/diy/ - Do It Yourself

[Anonymous No.647659]

Hey /diy/ so I have this boombox I made and it's all well and good apart from these clips on the top of it, they make this really annoy very noticeable rattling sound whenever I turn it up, can anyone recommend a solution or place to buy a different pair, I'm looking for hardware stores online but to be honest I dont even know what you call these clips.

I just need a simple, easy to attach fastening thing to keep it closed with as few moving parts as possible

[Anonymous No.647661]

A way to silence these clips would be just as good

[Anonymous No.647692]

first of all. hat sucker looks schweeet

try a thrift store. There's usually a lot of old hard suitcases for like 5, you could buy one that doesn't rattle and slap it on there

as for trying so silence them, you could try to stick some tiny rubber shims under the clips to put enough tension on them to keep them from rattling

[Anonymous No.647697]

>>647692
Cheers man, it's got a 750W amp inside and turns all the way up without complaining, also it's the key mechanism that causes the most trouble I think, I kinda want those kind of locks you get on spaghetti jars but I don't know what they're called

[Anonymous No.647709]

>>647697
Please show the insides

[Anonymous No.647731]

>>647709

This please. What's the power source?

[Anonymous No.647740]

Some silicone in the right places may dampen the rattling. Try a little around the keyhole.

[Anonymous No.647751]

>>647697
Those are called toggle latches/catches

[Anonymous No.647770]

>>647661
Those type of closures are the devil's work. Get rid as fast as humanly possible

>>647751 would be a good subsitute

[Anonymous No.647780]

Do you have anything in the suitcase powering the set up?

[Anonymous No.648073]

OP here, sorry I got dragged out last night, usually it has a 750w (per output, bridgeable) car amplifier inside but I'm using that for some desk speakers right now, it's powered off mobility scooter batteries which are 12V 12Ah which will power it for about 3-4 hours on, playing while walking around town volume ( very loud )

You'd think it'd piss people of but usually they don't notice we're the ones playing it until we've walked past them

Also if anyones thinking about doing this themselves I would advise
-Use locknuts so the bass dosen't shake it's bolts loose
-Not using ports is fine IF the case has a fair bit of flex to it
-Get some proper battery connectors, spade clips
-Buy speakers with a rubber suspension (not spider) they can generally take more abuse in my experience
-For the love of god try to get something that dosen't have rattly latches, it's like boombox cancer

[Anonymous No.648074]

>>647751
Thank you, for you are the reason for an end of a plague of rattling

[Anonymous No.648171]

>pinball 2000 doesn't come on TPA because ipad/mobile cant handle it on the current engine -FSS stream

[Anonymous No.648249]

>>647659
im sadly not offering a solution, op. but pending that rattling clip problem i would pay good money for something like this on etsy.

[dieselfag !DIESELJOg. No.649529]

>>648073

Just grab a ta2024, goes loud enough for 15+15w rms.

as i dot tink your amp is actually 750

pic related. my lastest creation based on a tk2050

[Anonymous No.649558]

>>649529
>implying W is standard measurement
>implying 15w rms is going to do more than make your speakers make an irritating noise
>implying your boombox has a phatass bass speaker on it that shakes it's own screws loose

Get on my level before you chat shit you filthy casual

[dieselfag !DIESELJOg. No.649560]

>>649558

>implying your box has a phatass bass speaker

pic very related. my old box

[dieselfag !DIESELJOg. No.649561]

>>649560

ditched the psu and radio though. 12v mode only nowadays

[Anonymous No.649680]

>>649561
So do you buy all your speakers new?

Whenever I look for buying new speakers they always seem overpriced and have unclear specifications

Do you know if there's a guide poster or something because I usually just get speakers from car boot sales, house clearances etc because people practically give them away

[Anonymous No.649701]

>>649529
>>649560
Bitch plz

Not quite finished but will post as soon as its done.

[Anonymous No.649704]

>>649701
ah wrong way up..

[Anonymous No.650314]

>>649704
I like your style

[Anonymous No.650457]

keep the clips, they look badass. Just shut them over some clay or something, they'll stop moving
>mighty putty!

[Anonymous No.650655]

>>650457
was thinking the OP could use small cuts of weather stripping.

[Anonymous No.650860]

>>649561
I like this one