Sub-Box Walkthrough
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no it's really not... it especially helps if you have someone to do it with, and good cutting tools...
(it also doesnt hurt to have a dad who used to own his own contracting business, and work on the project with a kid that's goin to school for it hahaha) every little bit helps :-)
it's also really just a "wing it" kinda project too... i've NEVER done something like this before, and i just figured out how to do it by watching a couple of episodes of Unique whips haha
(it also doesnt hurt to have a dad who used to own his own contracting business, and work on the project with a kid that's goin to school for it hahaha) every little bit helps :-)
it's also really just a "wing it" kinda project too... i've NEVER done something like this before, and i just figured out how to do it by watching a couple of episodes of Unique whips haha
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yea the biggest thing is that it's just time consuming, to make all those cuts and make sure they're at the right angles... like we had the substands made already, we did those months ago, but we started the base frame last night at like 9, and it was covered before 11... so it'll take some time, but it's pretty fun to do...
heres a pic of the test fit, i'm gonna need to build a small amprack cause it wont fit just sitting on the floor
heres a pic of the test fit, i'm gonna need to build a small amprack cause it wont fit just sitting on the floor
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being that the tops of the pillars are actually 2 angles, did you make both of the cuts simultaneously or did you cut them twice? This is an important step and requires the most preplanning.
You have 2 rotations.
1) you have tilted the speakers forward
2) you have tilted the speakers inward towards the center.
Most of the guys who read this tutorial are going to cut those pillars a half dozen times and still not get it right.
Could you please go into a lengthy description of how you decided on your angles, how you measured them, how you cut them....and what sort of tool you used to cut them?
if you have the time.
I suppose you could have used a table saw, tilted the blade and also tilted the angle on your guide to make both cuts at once....but there is actually some tricky math involved to get all four posts cut at the proper angles and lengths.
I hope all you guys passed Geometry!
You have 2 rotations.
1) you have tilted the speakers forward
2) you have tilted the speakers inward towards the center.
Most of the guys who read this tutorial are going to cut those pillars a half dozen times and still not get it right.
Could you please go into a lengthy description of how you decided on your angles, how you measured them, how you cut them....and what sort of tool you used to cut them?
if you have the time.
I suppose you could have used a table saw, tilted the blade and also tilted the angle on your guide to make both cuts at once....but there is actually some tricky math involved to get all four posts cut at the proper angles and lengths.
I hope all you guys passed Geometry!
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ok, looking at the finished product again, it looks like there is only 1 angle cut on your pillar and the pillars are centered on the axes of rotation. so, how did you determine the length of each pillar and the angle?
