Guest molecules Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 I have a pair of EPI 100's that I just re-surrounded. Problem is,one of them turns out to have a buzzing cabinet. The back plate at the bottom is a little loose, and it buzzes. It is just glued on and it is just tight enough that I don't think I can get any glue into it.Anyone have a trick to repair these ?Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKent Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 do you have a photo? Sometimes glue can be forced into a joint with a knife blade or razor blade, then clamp the cabinet overnight. Gorilla Glue will expand, so if you can work some of that in, it may do the trick. If not, try glueing a piece of wood on the inside of the cabinet, all along that corner seam (if I understand where this joint is). Some screws in the block wouldn't hurt.There are also cabinet-damping materials that stick to the inside of the cabinet, http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cf...tnumber=260-520but I think your best bet is to get some glue in there, even if you have to pry it open a little more just to glue it.Also check out the Human Speakers site. Huw has photos of reinforcing speaker cabinets (EPI, I think) and you might even email him for tips.http://www.humanspeakers.com/human/index.htmlGood luckKent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 Another idea......(I did this to a KLH speaker with the same problem), tap the plate completely loose, then clamp some vise grips to one of the wire terminals (be careful - EPI terminals are fragile), then put some epoxy on the edges of the plate, finaly - place the speaker - grill facing up on two chairs.....let the weight of vise grips hold the plate in place. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest molecules Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 I tried this, and it seems OK so far. I removed the drivers and fiberglass, gently pressed out the back, glued with gorilla glue and placed several heavy speakers on top while it dried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigyank Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 I tried this, and it seems OK so far. I removed the drivers and fiberglass, gently pressed out the back, glued with gorilla glue and placed several heavy speakers on top while it dried.Gorilla glue will definitely work but one thing you can also do (assuming you have access into the cabinet) is spray a very small amount of water first. Remember not much just a little bit! This will make the Gorilla Glue swell before it dries. Read the label.Yank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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