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I got Sooooooooooooooo lucky.. this is from a Philco 38-34 or some such..
the old cone was completely gone, but the spider and voice coil were intact.
As I didn't want to try to remove the spider or voice coil (they were well
centered and still attached to one another), I instead cut two slits in the
cone and slid it over the spider, then centered the cone and glued the
spider to it. Once that had set, I trimmed the surround to fit and glued
that to the frame. It turned out pretty good, and sounds pretty good, too.
I will have to add some short spacers to the mounting bolts, to keep the
foam surround from touching the cabinet, as it sticks out about 1/8" beyond
the frame. No big deal, though, and now I have the speaker to match the
chassis. :)


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My first recone attempt
 

Brenda Ann wrote:
I got Sooooooooooooooo lucky.. this is from a Philco 38-34 or some such..
the old cone was completely gone, but the spider and voice coil were intact.
As I didn't want to try to remove the spider or voice coil (they were well
centered and still attached to one another), I instead cut two slits in the
cone and slid it over the spider, then centered the cone and glued the
spider to it. Once that had set, I trimmed the surround to fit and glued
that to the frame. It turned out pretty good, and sounds pretty good, too.
I will have to add some short spacers to the mounting bolts, to keep the
foam surround from touching the cabinet, as it sticks out about 1/8" beyond
the frame. No big deal, though, and now I have the speaker to match the
chassis. :)



If it's perfect it's good enough. Ken

My first recone attempt
 

Brenda Ann wrote:
I got Sooooooooooooooo lucky.. this is from a Philco 38-34 or some such..
the old cone was completely gone, but the spider and voice coil were intact.
As I didn't want to try to remove the spider or voice coil (they were well
centered and still attached to one another), I instead cut two slits in the
cone and slid it over the spider, then centered the cone and glued the
spider to it. Once that had set, I trimmed the surround to fit and glued
that to the frame. It turned out pretty good, and sounds pretty good, too.
I will have to add some short spacers to the mounting bolts, to keep the
foam surround from touching the cabinet, as it sticks out about 1/8" beyond
the frame. No big deal, though, and now I have the speaker to match the
chassis. :)



Where did you get the cone? Ken

My first recone attempt
 

"Ken" wrote in message
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Brenda Ann wrote:
I got Sooooooooooooooo lucky.. this is from a Philco 38-34 or some such..
the old cone was completely gone, but the spider and voice coil were
intact. As I didn't want to try to remove the spider or voice coil (they
were well centered and still attached to one another), I instead cut two
slits in the cone and slid it over the spider, then centered the cone and
glued the spider to it. Once that had set, I trimmed the surround to fit
and glued that to the frame. It turned out pretty good, and sounds pretty
good, too. I will have to add some short spacers to the mounting bolts,
to keep the foam surround from touching the cabinet, as it sticks out
about 1/8" beyond the frame. No big deal, though, and now I have the
speaker to match the chassis. :)



Where did you get the cone? Ken

http://www.electronix.com:80/catalog...keywords=11-75

My first recone attempt
 

Wow! That really looks nice Brenda Ann :)

My first recone attempt
 

"_J D_" wrote in message
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Wow! That really looks nice Brenda Ann :)


The cones are excellent quality to begin with, the rest was pure dumb luck.
:) Amazingly enough, it even works.

My first recone attempt
 

Brenda Ann wrote:
"_J D_" wrote in message
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Wow! That really looks nice Brenda Ann :)


The cones are excellent quality to begin with, the rest was pure dumb luck.
:) Amazingly enough, it even works.



What kind of glue did you use? Ken

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"Ken" wrote in message
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Brenda Ann wrote:
"_J D_" wrote in message
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Wow! That really looks nice Brenda Ann :)


The cones are excellent quality to begin with, the rest was pure dumb
luck. :) Amazingly enough, it even works.



What kind of glue did you use? Ken

Just contact cement.

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"Brenda Ann" wrote in message
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Just contact cement.



This work well but is very hard to remove or redo. The OEM cement was a
clear nitrocellulose cement much like Duco cement, which is still made and
what I use. You can dissolve it easily with lacquer thinner.

You'll want to stiffen up that foam edge that was designed for sealed
cabinets, I'd add diluted PVA glue until it stops hitting the baffle on high
volume.

It does look super.

John H.