[Boatanchors] Speaker repair

[J. Forster]

The stuff I used shrank very little. It would barely smooth out wrinkles.

Also, once doped it shrank no more.

-John

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> Fact that the silkspan shrinks is the problem.  It works great for model
> airplanes (in my younger days I built quite a few), but the very fact that
> it does shrink when "dope" is applied could definitely cause physical
> distortion to the speaker cone.  Then, the physical distortion could cause
> distortion in the reproduced sound from the speaker.
>
> Using a paper that doesn't shrink is, in my experience, a much better
> solution.
>  
> Glen, K9STH
>
>
> Website:  http://k9sth.com
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com>
> To: Glen Zook <gzook at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "boatanchors at mailman.qth.net" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 2:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Speaker repair
>
> Once doped, I doubt water would do much. Planes I built with it are intact
> after over 50 years.
>
> -John
>
> ===============
>
>> That paper was called "silkspan".  It worked better when it was sprayed
>> with water and then left to dry.  That pulled the covering taught.
>>  Then,
>> "dope" was applied.
>>
>> I would be very hesitant to use this on a speaker because if the
>> humidity
>> went up there might be a possibility of the paper shrinking and
>> distorting
>> the speaker's cone.
>>  
>> Glen, K9STH
>>
>>
>> Website:  http://k9sth.com
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>  From: J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com>
>> To: mac <w7qho at aol.com>
>> Cc: "boatanchors at mailman.qth.net" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; Glen
>> Zook
>> <gzook at yahoo.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 2:31 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Speaker repair
>>
>> I think the paper is different.
>>
>> Years ago, there was a sort of open paper sold for covering model
>> planes,
>> designed to be doped and shrink a bit. That might also work.
>>
>> -John
>>
>> ==============
>>
>>
>>> And you have a choice of brown or white...  :^)
>>>
>>> On Jan 15, 2012, at 11:28 AM, Moe Fretz wrote:
>>>
>>>> Coffee maker filters also work well.
>>>
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