[tatster]

Had a go at mixing my first try Gelatin/Glycerin mix ready to make my first shells.

I used Dr Oektker Gelatin as that is readily available from supermarket in UK. It's a bit like sugar grains before mixing.

Is it too dark?

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[myemaildw]

Anyone recommend a low subbass ba and a sparkle one thanks

 

[Xymordos]

Saw the Kumitate Labs' Raden design and thought it looked very nice, so I made a similar looking one  
 

 

[Squirg]

Hey Guys!  Luke at Vibro Labs is doing a Facebook Livestream on DIY earphones tomorrow (Sunday) at 3pm EST.  He did one last week and it was pretty informative.  It sounds like this is going to be a weekly thing and dive deeper on the guts of CIEM's.  I'll see you there!

 

[Squirg]

Dude!  That looks amazing!  Where did you get those UE connectors?  What is your process for the faceplate (if you don't mind me asking)?
 
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  Saw the Kumitate Labs' Raden design and thought it looked very nice, so I made a similar looking one  
 

 

[Shilohsjustice]

Hello all, I just wanted to pass on another trick that works well. Sometimes it gets really tight in shells and you need to place some precision pointed uv to help hold and secure components. I bought some blunt syringes off Amazon and they work great.

I've seen videos where 64 audio used them so I thought I would give them a try on my last few builds and it works amazing! Nothing worse than spending a few hours on shells and placing components to make a mess in the shell with material getting all over the place.

 

[Shilohsjustice]

Hey Guys!  Luke at Vibro Labs is doing a Facebook Livestream on DIY earphones tomorrow (Sunday) at 3pm EST.  He did one last week and it was pretty informative.  It sounds like this is going to be a weekly thing and dive deeper on the guts of CIEM's.  I'll see you there!

He has last weeks posted on his Facebook page as well for anyone that missed it. I agree ☝:tone1: it was informative. I've read a lot of the reddit posts on DIY monitors and they are behind as compared to this forum. I wonder how interactive tomorrow's Facebook stream will be.

 

[Shilohsjustice]

Here is a pic of my latest build, 3 driver universal, oil slick color.

 

[jbr1971]

Hello all, I just wanted to pass on another trick that works well. Sometimes it gets really tight in shells and you need to place some precision pointed uv to help hold and secure components. I bought some blunt syringes off Amazon and they work great.

I've seen videos where 64 audio used them so I thought I would give them a try on my last few builds and it works amazing! Nothing worse than spending a few hours on shells and placing components to make a mess in the shell with material getting all over the place.

 
Bondic is great for precision spots as well, and for everything else. Great stuff.

 

[JorgePantalones]

Hello all, I just wanted to pass on another trick that works well. Sometimes it gets really tight in shells and you need to place some precision pointed uv to help hold and secure components. I bought some blunt syringes off Amazon and they work great.

I've seen videos where 64 audio used them so I thought I would give them a try on my last few builds and it works amazing! Nothing worse than spending a few hours on shells and placing components to make a mess in the shell with material getting all over the place.

 
Now I'm positive this is addictive.
 
 
 
Seriously though, great tip.  I immediately had a "why didn't I think of that" reaction.

 

[Squirg]

   
Now I'm positive this is addictive.
 
 
 
Seriously though, great tip.  I immediately had a "why didn't I think of that" reaction.

 

Hello all, I just wanted to pass on another trick that works well. Sometimes it gets really tight in shells and you need to place some precision pointed uv to help hold and secure components. I bought some blunt syringes off Amazon and they work great.

I've seen videos where 64 audio used them so I thought I would give them a try on my last few builds and it works amazing! Nothing worse than spending a few hours on shells and placing components to make a mess in the shell with material getting all over the place.

What material are you using for internal stuff?  I'm struggling with this right now.  Fotoplast leaves that damn inhibition layer that runs, and the cyno I'm using leaves a film.  After electronics are in, you can't do glycerin to cure....  Other than getting a nitro setup...

 

[Squirg]

   
Bondic is great for precision spots as well, and for everything else. Great stuff.

I just ordered Bondic! Hoping it does the trick!  Does it leave the dreaded sticky layer?

 

[Xymordos]

Here is a pic of my latest build, 3 driver universal, oil slick color.

 
That color looks just like the 846 :O 
 
BTW - great tip. I should get some syringes too. Only thing is that I would cover them. It seems like the resin hardens quite fast even under regular light. 

 

[Xymordos]

I bought them here: https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.276.Xrvii6&id=530183479069&ns=1&abbucket=6#detail
However, the pins are the other way round...I had to knock them out, flip them over, and hammer them back in. Took a quick search and also found: https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.82.Xrvii6&id=533822246460&ns=1&abbucket=6#detail
 
Not sure if those pins are the right way round.
 
The black part of the face plate is actually wood. Its some really really hard black colored wood which I probably won't use again since - 1) the wood grain doesn't show at all...and 2) that thing took ages to sand through. Much longer than the other wood I used. 
 
After sanding the wood and gluing it on, I applied a very thin layer of the UV lacquer, and sprinkled some gold and rainbow colored glitter (0.2mm diameter), and let it cure under the UV light. The lines are made from thin shell paper, like this: 
 
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.1-c-s.w137644-15902957528.48.P4dbAO&id=23735992004
 
I used a cutter to cut thin lines, and sand them until they are the right width and thickness (needs to be very thin). Then I arranged them on the shell and glued them on using the UV lacquer (as it is easier to apply than the UV resin). Then when everything is set, I coated the top with the UV resin.

 

[jbr1971]

  I just ordered Bondic! Hoping it does the trick!  Does it leave the dreaded sticky layer?

 
No, it dries completely after 10-15 seconds. One of the reasons I love it.
 
While it is uv cured, I believe it is a very different formulation. More of a glue than shell material.