More Adventures in Speaker Re-foaming

Nice job Chris. Well done..

Cheers Andre - I always fancied a pair of these, or preferably the ones from higher up in the range with the wood veneers. They would have gone nicely with the parade of AR turntables I had through my hands at the time!
I've been listening to them all morning & there ain't much wrong with 'em for £5.50 plus the cost of the new foam rings!

Nice work Chris :) I just know you are hoping to find some AR9s in need of fettling :eyebrows:

Just a few points. When gluing foam surrounds be sparing with the adhesive as if it soaks into the foam and receives any pressure thereafter the cellular structure will bond to itself internally and leave flattened spots (it happened to me). Good contact adhesives are best for most re-surrounding jobs. Obviously check your alignments, but critically, make sure you have the surround tensioned evenly all the way round or you'll get kinks/creases. Al the best, Walpurgis.

Nice job indeed.

I did my Tannoy 15" 3828's way back when and that worked out nicely too.

Well done Chris,
Lovely neat job, I didn't know about that nifty battery thingy, saves you cutting the dustcap.
I hope your speakers sound great.

regards Al

I've been indulging in a bit more of this refoaming nonsense lately - resurrecting a pair of small bass drivers.
I'll put some photos on a new thread in a day or so - the refoaming is part of a much bigger job - this adventure is more of an attempt to completely transform a pair of little monitors with all sorts of ideas that have been brewing in my mind for years.
Back to the refoaming work - these speakers have the inner edge of the rings glued to the back of the cone and it proved a bit tricky to deal with. I think I've managed OK with it in the end, but I can't help thinking there might be a trick or two to make it an easier job. I wonder if anyone has any ideas?

By the way, the battery trick worked a treat once more!

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Originally Posted by The Grand Wazoo

I've been indulging in a bit more of this refoaming nonsense lately - resurrecting a pair of small bass drivers.
I'll put some photos on a new thread in a day or so - the refoaming is part of a much bigger job - this adventure is more of an attempt to completely transform a pair of little monitors with all sorts of ideas that have been brewing in my mind for years.
Back to the refoaming work - these speakers have the inner edge of the rings glued to the back of the cone and it proved a bit tricky to deal with. I think I've managed OK with it in the end, but I can't help thinking there might be a trick or two to make it an easier job. I wonder if anyone has any ideas?

By the way, the battery trick worked a treat once more!

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I missed this thread first time 'round... Glad the battery trick worked for you :thumbsup:

I've not refoamed any drivers where the surround is rear mounted so cant offer any advice but I imagine it was a right PITA! Thinking about it I'd be tempted to front mount them like an AR surround... Would it make that much difference I wonder ?

Anyone want this refoaming project? I have found out from Elipson that they are Elipson 4004 and they also sent me the specs and other stuff shown...Unfortunately I cant read the French review.....Free to anyone who can collect from London....I reckon someone could end up with a nice set of speakers.....
http://theartofsound.net/forum/attac...7&d=1376472176
http://theartofsound.net/forum/attac...8&d=1376472288
http://theartofsound.net/forum/attac...9&d=1375624192
http://theartofsound.net/forum/attac...7&d=1376858511

Please be aware I cant pack them and wait for couriers etc.

Old tatty lenco chassis/bearing/platters (not quite up to precisioon audio use) with drives were used daily to make some TDL and Musical Technology drivers I remember...

The 44 speakers I don't know, but the related? 48's were very well reviewed at the time. Thin plastic tube with a slot cut out was used as a centring 'tool' (Epos did this too I remember seeing) until the adhesives had gone off..