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Anyone know a good site to learn how to re-cover a speaker enclosure
(and maybe where to get the fabric etc to do it)? I spent ages googling
etc but found nothing detailed enough. I would like to re-cover a large
300W bass speaker enclosure.


Do you mean the fabric covering the front of the speaker or the actual box?

This should help, though.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/search.aspx?...enu=y&doy=26m3

For a bass bin grille some form of expanded metal might be more suitable
since it's more for protection than quality. For the outside you could use
anything - but leatherette is probably the best bet.

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dave wrote:
On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 17:49:32 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
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In article ,
dave wrote:
Anyone know a good site to learn how to re-cover a speaker enclosure
(and maybe where to get the fabric etc to do it)? I spent ages
googling
etc but found nothing detailed enough. I would like to re-cover a
large 300W bass speaker enclosure.


Do you mean the fabric covering the front of the speaker or the
actual box?

This should help, though.


Thanks Dave. I mean the actual enclosure. It's a Trace Elliot 300W
bass cab and I don't want to ruin the appearance of it by not doing
it propely. The covering is some kind of "carpet".


ah. that'll be 'carpet' you get it from a 'carpet shop' and affix
it with evo stick spray on contact adhesive. make a cardboard
template of the speaker side / front to be covered and when you
are happy with the fit, transfer the template to the 'carpet' and
fix with the glue. make sure you gave a new stanley knife blade
or two and you'll be fine. if you can't get the corners neat you can
buy plastic covers to cover them.

hth



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dave wrote:
On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 17:49:32 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
dave wrote:
Anyone know a good site to learn how to re-cover a speaker enclosure
(and maybe where to get the fabric etc to do it)? I spent ages
googling
etc but found nothing detailed enough. I would like to re-cover a
large 300W bass speaker enclosure.

Do you mean the fabric covering the front of the speaker or the
actual box?

This should help, though.


Thanks Dave. I mean the actual enclosure. It's a Trace Elliot 300W
bass cab and I don't want to ruin the appearance of it by not doing
it propely. The covering is some kind of "carpet".


ah. that'll be 'carpet' you get it from a 'carpet shop' and affix
it with evo stick spray on contact adhesive. make a cardboard
template of the speaker side / front to be covered and when you
are happy with the fit, transfer the template to the 'carpet' and
fix with the glue. make sure you gave a new stanley knife blade
or two and you'll be fine. if you can't get the corners neat you can
buy plastic covers to cover them.

Apparently, you need rocket engines too ...

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raden wrote:

Apparently, you need rocket engines too ...


300 watts of audio and a few 12 or 15 inch drive units - that _is_ a
rocket engine.

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dave wrote:
On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 17:49:32 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
dave wrote:
Anyone know a good site to learn how to re-cover a speaker enclosure
(and maybe where to get the fabric etc to do it)? I spent ages googling
etc but found nothing detailed enough. I would like to re-cover a large
300W bass speaker enclosure.

Do you mean the fabric covering the front of the speaker or the actual box?

This should help, though.


Thanks Dave. I mean the actual enclosure. It's a Trace Elliot 300W bass cab and
I don't want to ruin the appearance of it by not doing it propely. The covering
is some kind of "carpet".


I used to do this sort of thing years ago for a living.

Covering a cabinet is not hard..if you can find a suitable material

Remove the fittings and speakers, and the grill. Depending this may be
unscrewed from inside.

Redo the grill using heavyweight Tygan fret or a suitable more modern
cloth..Tygan was heat shrinkable for tautness, and you normally have
some battens to keep it clear of the baffle. Suppliers like Adam Hall
also do piping, if it has that,and it needs replacing.

Covering? measure up and get some new cloth..many Drapers shops do
various leatherettes, or again specialist suppliers like Adam Hall will
maybe have better.

Use PVA glue and clamps for the flat surfaces and Copydex for the
corners - a sharp Stanley knife helps too.

The idea is that the fittings cover the rough edges..

Not sure what kind of 'carpet' the old Trace Elliot has on it though -
been along time since I saw one of THOSE used in anger. Lovely cabinet
though. Definitely worth taking time over.





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raden wrote:

Apparently, you need rocket engines too ...


300 watts of audio and a few 12 or 15 inch drive units - that _is_ a
rocket engine.

A few orders of magnitude short there ...

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