I haven't decided on the name for the new project I have started.

Link below shows the design. Looks sort of like the carton
a Christmas bottle of booze comes in so I'll call it the
Johnny Walker or the Jim Beam.

It is small because this is my first ever all scratch built
project. I bought a couple of handy panels 2' x 4 ' and
the fellow who got my dad's table saw helped me do the
cutting.

The guy has a jointer too which was real handy with this
stuff.

I dry clamped one box together and everything is
pretty well squareand everything matches. I had him cut
extra fronts and backs in case I screw up the hole making
procedures. Hole making and everything else will have to
wait since I haven't got the right tools as of yet.

Even though this is an unconventional design it met all
the criteria of having to work in a small space with only
2 clamps and transporting panels in a passenger car.

I've wanted to use some Tangband and I like the idea
of nearfield speakers for computer use. The small speaker
stands I got from PE may work to get them just the right
height if they can take the weight.

If absolutely nothing works the investment has been
small. But I am going to tool up when the sales at
Father's Day get cooking. That piece from a few months
ago where the guy uses the Rotozip for all the shaping
is going to be my guide on these little guys.

Lastly, just looking at them, I toyed with the idea
of leaving the bottom open, putting some spikes or something
on and putting them atop a couple marble tiles which are
available at the home stores.

Maybe Marin King will come back in here and give
an opinion on this unconventional idea.

lon@athenet.net

• Zaphods nearfield design for Tangband

But now that I think about it, maybe you'll call it the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster instead. That's what Zaphod likes to drink, you know.

...with his Vindaloo if I remember the Hitchhijer's Guide right.

Zaphod (sorry Zaphoid) writes regularly to the Madisound board using his real name and he lives very near me. but I don't use his name cuz he's sort of a curmudgeon. However you will note from his site that he does real craftsman work. I figured if I got into trouble I'd have somebody close to get me out of a jam... like the part about finding someone with a roundover bit to do the edges of the Rotozip can't handle it... not to mention the rabbet work needed to
flush mount. I think I'll be surface mounting the driver unless
the Tool Fairy is good to me.