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Retrieved the sanded slabs and bought another stick...
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2015 8:51 pm
by jeffreybehr
Re: Retrieved the sanded slabs and bought another stick...
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2015 9:00 pm
by admin
jeffreybehr wrote:...for facing. The sanded slabs look rather dull,
Gonna disagree with you. The wood looks amazing just unfinished like that. Can't wait to see the final outcome. How hard is the wood, just be careful if it's soft as you don't want equipment to leave a mark on the surface? Putting a 100 lb amp on soft wood can leave a dent.
Re: Retrieved the sanded slabs and bought another stick...
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 12:24 am
by jeffreybehr
admin wrote:jeffreybehr wrote:...for facing. The sanded slabs look rather dull,
Gonna disagree with you. The wood looks amazing just unfinished like that. Can't wait to see the final outcome. How hard is the wood, just be careful if it's soft as you don't want equipment to leave a mark on the surface? Putting a 100 lb amp on soft wood can leave a dent.
Don't know exactly how hard it is, but it's 'hardwood', so it'll be hard enough. I always use Herbies Tenderfeet anyway; they're pretty soft.
I haven't yet chosen which will be the top layer, but I think it'll be one of the darker ones made of ipe. I think I'll glue and screw two pairs of slabs together to make two thicker slabs and then glue those together with a slab of SoundCoat the Thicker between them. Then after it's finished, I'll probably add a layer of SC to the top, beneath and within the boundary of the amp and also a layer on the bottom--I HATE ringing amppads.
BTW, can you move these last-3 notes to my 'Amppad for ET250S' thread...
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=803
...please? I put it in the wrong place.
Re: Retrieved the sanded slabs and bought another stick...
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 2:04 pm
by admin
jeffreybehr wrote:
BTW, can you move these last-3 notes to my 'Amppad for ET250S' thread...
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=803
...please? I put it in the wrong place.[/size]
I moved the posts as requested. I also moved the entire topic to the "DIY, mods, tweaks" section of the forum as a project like this can be used for other equipment and is not CJ amp specific. Hope you agree. I can't wait to see the final outcome. Your wood choice is great. I posted about my center channel speaker stand project and now I regret going with simple Home Depot wood shelf wood when now I see these great exotic wood options.
I don't know why, but I love the look of the goncalo alves wood. Have you thought of using that as the top layer? It's just so gorgeous. Of course it's going to depend on the aesthetics of the rest of the room and furniture, but boy that looks great!
Re: Amppad for ET250S
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2015 2:42 am
by jeffreybehr
OK, Mr. Admin, I did as you requested and chose a side of the goncalo alves as the top.
Should have the 2 double-thick layers glued together with 2 layers of SoundCoat the Thicker between them. The stick on the left--of epi--is part of the facing which will be attached only to the top double-slab and 3 sides but not the rear--and NOT the bottom double-slab. This stuff looks even better and really good when stained lightly with WATCO Danish Staining Oil (dark walnut).
Re: Amppad for ET250S
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2015 8:07 pm
by admin
Looks great. The wood grain is just beautiful.
Re: Amppad for ET250S
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2015 8:13 pm
by jeffreybehr
While waiting for the glued facings to dry hard, my friend planed the top of the bottom slab so that the top and bottom wouldn't wobble when stacked. This surface will be sanded before the SoundCoat goes on it.
I'll apply a layer of SoundCoat to the bottom of the top and the top of the bottom and then glue those together...and I might use 3 layers...but probably not. When it's all glued together, probably I'll apply a layer to the bottom and maybe to the top, under the amp which will hide it.
Re: Amppad for ET250S
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2015 7:56 pm
by admin
Coming along great. What kind of finish are you planning to use?
I just refinished some furniture in my home and used some Howard brand finish
http://www.howardproducts.com/prod-restor-a-finish.php, in mahogany. I also put on a coat of "Feed-N-Wax" from them
http://www.howardproducts.com/prod-feed-n-wax.php as well. It came out really nice. I bought it from Home Depot and it really did a nice job with bringing out the color and the grain of the old furniture (probably about 70 year old mahogany) and gave it a nice shine.
