We're off - 1x15 DIY

[fleabag]

Indeed Richard !

Being steered in the right direction with assembly order and which materials / tools would help,  has been a mighty help

[fleabag]

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

[stevie]

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?

[Phil Starr]

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.

[fleabag]

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    

[fleabag]

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

[stevie]

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.

[EBS_freak]

This is all coming along quite nicely!

[fleabag]

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.

[fleabag]

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

[fleabag]

And we're off again ..  Ports sealed and baffle Tuff Cabbed. Box now part Tuff Cabbed

 

[SpondonBassed]

It looks good in that colour.

[fleabag]

I thought so too - hundreds of boring black bass cabs around.  With a silver grill, should set it off nicely, sir. Suits me sir

[FinnDave]

It would be interesting to compare it with my Super Compact sometime...

[fleabag]

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 ?

[FinnDave]

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.

[fleabag]

Good idea - something to arrange. Got any space at your gaffage ?

[stewblack]

Looking good! Love the colour.

[fleabag]

ta Stew

Its a tad darker than the pics because the camera flash lightened it up a smidge

[FinnDave]

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.

[fleabag]

Good lad

[fleabag]

More work done ..

Speakons attached

[fleabag]

Cable threaded

[stevie]

Great job so far. The cab would probably benefit from more wadding.

[fleabag]

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