Just got started (finally) on my next sub project. This will be a maelstrom-x housed in a rather wide enclosure and tuned to between 17 and 18Hz. I need to do some final math to get the tunning down.
Here is what the model of the box will look like.
Definitely less ambitious from what was originally envisioned. We’ll see how the next build goes. For now I got a pile of fresh cut Baltic birch that needs some attention.
I never did get around to posting a few pics of the arcade controller I have yet to complete. I got a lot of wiring left to do to the controller board, but I at least have the wiring completed for the buttons, joystick, and led lights.
Inside the stick
Contruction
Near Finished
I finally got around to re wrapping my home theater sub with better adhesive and a different material. I also completed stain and paint of my Zaph Audio ZDT 3.5 towers
Sub Rewrapped
Back of right tower
Center Channel Front
Right Tower
Left Tower
Now I am thinking of what can be done better, what can I get improved with the sound. Unfortunately that costs a lot more money, so I will only think about it for now. 
Took me a while to get around to posting this. First off, yes I am still seeking employment. I been on a few interviews, I just haven’t gotten an offer yet. Beyond that I keep pretty busy. Here is what I have been done the last month.
Project AlanM. A friend of mine wanted to add a sub for his music listening purposes and make use of one of the three EHQS subs we got for cheap. So below are the pics of the build. It will sit under his desk and double as a foot rest, so the finished looks didn’t matter to much.
You know there is a rule that you can never have to many clamps. Time and time again I have proven this to be true. I keep buying more clamps and I still manage to make use of them all. Any case on to the pics.
Here is our Sketchup drawing of the project.
The first few joints to be made.
The cutout where the sub will be placed.
Me running low on clamps
The first couple of bracings and back piece.
The sub hole cutout with out all the fun clamps.
The completed box with a relocated amp to the end of it. We were doing some late night testing while GF was fast asleep. Sounded pretty good for such a low cost woofer. Alan is pretty happy with the resulting sound, and that is what counts. Plus the foot rest part I hear is great .
Square port
side view
Sub
front
I got more to post, but that is it for this particular post.
Just recently helped a friend complete his first DIY subwoofer. He is happy with the sound so far and the design leaves room for a driver upgrade for even more output. I went and made this design a bit different as far as the looks go for the port. We went with a triangular shaped port instead of a slotted port or traditional round one. The port is going out the front and speaker itself is offset by an 1 off center to complement the look. For a $15 dollar sub, it sounds pretty good, it doesn’t go to low, but does at least hit the 20hz area nicely.
Here are a few pics of the sub.
Clamping for the triangular port before cutting. That was a challenge to clamp. Only the first baffle has been attached so far.
Front of box with second baffle attached.
First coat of primmer applied. This really helps seal the MDF up, and makes getting rid of the fine lines easier. Granted there is a lot of sanding involved.
Back of box with sub amp hole cut out.
A closure look at the triangular port.
First coat of paint with cheap spray paint. (Note never use cheap spray paint, it sucks period)
Second coat with much better quality spray paint. It actually doesn’t dry in the air.
Harley will need to upload the other photos he has on his camera. But that includes the final look with sating lacquer applied. Over all it sounds good, leaves some room for improvement and he is happy with the results.
As promised, I have some pics of the almost completed arcade stick. Click them for a much larger photo.
Almost completed
The inside of the controller
More to come later.
Over the last few days, my brother and I have been busy designing and building an arcade stick for use on our XBOX 360 systems. We are using a used XBOX 360 wired controller, Sanwa JLF joystick and Hap competition buttons. The easy part of all this was just building the box, while the hard part was all the soldering work needed on to be done on the existing controller board. I think I should honestly write up my own guide to this as he guides I used out there left out a few useful tips that would have saved me a few headaches.
You are now wondering why go through all this trouble. Street Fighter IV is the main reason, plus Soul Caliber as the other one and some other up coming fighting games. The existing XBOX 360 controller is just horrible for fighting games. So we opted to build our own with the very same parts found in arcades. Hopefully we’ll have the first one completed for testing soon (assuming I didnt burn the pcb during soldering to badly ). I’ll have to post picks of the completed project as well. I know of a few friends who are interested in this.
So Microsoft finally unviels what project Natal is all about. Looks pretty interesting. I wonder how the general public will take it up, not to mention how will third party publishers properly take advantage of it. Come to think of it, I wonder how long before someone round house kicks their TV