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In Reply to: Re: Felting posted by JeffMO on July 29, 2002 at 12:29:57:
Actually, its just trail and error, but I have found that a felt-ring around the tweeter is probably the best starting point. Start with a small ring. If the speaker is still too bright, try a larger ring, and so on, until you have covered the entire tweeter baffle (if necessary). Be careful not to touch the tweeter dome or drip adhesive on it (I apply rubber cement to the felt and I wait until its tacky - semi-dry - before I adhere the felt to the baffle).
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I'm still lost. I have no idea where to put the felt. Maybe if you pretend I'm a six year old (not too far off) then I could understand where the felt goes.
Jeff
Have you not been following this discussion? We've been talking about placing felt around the tweeter. The tweeter is mounted on the baffle. The tweeter is a circular dome. In order to apply felt around the dome (without touching or covering the dome), you will need to get a pair of sharp scissors and cut a ring out of your felt squares (obtainable at fabric stores). Start with a small ring, and as I outlined above...progress to an upper-baffle sized piece of felt (with a hole cut out in it for the tweeter) if necessary. Apply the felt using an adhesive like rubber cement (ideal because it will not damage the speaker's veneer). Let me know if I can make it any plainer?
OK, I was thinking it went inside the speaker and around the tweeter to reduce vibration but it actually goes on the outside of the speaker (wasn't sure what the "baffle" was) and covers part of where the tweeter sound is going out. If I'm getting it now.My wife is a seamstress. She has a room full of fabric samples so I can try just about anything.
Jeff
You have the right idea now. Apply your felt rings to that board that holds the drivers (aka the baffle). Be careful to cut the right diameter circle (hole) in the felt, so that all the area around the tweeter is covered (by the ring), but the felt does not actually touch the tweeter.
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