Building a Cabinet for the G-R Research
A/V-2, MTM Speaker System
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Click on image to enlarge High pass and low pass crossovers are made on ¼"
Masonite peg board, for each speaker.
Click on image to enlarge Crossovers and connecting wires are temporarily installed. Holes in the back are covered and taped to prevent
sawdust, etc. from entering while completing.
Click on image to enlarge Appling yellow carpenter's glue to all six sides of three cabinets, to install ¼" oak plywood.
Click on image to enlarge Clamping all six sides on three cabinets. Note: Scrap wood blocks that the clamps rest on, to prevent damage to the oak.
Click on image to enlarge Detail showing corner and edge treatment. Basic box
is ¾" Baltic Birch, with ½" MDF added on the front,
then ¼" oak plywood is glued to all sides (including the bottom). A ¾" X ¾" groove is then routed around
the front, and a 3/8" X 3/8" groove is routed around the back and front to back on the edges.
Click on image to enlarge Solid oak moldings are glued in the grooves. ¾" Quarter-round, around the front and 3/8" Quarter-round in the others.
Click on image to enlarge Front view of the completed MTM G-R Research A/V-2
speakers.
Click on image to enlarge Rear view of these speakers.