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Title: How to make a new grill for a 4x12 slant front cab....
Post by: kirky on July 27, 2012, 02:53:45 AM
I just got a AOR  cab that someone had removed the grill....is there a good way to make one or buy a generic?
Title: Re: How to make a new grill for a 4x12 slant front cab....
Post by: mawso on July 27, 2012, 05:29:19 AM
sorry to go on a tangent, but do you actually like the cab?

I got the head and cab together when I bought my AOR 100 - and I loved the head - but I thought the cab was horrible.  It was stupid heavy and sounded like arse.  A friend of mine said he used to have one and ended up calling it the "weet-bix cab" because it would expand when it got wet.
Title: Re: How to make a new grill for a 4x12 slant front cab....
Post by: liquidsmoke on July 27, 2012, 05:51:04 AM
You could make a frame and staple some sort of screen or light fencing to it. Or not even do the frame part.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&cp=10&gs_id=6m&xhr=t&q=screen+material&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1614&bih=920&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=DWQSUJbMBYjtqAHp1YCoDQ#um=1&hl=en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=wire+screen+material&oq=wire+screen+material&gs_l=img.3..0i24.32207.32501.2.32669.4.4.0.0.0.3.117.449.0j4.4.0...0.0...1c.Vfp7z_PiXCs&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=20b7ae5acf0ff37f&biw=1614&bih=920
Title: Re: How to make a new grill for a 4x12 slant front cab....
Post by: liquidsmoke on July 27, 2012, 05:55:21 AM
Actually I'd skip stapling screen on it and buy individual speaker covers or grills instead like some cabs have

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1614&bih=920&q=12%22+speaker+grills&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=1WQSUNLdM4yBrQGm8YDADg
Title: Re: How to make a new grill for a 4x12 slant front cab....
Post by: Jake on July 27, 2012, 12:59:40 PM
I've regrilled a few cabs in my day. It's as easy as stapling grill cloth the baffle. Here's a few tips for ya:

• Wrap the cloth around the baffle edges and staple to the inside of the baffle. Usually the baffle fits so tight, no room for staples and/or wavy fabric.

• If the grillcloth has a pattern that needs to be kept square, staple cloth squarely one end to the baffle, then the other end to a 30" or so chunk of 2x4. Then use the 2x4 to stetch the grillcloth tightly and evenly around the baffle edge, square the pattern, and shoot a buttload of staples.

• Invest $20 or so into an electric stapler. WELL worth it.

• Don't use window screen material. That stuff is extremely weak, unless you're a mosquito, in which case it's impermeable. It can also vibrate and rattle. Plus, it's ghetto.

http://www.mojotone.com/amp-parts/amplifier-cabinet-grillcloth (http://www.mojotone.com/amp-parts/amplifier-cabinet-grillcloth)
http://www.tubesandmore.com/products/grill_cloth (http://www.tubesandmore.com/products/grill_cloth)
Title: Re: How to make a new grill for a 4x12 slant front cab....
Post by: fallen on July 27, 2012, 01:21:33 PM
I always heard that after you stretched the grill cloth you could heat it with a hair dryer to make it go tighter? Is that true or just a wives tale?
Title: Re: How to make a new grill for a 4x12 slant front cab....
Post by: liquidsmoke on July 27, 2012, 02:04:09 PM
I was thinking metal grill but the cloth idea is good.
Title: Re: How to make a new grill for a 4x12 slant front cab....
Post by: bitter on July 27, 2012, 02:44:53 PM
I would just go with the speaker grills like Liquidsmoke suggested. Mainly for a cheap and easy fix.
Title: Re: How to make a new grill for a 4x12 slant front cab....
Post by: Lumpy on July 27, 2012, 03:58:42 PM
If you have no skills (for the grill cloth) you could probably take it to an upholstery shop and have them do it.

It would suck if you couldn't get the pattern perfectly square (or maybe that's hard to notice).

Like everything else in life, I bet there is a tutorial for this online.
Title: Re: How to make a new grill for a 4x12 slant front cab....
Post by: Jake on July 27, 2012, 05:04:38 PM
Those individual covers can get pricey. I haven't priced them in a while, but I think they hover at around 8-$10/per.
Title: Re: How to make a new grill for a 4x12 slant front cab....
Post by: blackkrosses on July 28, 2012, 09:34:53 AM
You can get 24"x24" for $10.89. they will cut to your need. Paint it if necessary.

https://www.metalbytheinch.com/t0/c156/3003_aluminum_expanded_metal.html
Title: Re: How to make a new grill for a 4x12 slant front cab....
Post by: Jake on July 28, 2012, 10:43:51 AM
I've covered grills with that exact type of metal before. Did an Ampeg 8x10 that I wanted indestructible after someone punctured one of the 32ohm speakers that weren't easy to find at the time. Worked great, but there's two things to keep in mind. First, it's a real bitch to trim to size. Second, use lots of rubber spacers and washers, or you will have a rattle fest.

Also, I just checked on that site you linked to as a possible future resource, and the shipping is a total deal breaker. I went thought the steps to order enough for a 4x12 (has to be the next available size up at 48" wide, since 24" will not even cover the speakers). Althought the metal itself is under $20, with shipping it's over $80.
Title: Re: How to make a new grill for a 4x12 slant front cab....
Post by: blackkrosses on July 28, 2012, 06:04:21 PM
damn. shipping. always a catch.