAIR-SUBWOOFER-WOOFER-15-NEW-/370548393997?pt=US_Speaker_Parts_Components&hash=item564667c80d

[Awhitewookie]

Id buy his 350rms v.1 before a kicker

[Dwn4BassAlan]

how well does the stretched inner tube work? I'd be a bit worried with no roll to the surround.

I'm sure you can get teflon sheeting like sheets of paper, just roll it up and slide it in/over the magnets.

As to your new magnets, can you have a machine shop center-bore them? You could slide a bolt through center to align them while stacking them.

Watch your fingers, that much pull power is liable to break shit if you get your fingers between the magnets during assembly.

Maybe try using bungee cords for the spider. They're pretty cheap and should be significantly more durable.

I'm still working on getting it back together. I must have eaten something last night in my snacking that had gone bad, because I've been sick all night and morning. But I just started working again. I'll see soon enough.

Yeah, unfortunately the tire was 12", and in order to secure it to the rim I had to stretch it as far as possible so there was no room for a roll.

But when it comes to neodymium magnets you can definitely NOT machine shop bore them yourself, unless you own a crapload of expensive milling machinery.

They are way too brittle to just drill into, you would crack it without question. But they sell these types with the holes bored into them, but they're much more expensive, to have been able to get the same amount of magnet pre-drilled, I would have spent about $400. If you machined them yourself I would imagine that you would need A way of bracing both sides of the magnet without cracking it, then you would probably want to start with a 1/32" drill bit, then go up by tiny increments to your desired size. But even if you drilled them yourself, you would remove the coating protecting it from rust, and now they would rust from the inside out with and exposed core.

And I think bungee cords are my next move lol, these rubber bands are pissing me off.

[Chris Hammer]

how well does the stretched inner tube work? I'd be a bit worried with no roll to the surround.

I'm sure you can get teflon sheeting like sheets of paper, just roll it up and slide it in/over the magnets.

As to your new magnets, can you have a machine shop center-bore them? You could slide a bolt through center to align them while stacking them.

Watch your fingers, that much pull power is liable to break shit if you get your fingers between the magnets during assembly.

Maybe try using bungee cords for the spider. They're pretty cheap and should be significantly more durable.

I'm still working on getting it back together. I must have eaten something last night in my snacking that had gone bad, because I've been sick all night and morning. But I just started working again. I'll see soon enough.

Yeah, unfortunately the tire was 12", and in order to secure it to the rim I had to stretch it as far as possible so there was no room for a roll.

But when it comes to neodymium magnets you can definitely NOT machine shop bore them yourself, unless you own a crapload of expensive milling machinery.

They are way too brittle to just drill into, you would crack it without question. But they sell these types with the holes bored into them, but they're much more expensive, to have been able to get the same amount of magnet pre-drilled, I would have spent about $400. If you machined them yourself I would imagine that you would need A way of bracing both sides of the magnet without cracking it, then you would probably want to start with a 1/32" drill bit, then go up by tiny increments to your desired size. But even if you drilled them yourself, you would remove the coating protecting it from rust, and now they would rust from the inside out with and exposed core.

And I think bungee cords are my next move lol, these rubber bands are pissing me off.

Why not a spider,, no one would hate on you lol and it has been proven to work..

[Dwn4BassAlan]

how well does the stretched inner tube work? I'd be a bit worried with no roll to the surround.

I'm sure you can get teflon sheeting like sheets of paper, just roll it up and slide it in/over the magnets.

As to your new magnets, can you have a machine shop center-bore them? You could slide a bolt through center to align them while stacking them.

Watch your fingers, that much pull power is liable to break shit if you get your fingers between the magnets during assembly.

Maybe try using bungee cords for the spider. They're pretty cheap and should be significantly more durable.

I'm still working on getting it back together. I must have eaten something last night in my snacking that had gone bad, because I've been sick all night and morning. But I just started working again. I'll see soon enough.

Yeah, unfortunately the tire was 12", and in order to secure it to the rim I had to stretch it as far as possible so there was no room for a roll.

But when it comes to neodymium magnets you can definitely NOT machine shop bore them yourself, unless you own a crapload of expensive milling machinery.

They are way too brittle to just drill into, you would crack it without question. But they sell these types with the holes bored into them, but they're much more expensive, to have been able to get the same amount of magnet pre-drilled, I would have spent about $400. If you machined them yourself I would imagine that you would need A way of bracing both sides of the magnet without cracking it, then you would probably want to start with a 1/32" drill bit, then go up by tiny increments to your desired size. But even if you drilled them yourself, you would remove the coating protecting it from rust, and now they would rust from the inside out with and exposed core.

And I think bungee cords are my next move lol, these rubber bands are pissing me off.

