I’m truly honored and greatly appreciate you giving credit. With all these advanced topics you’ve been discussing, I think it may be time for a new volume in the “definitive” diy guide. I usually do that for selfish reasons; it allows me in to digest the topics being discussed. It sounds like...

My lord! This forum has accelerated out of the “middle” school level and straight into 4 year university knowledge and beyond. Very impressed with the last 250 pages of contributions. Now for a dumb question: Anyone have opinions about the Knowles GV-32830 (quad)? I’ve got shells for my...

If you can get the right fit, in terms of your cIEMs or universals, the sounds is definitely excellent. I still use the pair I built a few years ago today.

I may have to clear off my workbench and unpack my IEM supplies and take some pics of my process. I’m between hobbies at the moment but I have some people I’d like to make IEMs for. I’ll see what I can post next week when off work.

Holy hell!! That's awesome! Thanks for sharing your process.

I use a round grinding bit on my rotary tool (e.g. Dremel) and just cut a seat for the circular section of the MMCX jack. I keep grinding deeper until jack sits flush with the top of my shell and then I "lock" it in with some UV resin. The top plate on the shell secures it from ever falling...

All fixed! Thanks for brining it to my attention.

I wrote this based on this thread a few years ago. Still fairly relevant: "Home-Made IEMs" forum Definitive DIY Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jU37oWefx2dGS8dWw5TVkugEtwJh_bh3fuUBNe2HrQg/edit?usp=sharing

Do you want to know if it will work for creating shells? I’d say it would be ok but you’d have to figure out the process given your mold materials and curing light setup.

Wow! Those look great. How do they sound? Also, what’s the socket you’re using? It’s threaded and has multiple pins?

I’d agree. Lights on the bottom are probably overkill. Just use a small mirror instead.

Needed a new UV curing station that had a more even spread of light. Other than soldering the 90 leds, this turned out extremely well. I finally got to use my repurposed ATX power supply for something! It cures my resin in 4 minutes, solid. Now time to try and make some shells.

Ugh!! I forgot how sticky acrylic nail gel is. It seems to get everywhere!! Is Fotoplast like this as well?

Says who? I used acrylic sheeting for these faceplates. .

I made clear shells and then applied the swirl art on top. The art is micro thin and doesn’t add to the overall thickness or modify the fit. I don’t think I applied a final gloss coat to the shells. It’s been a very long time since I made those.

2. How you create marble and swirl colored paint effects in the rest of the shell YouTube “swirl nail art”. Your swirl designs are almost limitless.

My desire to come up with a calibration method wasn’t necessarily for a sharing or standardizing curing rates but more along the lines of answering the question: “If I change something in my method, such a getting a new UV light, or trying a different acrylic resin, is there some way I can...

I've been mulling this idea for a while. Given most of us have seen 100's of UV curing setups, negative mold making materials, lots of different UV acrylic, I'm wondering if we could come up with a calibration method that could be used to accurately predict how long it would take to create...

If you'er not offended, I'd love to offer some "wish list" topics. I've been thinking about doing this for a while but it would require a bit of an investment in time, money and definitely audio/video equipment to make it as detailed as I'd want it to be.

I believe mesh towards BA. this allows your to adjust it or remove it after the ciem is assembled.

Package from Westone arrived today. Guess who’s back?? After a couple years perusing other interests, I’m committed to finishing my 6-driver in the next couple months. The shell quality I’ve seen being posed is fantastic. I’m very excited to have new 2 builds on my plate.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all you creative audiophiles! You guys keep pushing the boundaries of what's possible and I find it both amazing and inspiring. I need to clean off my desk and contribute again.

What??!?? That is so cool!!

Really makes you appreciated the finish that the pro's can consistently achieve with their builds. A finished and functioning pair of CIEMs is a huge achievement. Great job.

Glad to see the veterans keeping this forum alive and well. I haven't been reading for a while and just got caught up. Some classic questions keep popping up and some new ones are asked. I think that's awesome. Cheers!