PKay Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 45 minutes ago, Pops110 said: Got a set of Thiel’s coming. Which model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 Just the baby ones, 1.7’s. Wish I could afford some proper Thiels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted April 6, 2019 Author Share Posted April 6, 2019 Finished off the coffee table that I have been working on today. I used a spare piece of marble tile that I used for the fire place. Laminated it to some form ply. Finished it off with some brass angle and some hair pin legs I spray painted to match. I think it came up a lot better than I thought it was going to. Even better the missus loves it. The ones she was looking at buying were $1000 plus. Happy days, next is my rack then some shelves and vanity top for the bathroom. 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Sneak peek of the rack that I’m building. The timber I pulled out of the roof of an old nursing home. I estimate it’s at least 80 years old. Ive ripped it down the guts, put it through the thicknesser and biscuited it together. I think it looks amazing so far. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Karri or Jarrah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 I’m not entirely sure. I thought it was jarrah, but now I’m not to sure. Looks pretty cool whatever it is 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren69 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 43 minutes ago, Pops110 said: I’m not entirely sure. I thought it was jarrah, but now I’m not to sure. Looks pretty cool whatever it is Be a shame to cover it with gear! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 3 hours ago, Darren69 said: Be a shame to cover it with gear! Yeah you’re probably right, didn’t even think about that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Looks like Karri. Longer grain so it may not sand as smooth as you'd expect. Nice wood! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtf Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Looks bloody great!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Thanks Tony, I just assumed it was jarrah. Wasn’t till I ripped it down that I thought differently. They were decent sized ( 250 x 75mm x 4m )and were going to go in the bin so I put them aside. Been sitting in the shed for about 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.dent Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Beautiful old timber. It looks like Karri to me but I'm not sure they would have used Karri in building 80 years ago due to the danger of Termite attack. Although being in the ceiling (and the serious chemicals they used then) would have protected it. @THOMO would know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 12 minutes ago, a.dent said: Beautiful old timber. It looks like Karri to me but I'm not sure they would have used Karri in building 80 years ago due to the danger of Termite attack. Although being in the ceiling (and the serious chemicals they used then) would have protected it. @THOMO would know. As I said now I’m not so sure. It come out of the nursing home on the hill just near Garratt rd bridge in Bayswater. Looks great, it cost me nothing and saved it from going in the skip. Should get pretty close to finishing this weekend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzzagruzz Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Love the antique looking furniture. Great look. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOMO Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Yes it looks like karri to me. You would expect it to be karri because karri is structurally stronger than jarrah and was available in longer lengths so was the preferred timber for roof construction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 (edited) Thanks @THOMO legend. What product would you use to finish? Edited April 20, 2019 by Pops110 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOMO Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 (edited) You need a finish that can be easily recoated because some of the grain fibres will lift and other will sink giving a paint brush like surface which is a bit prone to scuffing. Ardvos Livos which is an oil based finish with natural resins would be a good choice.You can get that at Planet Ark in Fremantle or from Neil Erasmus in Pickering Brook. Edited April 20, 2019 by THOMO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtf Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 On 20/04/2019 at 1:54 PM, THOMO said: Ardvos Livos which is an oil based finish with natural resins would be a good choice.You can get that at Planet Ark in Fremantle or from Neil Erasmus in Pickering Brook. A fantastic product! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 A link to the rest of my rack build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Have posted pics in the thread above but here’s some pics of the rack all completed and loaded up. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Just had an update that my new speakers are booked in for a Friday pickup by the courier. So hopefully they will be here at the end of next week. Pretty excited, I wish I could have kept the Soniques and done a side by side comparison but unfortunately couldn’t. Hopefully I’ve made the right move. Cheers Dave. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 When I swapped out the Sonique’s with the cobbled together Dynaudios ( BM6 with Scanspeak tweeters, the original tweeters were sent over east to fix @unclemack Duntechs.) i knew that they wouldn’t sound as good but it sounded quite bad. Very nasally, thin sounding but also boomy one note bass. Now I’m not sure if it’s just my ears getting used to them or the new rack or combination of both but today I’m really happy with how it’s sounding. Since getting the rack together I have managed to get most of the cables not touching one another and have been able to a little bit of cheap resonance control under the components. Nothing special, some sorbothane, some rubber footers with metal discs in the and some Herbie rubber squares? I also loosely plugged the ports on the speakers and blended the sub in a little better. I could very easily live with these speakers now. They seem to be playing most music very well, they are very coherent, image well etc. I think it should be my next project to build some new cabinets and update the crossovers to allow for the Scanspeak tweeters. In saying that I really can’t wait for the Thiels to get here. Cheers Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikecrank Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 On 23/04/2019 at 7:10 PM, Pops110 said: Just had an update that my new speakers are booked in for a Friday pickup by the courier. So hopefully they will be here at the end of next week. That's fabulous news, Dave, I'm so glad that you'll be listening to the Thiels soon. Cheers, Nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops110 Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 Due for drop off on Wednesday. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A J Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Ooohhh - off work on Weds ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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