I'm gonna try to build a small cab to go with my DIY 1 watt amp. I'm also building a different tiny amp, so I kinda need a cab to test them because hooking alligator clips to the speaker in my horrible old no-name practice amp is getting real old.
I've decided to go with a Celestion Eight15, mostly because it was the nicest speaker I could find that wasn't overly expensive. This is more of a test run than anything else. If I enjoy the process and it comes up OK, I'll look into doing it better with a bigger speaker (or speakers).
Going to build an open-back cab for it out of 12mm ply, with pine battens. It will be screwed together and also glued. I'm probably overbuilding, but this is a test run for an eventual 1x12 or 2x12. Plans for finishing are simple: fill screw holes, sand, spray black, clearcoat. I'll get some rubber feet and plastic corners, a grille of some kind, and maybe a handle for the top. Possibly, if the new DIY amp sounds OK, I'll recess a plate into the top and turn it into a combo.
Over the last couple of days I've been trying to learn to use Sketchup to produce plans. There's no indication of where the jack plate will go, but it's gonna be the center of the top part of the back. I've never used a program like this before and I'm sure it shows, but here's what I've come up with:
Last edited by UpperCaseH; 30-11-2016 at 05:46 PM.
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