Why not a spider,, no one would hate on you lol and it has been proven to work..

I'm talking about the first woofer, for my teacher. He wants me to keep it all homemade. For my woofer I'm almost positive I'll use a real spider, mostly because I literally can't afford to have a spider I make go wrong and it all screw up lol.

[Dwn4BassAlan]

Just to give you guys an idea of how extreme these magnets are.....

never seen that before, I didnt know they could legally require it to be anything over 18 lol.............

[STEvil]

how well does the stretched inner tube work? I'd be a bit worried with no roll to the surround.

I'm sure you can get teflon sheeting like sheets of paper, just roll it up and slide it in/over the magnets.

As to your new magnets, can you have a machine shop center-bore them? You could slide a bolt through center to align them while stacking them.

Watch your fingers, that much pull power is liable to break shit if you get your fingers between the magnets during assembly.

Maybe try using bungee cords for the spider. They're pretty cheap and should be significantly more durable.

I'm still working on getting it back together. I must have eaten something last night in my snacking that had gone bad, because I've been sick all night and morning. But I just started working again. I'll see soon enough.

Yeah, unfortunately the tire was 12", and in order to secure it to the rim I had to stretch it as far as possible so there was no room for a roll.

But when it comes to neodymium magnets you can definitely NOT machine shop bore them yourself, unless you own a crapload of expensive milling machinery.

They are way too brittle to just drill into, you would crack it without question. But they sell these types with the holes bored into them, but they're much more expensive, to have been able to get the same amount of magnet pre-drilled, I would have spent about $400. If you machined them yourself I would imagine that you would need A way of bracing both sides of the magnet without cracking it, then you would probably want to start with a 1/32" drill bit, then go up by tiny increments to your desired size. But even if you drilled them yourself, you would remove the coating protecting it from rust, and now they would rust from the inside out with and exposed core.

And I think bungee cords are my next move lol, these rubber bands are pissing me off.

Thats why I said to have a machine shop do it, and you can coat the hole afterwards ; )

I have a milling machine...

[donovanl12]

This is looking really awesome man! And your school doesn't let seniors out earlier? I got out May 8th and the rest of the school is still in 'til June 6th.

[Dwn4BassAlan]

how well does the stretched inner tube work? I'd be a bit worried with no roll to the surround.

I'm sure you can get teflon sheeting like sheets of paper, just roll it up and slide it in/over the magnets.

As to your new magnets, can you have a machine shop center-bore them? You could slide a bolt through center to align them while stacking them.

Watch your fingers, that much pull power is liable to break shit if you get your fingers between the magnets during assembly.

Maybe try using bungee cords for the spider. They're pretty cheap and should be significantly more durable.

I'm still working on getting it back together. I must have eaten something last night in my snacking that had gone bad, because I've been sick all night and morning. But I just started working again. I'll see soon enough.

Yeah, unfortunately the tire was 12", and in order to secure it to the rim I had to stretch it as far as possible so there was no room for a roll.

But when it comes to neodymium magnets you can definitely NOT machine shop bore them yourself, unless you own a crapload of expensive milling machinery.

They are way too brittle to just drill into, you would crack it without question. But they sell these types with the holes bored into them, but they're much more expensive, to have been able to get the same amount of magnet pre-drilled, I would have spent about $400. If you machined them yourself I would imagine that you would need A way of bracing both sides of the magnet without cracking it, then you would probably want to start with a 1/32" drill bit, then go up by tiny increments to your desired size. But even if you drilled them yourself, you would remove the coating protecting it from rust, and now they would rust from the inside out with and exposed core.

And I think bungee cords are my next move lol, these rubber bands are pissing me off.

Thats why I said to have a machine shop do it, and you can coat the hole afterwards ; )

I have a milling machine...

I don't have thousands of dollars of electrical machinery that it would take to coat it lol

This is looking really awesome man! And your school doesn't let seniors out earlier? I got out May 8th and the rest of the school is still in 'til June 6th.

no my school is gay, we get out june 6th too. But its better than every other school around here, most schools with 5 miles don't get out until late june.

[Dwn4BassAlan]

Alright, guess what's almost complete, and is shaking all the shit in my garage? Yes, I just put some power to it and it works.

It bumps at least 5x as much as the tape, even off the same power. And amazingly, the polarity is correct

My problem, there is basically a slapping noise coming from the surround because of how much excursion this thing has, and I didn't glue the thing to the outer rim of the basket.......... So 0-points for thinking ahead.. lol, ad I don't want to risk pulling up one part to get some glue in because I'm afraid it'll slingshot off from somehwhere else and I'll create an even bigger problem and probably throw off the alignment again if I try to put it back on!

Video in 5 mins, but any ideas?