Re: Amppad for ET250S
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2015 9:34 pm
by jeffreybehr
admin wrote:Coming along great. What kind of finish are you planning to use?
I just refinished some furniture in my home and used some Howard brand finish
http://www.howardproducts.com/prod-restor-a-finish.php, in mahogany. I also put on a coat of "Feed-N-Wax" from them
http://www.howardproducts.com/prod-feed-n-wax.php as well. It came out really nice. I bought it from Home Depot and it really did a nice job with bringing out the color and the grain of the old furniture (probably about 70 year old mahogany) and gave it a nice shine.
WATCO Danish Oil Finish, in both Dark Walnut and Cherry. It's a linseed-oil-based stain and is quite easy to use (or I couldn't handle it!)--just wet a cloth and wipe it on, add more oil to the cloth, and keep wiping. Eventually one has rubbed in--distributed--all the wetter (shiny) spots of oil, and then one wipes off the excess with a clean cloth and lets it set for a half-day or so. Because it's not a surface sealant, one can add more later and even change 'color' in the process. For instance, I'll apply cherry initially to the ipe facings to get it looking a little more like the goncalo and then use walnut on the entire piece.
I use Howard Feed-n-Wax as a furniture polish on furniture--including amppads--that's not been surface sealed; it does indeed work very well.
It's about 98% finished
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2015 9:46 pm
by jeffreybehr
I applied the layers of SoundCoat to the two surfaces. Phil then sprayed those two surfaces with contact adhesive...
...we slid the two halves together, and clamped them.
Here's some detail on the rear showing the gap created by the SoundCoat.
My goodbuddy Phil is very happy to see his end of this completed.
I'll have it tomorrow to stain. Because the ipe facings are so brown and not at all reddish, I'll apply WATCO cherry to the facings before I apply dark walnut to the entire piece. I'll be under the '250 probably Sunday.
Finished!
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2015 7:23 pm
by jeffreybehr
...as in the staining oil has been applied to the pad. If I may say so myself, I'm thrilled with how it looks.
I rubbed some WATCO Cherry on the ipe faces before I rubbed WATCO Dark Walnut on everything. Using the two different stains on the two woods reddened slightly the light-and-dark-brown ipe and then darkened and accentuated the grain of the much-lighter-but-already-reddish goncalo alves.
More pics here...
http://s89.photobucket.com/user/jeffrey ... t=3&page=1
Tomorrow I'll rub some Howard Feed-N-Wax Wood Preserver on it and install it. Without spikes, it weighs 40 pounds (c. 18.2kg) .
AND...thumped on top or bottom with a now-slightly-tender knuckle, it's acoustically deader than a proverbial doornail!
Re: Amppad for ET250S
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2015 7:39 pm
by admin
How much?
Re: Amppad for ET250S
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2015 3:34 am
by jeffreybehr
admin wrote:How much?
How much what?
Re: Finished!
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2015 7:05 am
by Joe Appierto
jeffreybehr wrote:If I may say so myself, I'm thrilled with how it looks.
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You should be, Jeffrey, it came out beautifully.
Re: Amppad for ET250S
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2015 7:41 am
by admin
jeffreybehr wrote:admin wrote:How much?
How much what?
I was jokingly suggesting I want to buy it off of you as they looks so nice. Seriously, they look 100% professional (and then some). If my rack had room for me to put that in there I would totally be wanting them in my system. They look amazing!
Re: Amppad for ET250S
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 12:12 am
by jeffreybehr
admin wrote:jeffreybehr wrote:admin wrote:How much?
How much what?
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I was jokingly suggesting I want to buy it off of you as they looks so nice. Seriously, they look 100% professional (and then some). If my rack had room for me to put that in there I would totally be wanting them in my system. They look amazing!
ahh...how 'bout $1299? Plus shipping, of course.
... And there's only one, so it's an 'it', not a 'they'.
Got it rubbed with Howard's this aft and into the musicroom tonite, but I'm too tired to do anything with it.