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The back history is on the thread linked below. Basically I've been buying super cheap TE cabs and trying to repair them. I needed some genuine TE Celestion speakers for repairing two classic TE cabs, so picked up one of the newer Peavey made cabs for not a lot (£90) as a source of speakers. So with an empty cab, rather than chucking it, I thought I would turn it into maybe some drawers or a cabinet especially as the design had a split grill making it ideal for maybe two drawers...

 

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Here it is from last weekend (top - a 1048H) with the much cooler 1015H "stack in a box" that I needed two of the 10s for (the other two are destined for a 2103x which is probably the most sought after of old TE cabs):

 

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...and today was all about realising that I need the right tools for the job - namely an oscillating multi-tool that can cut out the bracing inside. My mini circular saw did OK getting the outer bits off but seems I will need to borrow something to get the rest out:

 

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24 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said:

I'm oscillating with excitement.

 

(Shhh!  Nobody tell Henry Cole about this or he'll start buying up the rest of the unwanted cabs for his "upcycling" TV program.)

Steady Spons! Steady!

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Get the right tool for the job and everything happens much quicker! 

 

Had to stop because of the neighbours, but tomorrow I will get the last bit of bracing out, then do some surgical cutting to try to get some straight lines again. Then it will be sanding and spray painting to hide the scuffs and cuts in the tolex. I'm keeping the central bit and the tweeter for looks.

 

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On 30/03/2025 at 22:07, SpondonBassed said:

(Shhh!  Nobody tell Henry Cole about this or he'll start buying up the rest of the unwanted cabs for his "upcycling" TV program.)

 

And that bloody Scouse woman will paint them all pink with purple dots or do something shabby chic with them.

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On 30/03/2025 at 17:09, SimonK said:

So with an empty cab, rather than chucking it, I thought I would turn it into maybe some draws

 

As I feel my teeth itching every time - it's "drawers", not "draws". @Dad3353's apostrophe cruiser needs repurposing.

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5 hours ago, tauzero said:

 

As I feel my teeth itching every time - it's "drawers", not "draws". @Dad3353's apostrophe cruiser needs repurposing.

 

...err.... nothing to see here thanks to the edit button :)

 

5 hours ago, tauzero said:

And that bloody Scouse woman will paint them all pink with purple dots or do something shabby chic with them.

 

Funny you said that - I was thinking of ordering some Kawasaki 777 to spray the inside rather than black... apparently that's what they used originally...

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4 hours ago, SimonK said:

Funny you said that - I was thinking of ordering some Kawasaki 777 to spray the inside rather than black... apparently that's what they used originally...

 

Don't forget the black light poster paint and UV strip light.

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On 01/04/2025 at 12:40, SpondonBassed said:

 

Don't forget the black light poster paint and UV strip light.

 

Great - thanks - this one little sentence has now completely derailed my plans. OF COURSE this is Trace Elliot so OF COURSE I need to now build in a black light and fluorescent lime green paint - the big question is how to do it...

 

Any ideas would be welcome, but my current thought is to buy two kitchen drawers, mount the two grills onto boards, and then use the grill/board combination as the front of each drawer. I think if I put a spacer between the grill and the board, paint the board lime green, and then mount a black light on the middle support, I will be able to get a green glow through the grills while allowing each drawer to open/close freely without getting tangled...

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