[sdiy] Ports

[David Halliday]

Carpet stores - floor carpet comes rolled onto cardboard tubes - very strong
cardboard tubes.  Usually they will give them away.  Quick coat of black
paint and you are all set.


-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: owner-synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
-> [mailto:owner-synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl]On Behalf Of patchell
-> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 4:35 PM
-> To: Seb Carr
-> Cc: synth diy
-> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Ports
->
->
->     ABS sewer pipe comes to my mind (although, I don't know
-> if you can get
-> that in the UK).  The stuff is very thick (strong), and you
-> can get it in
-> various diameters.  I still have 25 feet of it in the back
-> yard (4.5"), but,
-> sending you a piece would probably be pretty expensive.  I
-> would think you
-> could get something like that at your local hardware store.
->
->
-> Seb Carr wrote:
->
-> > Not really sdiy, but audio related:
-> >
-> > Anyone know of a uk place to buy bass reflex ports for
-> speakers.  i need
-> > ones about 4 inches in diameter, and the ones in maplin
-> are just too weedy
-> > and narrow (for a box with two 12 inch subwoofers at about
-> 500 rms watts
-> > each).
-> >
-> > Thanx
-> >
-> > seb carr
->
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->  -Jim
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