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by darbinorvar
This passive speaker is made out of concrete and in the speaker holder, and that's it. No need to pair it
wood. There's no wiring, no electronics, it's a pretty to a bluetooth speaker, and no rechargeable battery
simple build, so it's a perfect project if you're looking to do deal with. Simple. I decided to combine
to make your phone sound a lot better. concrete and wood, in some form of a cube shape,
that way the speaker wouldn't take up a ton of
I find the concept of a passive speaker really counter space.
appealing, because it means I can just put on some
music or a podcast on my phone, immediately place it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNlBEb0HFYU
I'm using a stem glass to create the indention for the for these molds, but another idea would be to use the
mold. At the Dollar store I got a bunch of nice plastic bottom of a half gallon milk container or something
wine and cocktail glasses. I decided to make two new like that - or why not make a mold using foamboard
molds, and decide later on what shape was the best. and glue. There are lots of ways to accomplish this.
Next, I marked out the center of the bottom piece and drilled a hole that was about the same as the thickness of
the stems. Then I marked out where the screw holes needed to go, pre drilled, and connected the molds together.
To prevent the concrete from sticking, I brushed the plywood and outside of the plastic glass with vegetable oil.
I mixed some mortar, which is nice and smooth without any aggregate, so it's what I often use for these types of
projects. I created a pretty loose mix, kind of like oatmeal.
Then I placed the glass in the middle, coming through the hole and then added the concrete mix around it. And I
tapped it down a couple of times to remove any air pockets and level the concrete.
A few hours later I unscrewed the pieces, removed the plastic cups, and was left with two pretty nice looking
concrete forms. They both were nice, however I decided to use the mold with the wine glass indention.
I want to create a wooden surround, I'm cutting up a piece of mahogany, however any type of wood, would be
great, whatever you have. I'm creating mitered corners here for a nice framed in look.
The idea is to have the concrete cube in the middle and the wood surround on all sides.
I want the phone to sit just above the hole which will direct the sound outwards, so I'm making a mark and then I'm
cutting up some scrap pieces. And I'm gluing those one with polyurethane glue which attaches well to concrete.
Next I'm marking out where the phone should sit within the top wooden piece. First drilled some holes to remove
as much wood as possible. And then I used a chisel and mallet to clean it up. To round the edges a bit, I used a
file and then sandpaper.
Time to glue the wood together. And I'm using this simple technique where masking tape is acting as clamps.
Then I wanted to confirm that the concrete piece was going to fit inside, which it did perfectly.
Once the glue dried, I sanded the wood, and then glued the concrete cube in place here, again with some
polyurethane glue. I also have a piece for the back here and I glued that in place as well.
Finally, time for finishing. I used two coats of dewaxed shellac first, and then I put on some of my tung oil beeswax
polish.
For a much better perspective and to view the final result, make sure to watch the video that goes over the
complete build.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNlBEb0HFYU