FTH-12 Plans

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Long time lurker here, first time poster :) 
Looking at building a set of compact 12" tapped horns soon, and I'd pretty much settled on the THAM12 when I saw that the late great Tony Wilkes had produced his own spin on a compact TH, namely the FTH-12. It seems as though he released the plans, but since his passing the Forte Audio site has disappeared into the void of expired domains hijacked by adult advertisments.

Just wondering if anyone still had a copy of the FTH-12 plans lying around somewhere?

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mdc Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 15 January 2016 Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote mdc Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: FTH-12 Plans Posted: 15 January 2016 at 7:08pm
	Long time lurker here, first time poster :) Looking at building a set of compact 12" tapped horns soon, and I'd pretty much settled on the THAM12 when I saw that the late great Tony Wilkes had produced his own spin on a compact TH, namely the FTH-12. It seems as though he released the plans, but since his passing the Forte Audio site has disappeared into the void of expired domains hijacked by adult advertisments. Just wondering if anyone still had a copy of the FTH-12 plans lying around somewhere?

all bass Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 11 October 2012 Location: the Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 1845	Post Options Post Reply Quote all bass Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 January 2016 at 9:24pm
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tv00 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 10 August 2009 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 1886	Post Options Post Reply Quote tv00 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 January 2016 at 5:50pm
	Well it's already officially put out on here somewhere, I have it, shouldn't I share? Well there's something even better, the WAE tham-12 hits 100 db at 40hz and if v-plated in pairs 35-36 hz 100 db. His simulation is very nice, however I could never get his hornresp inputs to fit any of his designs:-) You can choose your design after your choice; low knee, sensivity or volume. Tham 12 seems to have cone -expansion issues, the ss15 v2 & xco1 v2 takes this into account in a danley style way that extends the hornpath. We put the cone / hole volume into account by doing 2 things: adding a WAEs "expansion" at S2 and by planning a handle in front of the speaker cone, d&b Q7 style. So now I've started a design from scratch, currently we stock with the question wether 90 degree corners are bad or not? 45 degree reflectors should help giving a better upper bass. On the other hand the decreased volume might give less low bass?
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rish Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 18 June 2008 Location: Durban Status: Offline Points: 547	Post Options Post Reply Quote rish Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 January 2016 at 6:32pm
	What is a wae tham 12?

all bass Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 11 October 2012 Location: the Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 1845	Post Options Post Reply Quote all bass Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 January 2016 at 9:36pm
	Don't go for corner reflectors. Maximum internal volume to get the most out of your box.
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mini-mad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 13 July 2012 Location: london Status: Offline Points: 6861	Post Options Post Reply Quote mini-mad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 January 2016 at 10:56pm
	i believe someone on another forum.pointed out how they was only really usefull outside the boxes range... not upper bass but well above it. i'd go for maximum box volume.
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tv00 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 10 August 2009 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 1886	Post Options Post Reply Quote tv00 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 January 2016 at 8:21pm
	Google WAE tham 12, my design is approx 60x60x35cm sims amazing here with 12xb with & without v-plate (1pi for 2 drivers & 2pi for single box):
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tv00 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 10 August 2009 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 1886	Post Options Post Reply Quote tv00 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 January 2016 at 8:22pm
	My uploads looks much worse than the original file :-(
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mini-mad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 13 July 2012 Location: london Status: Offline Points: 6861	Post Options Post Reply Quote mini-mad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 January 2016 at 10:45pm
	..dont upload, HOST!
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DemonKnight Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 16 October 2016 Location: Chicago IL Status: Offline Points: 41	Post Options Post Reply Quote DemonKnight Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 October 2016 at 8:08am
	Hello people... I am excited to stumble across your forum.. I would love to build a few of these. I have done much research and I am settled on building Tony Wilkes FTH-12, but I can not find the plans anywhere. Can anyone be so kind as to direct me to the plans? Thank you for your time, and have a great day...

djeddie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 26 April 2004 Location: Bristol Status: Offline Points: 4125	Post Options Post Reply Quote djeddie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 October 2016 at 9:43pm
	Already been answered in the other post!!! Edited by djeddie - 16 October 2016 at 9:44pm
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