A Recone Guide

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   Hi Joe, with all the shims in place it's a tight fit, need a bit of pressure to push the coil into the gap. Looking at the old voice coil there doesn't appear to be any damage from rubbing.

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Jubone Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 12 May 2013 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 34	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jubone Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 May 2014 at 6:08pm
	Hi Joe, with all the shims in place it's a tight fit, need a bit of pressure to push the coil into the gap. Looking at the old voice coil there doesn't appear to be any damage from rubbing.

brokenjoe Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 31 May 2009 Location: Birmingham Status: Offline Points: 3722	Post Options Post Reply Quote brokenjoe Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 May 2014 at 6:00pm
	does the new kit go in freely?
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Jubone Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 12 May 2013 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 34	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jubone Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 May 2014 at 5:37pm
	Hi there,Thanks very much for the info.I'm doing a recone myself to an old Celestion 18" bass driver that has had a rattle since buying it on ebay,It's part of a Tannoy B950 cab. I waited for the kit to arrive before stripping out the software on the driver. As soon as I had removed the old cone assembly I covered the voice coil gap with tape and spent a good few hours preping the driver for the new software, when I finally removed the tape to clean the gap I noticed that the gap is slightly offset. To verify my visual observations I put several of the shims together so they was a snug fit in the gap and ran round 360 degrees, and sure enough it got tighter on one side. So I imagine that it is game over for this driver, and it would be a waste of a recone kit to confirm my suspicions? Any suggestions would be welcome. Edited by Jubone - 21 May 2014 at 6:10pm

cass ent Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 08 February 2014 Status: Offline Points: 12	Post Options Post Reply Quote cass ent Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 February 2014 at 8:51pm
	This is very informative . My advice to any pa enthusiast / bass junky / speaker freak , is to give it a go . I did my first recone 11 years ago on a fane colossus 15xb and I've never looked back since . I've done over 500 recones / foam edge repairs now and it can be very addictive ! I'll get baskets just to repair them sometimes( it beats an airfix kit any day) Some clone kits require abit of prep work but I never rule them out as you can save a hell of a lot of wedge over a genuine kit and to be honest you would be hard pressed to tell the difference in tonal quality and most of the time physical look.

APC321 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 24 August 2013 Location: West Midlands Status: Online Points: 684	Post Options Post Reply Quote APC321 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 August 2013 at 5:17pm
	Just discovered the recone guide. Very useful source of info.

Awesomesound99 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 10 June 2013 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 24	Post Options Post Reply Quote Awesomesound99 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 June 2013 at 9:42pm
	Awesome guide, very useful!

madsound Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 25 March 2013 Status: Offline Points: 17	Post Options Post Reply Quote madsound Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 March 2013 at 9:14am
	nice post

Muckerbarnes1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 20 March 2010 Location: Stroud Status: Offline Points: 2654	Post Options Post Reply Quote Muckerbarnes1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 January 2013 at 10:37pm
	I had this email ( which is global and ok to use) From Beyma today about the glus supplied ( Evo Stick), so only old kits will now have glue. Hope this helps someone; Moncada, Jannuary 10th 2013 Dear Partners, We have decided to remove the tube of glue included in the recone kits for repairing cone speakers. This decision has been taken mainly to comply with current regulations (REACH) and also because in many cases the state of the glue was not correct in the moment of repairing giving no added value to include it. Please note this component is not difficult to be found in the market. We will update the recone procedure note included in the kits as well as in the web site, indicating the type of glue that must be acquired for doing a correct job. For your reference it is contact glue, rubber type. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information. Sincerely, Jorge Serrano
	Billy Dawg.

Sabbelbacke Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 02 February 2010 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 48	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sabbelbacke Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 December 2012 at 10:43am
	I have Sikaflex here, its fine as a glue for glueing the cone to the gasket. But as a lubricant for the surrounding I´d guess it´s too thick and viscous.

midas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 27 October 2011 Location: Cumbria Status: Offline Points: 2117	Post Options Post Reply Quote midas Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 December 2012 at 11:50pm
	I have used this before to stick a spoiler on the roof of my old Subaru, it was one of the high level rear window spoilers. I used a small bead about 5mm thick 60mm long, so not very much. Called Sika flex, super strong cured over night. Which was no mean feat as it was 312bhp and topped out of revs at 140mph. Is it worth trying on a cone? http://www.uksealants.co.uk/sikaflex-11fc+-adhesive-and-sealant-300ml--p209.html Edited by midas - 29 December 2012 at 12:07am

Earplug Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 03 January 2012 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 7216	Post Options Post Reply Quote Earplug Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 December 2012 at 5:22pm
	What you need is a friend in the US who can send them on as a (tax-free) gift, etc. Edited by Earplug - 28 December 2012 at 5:23pm
	Earplugs Are For Wimps!

midas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 27 October 2011 Location: Cumbria Status: Offline Points: 2117	Post Options Post Reply Quote midas Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 December 2012 at 5:18pm
	Now if they were in the UK that would be excellent...