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Post by holmz on Oct 16, 2020 18:02:22 GMT -5
A bad craftsman always blames the tools... Sometimes a bad craftsman blames the materials too!
I know I've done some excellent work with very poor tools... makes me smile the number of posts on the FOG where a total novice thinks that spending on pro tools will give pro results... it's like all the experience counts for nothing!
In the words of the Haus-Boss, "all that money and the work is still slow and looks like $hit."
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Post by MrToolJunkie on Oct 17, 2020 2:33:38 GMT -5
The P1CC is a versatile machine and useful for a number if things. I think everyone would own a jigsaw and it is my most used saw type building furniture and remodeling and material breakdown. A host of things. The DD40 is great for building cabinets and making holes...that is whay it does. For cabinets it is a nice tool. I like Dominos for carcass journey as it allows for adjustments, but the DD40 excels at what it does and drilling shelf holes is awesome. Dowels are cheap too.
If you are only building one set of cabinets, A router and drill will work for joinery and you can use a drill for shelf pins. That would make the P1CC a better choice in my mind.
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Post by matchesder on Oct 18, 2020 6:40:24 GMT -5
Now you made me curious. I once deliberately designed a small project so that I would use the jigsaw.
Of course I came across the odd task where a jigsaw excels at.
I mainly build speaker cabinets and a little furniture. If I had a router and a track saw and must choose between a high end jigsaw and a jointer, getting the other one as a cheap version, I’d choose the jointer. If Dowel, biscuits or dominos, that’s another question.
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Post by MrToolJunkie on Oct 18, 2020 8:26:58 GMT -5
Depends in your projects. I work with solid, rough timber and need a jigsaw as the first tool processing material. Safest way to cut material without moving big pieces across other machines. The P1CC is so accurate I can cut joints with it. Still use my other tools, but the jigsaw is critical. I have built entire pieces of furniture with just a jigsaw, router, drill and sander.
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Post by holmz on Oct 18, 2020 16:22:54 GMT -5
Depends in your projects. I work with solid, rough timber and need a jihad as the first tool processing material. Safest way to cut material without moving big pieces across other machines. The P1CC is so accurate I can cut joints with it. Still use my other tools, but the jigsaw is critical. I have built entire pieces of furniture with just a jigsaw, router, drill and sander. Nice auto correct. matchesder Avatar Oct 18, 2020 21:10:24 GMT 9.5 matchesder said: ... I mainly build speaker cabinets and a little furniture. ... I am building a box or three. Where does one get grills or grill cloth an dthe magnets from?
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Post by MrToolJunkie on Oct 19, 2020 18:15:58 GMT -5
Depends in your projects. I work with solid, rough timber and need a jihad as the first tool processing material. Safest way to cut material without moving big pieces across other machines. The P1CC is so accurate I can cut joints with it. Still use my other tools, but the jigsaw is critical. I have built entire pieces of furniture with just a jigsaw, router, drill and sander. Nice auto correct. matchesder Avatar Oct 18, 2020 21:10:24 GMT 9.5 matchesder said: ... I mainly build speaker cabinets and a little furniture. ... I am building a box or three. Where does one get grills or grill cloth an dthe magnets from? Good grief....fixed that!
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Post by matchesder on Oct 21, 2020 3:59:41 GMT -5
Ok, I see. You must have much more skill than I. I expect lots of experience with the jigsaw as well.
Regarding grills: I only put them on PA‘s. Where are you located? In Germany we have some shops who sell stuff for diy speakers. A nice grill is not easy depending on what you want.
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Post by holmz on Oct 21, 2020 16:44:28 GMT -5
Ok, I see. You must have much more skill than I. I expect lots of experience with the jigsaw as well. Regarding grills: I only put them on PA‘s. Where are you located? In Germany we have some shops who sell stuff for diy speakers. A nice grill is not easy depending on what you want. I am in Australia. Was thinking of subwoofer boxes and having cloth grill over to hide the speaker and venting nonsense.
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Post by matchesder on Oct 23, 2020 15:44:30 GMT -5
Mhm. Acoustic cloth you may find in car audio stores. For a pair that I wanted to be very nice, I had perforated sheet cut and bent specifically to my drawing. Sadly it was expensive because I only needed 2 pieces. But the result was good. Instead of cloth you could also use "front foam". Here in germany, we have thomann. It looks like they ship pretty much world wide. Try this: www.thomannmusic.com/adam_hall_frontschaum.htmSmall neodymium magnets maybe from ebay?
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Post by holmz on Oct 24, 2020 3:21:54 GMT -5
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Post by kraftt on Oct 24, 2020 7:12:12 GMT -5
Only because you mentioned ‘sub-woofer’ enclosure... I’m wondering if the use of magnets to attach a grill frame to a large sub is the ideal option. Not because it couldn’t hold for the most part but depending on the size / throw / power of the driver, sufficient vibration might allow constant micro-migration/re-alignment generating heat/friction over time. And if that is a plausible scenario then one or more could momentarily break free and instantly reconnect and that ‘clicking’ action to color the audio. These are extreme cases but depending on playback spl’s not impossible for a powerful enough sub because while the box will be rigid the grill frame will flex under certain frequencies.
Seems like standard ball and socket type grill guides present a more reliable ‘dead’ connection? They make them in larger sizes as well. There's always the option, depending on sub design, to fire the driver downwards into floor and avoid a grill cloth altogether.
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Post by matchesder on Oct 24, 2020 9:29:07 GMT -5
You have a point there. I don’t like the round grills, it reminds me on cheap boxes. I used screws from top and bottom. With the foam you can screw directly and the foam covers the screw again.
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Post by hecon5 on Nov 29, 2020 7:20:49 GMT -5
Have you considered a truly cheapo bisquit jointer as Poerter and Cable 557? (It's a copy /(rip off) Virutex, but might be what you are after.... ? What's your opinion of the 557? I'm eyeing that one or the DeWalt 6882k . I'm in need of a biscuit joiner on the cheap (cutting slots for an LED wire raceway), and can't eat the cost of the Lamello yet, still googly eyed at the DDF40.
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Post by alvychippy on Nov 29, 2020 7:40:59 GMT -5
Have you considered a truly cheapo bisquit jointer as Poerter and Cable 557? (It's a copy /(rip off) Virutex, but might be what you are after.... ? What's your opinion of the 557? I'm eyeing that one or the DeWalt 6882k . I'm in need of a biscuit joiner on the cheap (cutting slots for an LED wire raceway), and can't eat the cost of the Lamello yet, still googly eyed at the DDF40. In short- i believe it's a decent tool (Long version): I missed out on Virutex new (old stock)...(Made in Spain, but in US (and) 120v voltage)- suitable for UK construction sites (110v). Looked further on and at the reviews and found, that P&C 557 is a copy of Virutex and further on I found somebody doing a video having review comparison between many mainstream makes/brands, that P&C came as most accurate of all in that selection
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Post by alvychippy on Nov 29, 2020 8:08:41 GMT -5
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