[heatmizer]

Made use of my new drill press.
wood is maple:

More work todo bit of sanding and some holes.

 

[LawnGnome]

ooooh!

Looks very promising. It's a woody that actually keeps the grado style.

What will you do for a finish?

 

[heatmizer]

clear poly

 

[Joshatdot]

try Tung Oil

 

[heatmizer]

to much work and only want satin finish

 

[colonelkernel8]

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Originally Posted by heatmizer /img/forum/go_quote.gif to much work and only want satin finish

Then try beeswax. It will give you much more luster.

 

[heatmizer]

Already clearcoated maybe I can buff It out with beewax.
I goofed it up a bit put the slots for cord on the wrong side. So it will have a slot on the top also. Maybe I'll use it as an excuse to single side the phones.
edit:I must have subconsciously wanted to singleside the phones. Thats my lie and I'm sticking to it.

 

[en480c4]

Looks good. I have a walnut blank I've been wanting to turn into new cups for my HF-1. Keep up the good work.

I would second the recommendation of tung oil, though. It won't really give much of a sheen but it does add a little depth to the color of the maple that can then get the final finish of your choice. Here is a pic of the 325s I did with maple that has a few coats of tung oil and 3 coats of lacquer. It really brought out the grain.

 

[heatmizer]

Almost there:

 

[d0td0t]

nice =p
each of the cup is of single piece of wood?

 

[heatmizer]

yeah cut from1x4 maple

 

[heatmizer]

DONE

Headband is light brown suede
Wood is maple

 

[balou]

Could you please buy a better digicam?
As far as I can see, it seems to look quite good
A question about the mesh... is that the standard grado plastic mesh you're using? Some other mesh could help the sound a bit (less hindrance to the air)

Oh, and have you done a sound comparison yet?

 

[heatmizer]

Been looking for good camera. My pda does not take good close pictures. The mesh is metal painted black harvested from speaker grill. Not much difference sound wise. Maybe a bit wider soundstage. Need to get can of air have a bit of gratle now. The real reason I did this mod was not for sound or appearance I was bored and looking for an excuse play with my drill press.

 

[LawnGnome]

Thats a really nice and clean looking job you have done.