fleabag Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 Indeed Richard ! Being steered in the right direction with assembly order and which materials / tools would help, has been a mighty help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 Word of advice for anyone buying Tuff Cab.. I bought a 5kg tin ( although to be fair, it was the smallest size in the colour i wanted ) and i have rollered about 3 coats on 4 sides of the cab right now and this barely made an impact on the amount of Tuff Cab left in the tin. It looks like i havent used any 2.5kg would easily have been more than enough. In fact, i could do 4 cabs the size of the one i'm building with a 2.5kg tin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 I used 1/2 kg of Tuff Cab on the Basschat 12 cab, which is obviously a lot smaller than this. Unfortunately, you can only get the 1kg size in black. So what colour did you choose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Starr Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Tuff Cab is a no-brainer for most of us. I've a roll of vinyl covering unused and I'm wondering if I'll ever go back to it now. It's so easy to use, economical as you have found, and it is genuinely tough. More so than vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 55 minutes ago, stevie said: I used 1/2 kg of Tuff Cab on the Basschat 12 cab, which is obviously a lot smaller than this. Unfortunately, you can only get the 1kg size in black. So what colour did you choose? Turbo Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 8 minutes ago, Phil Starr said: Tuff Cab is a no-brainer for most of us. I've a roll of vinyl covering unused and I'm wondering if I'll ever go back to it now. It's so easy to use, economical as you have found, and it is genuinely tough. More so than vinyl. It goes on lovely. I changed the type of roller i used after one panel. Richard reckoned the micro fibre / polyester rollers ( mini 4" ) gave a better finish, and he was right. First panel was done with a sponge roller, and it leaves the finish a bit like sandpaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 I put two coats on with the fine roller and finished with one coat with the sponge roller. I was pleased with the way it turned out, although it took a while because I hadn't used it before. I prefer the slightly rougher finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 This is all coming along quite nicely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 6 minutes ago, stevie said: I put two coats on with the fine roller and finished with one coat with the sponge roller. I was pleased with the way it turned out, although it took a while because I hadn't used it before. I prefer the slightly rougher finish. I def. prefer the smoother finish after i had the chance to check both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 4 minutes ago, EBS_freak said: This is all coming along quite nicely! Ta EBSF. More pics soon, but my Nikon just run out of battery - on charge now, back later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 And we're off again .. Ports sealed and baffle Tuff Cabbed. Box now part Tuff Cabbed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 It looks good in that colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 I thought so too - hundreds of boring black bass cabs around. With a silver grill, should set it off nicely, sir. Suits me sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 It would be interesting to compare it with my Super Compact sometime... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 Good idea. Though i'd say Dave, that this is not that compact @ 125 litres. Its also 15mm Poplar and i think BFB's use 12mm and lots of bracing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Well. it's the differences that make the comparison interesting, different approaches to a similar goal, though obviously some priorities are different. We could try them side by side, same bass, same amp, so only the cabs make a difference to the sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 Good idea - something to arrange. Got any space at your gaffage ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Looking good! Love the colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 ta Stew Its a tad darker than the pics because the camera flash lightened it up a smidge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 2 hours ago, fleabag said: Good idea - something to arrange. Got any space at your gaffage ? I could arrange some space, but it's difficult to pay at any (in)decent volume here. But I'm sure we could manage something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 Good lad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share Posted February 17, 2018 More work done .. Speakons attached Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share Posted February 17, 2018 Cable threaded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Great job so far. The cab would probably benefit from more wadding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 Thanks Stevie - i mulled that over in my head about the wadding, but then if you read the mighty wadding in cabs thread, there's a 50-50 debate about it. There didn't seem to be a definitive answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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