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billyz wrote:I prefer to use hide glue. None of the problems of contact glues. Drys hard and does not slip. Non toxic, cleans up with water and heat will let you rework it or remove it. It is what all the vintage amps were covered with too.
I find much better than any contact adhesive. Also it sounds better on speaker cabs because it drys hard, the reason instrument makers prefer it too.
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Do you use the hot glue pot version or the newer "ready made" liquids?

I've never used hot hide glue, whats the set up time? perhaps you could describe how you use it.

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You have to use the hot pot and mix with water. The Franklin liquid hide glue sucks and does not work. You can use an old electric fry pan with the thermo control. People who have never used it think it smells or something. They have never used it, very low smell and pleasant,If it does. It is becoming a lost art.
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Excellent video. I've telexed a few cabs, but it takes me several hours and never seems to come out that great.

Having just bought a 1x12 combo for my bluesmaster from Taylor I can recommend him highly. He told how long it would take and delivered right on time. The cab is excellent quality and sounds great as well.
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@Taylor:

Thanks for the Wilsonart zip info. They have a warehouse in Miami, I will take it from there.

Thanks again.
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Woahhh....my tolex vid has gone viral and is now a sticky!! How cool!!!

Thanks guys

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Well with all that talk about glue, it was bound to get sticky! (insert rim shot here)

This is great, now anytime I need to cover a cab all I have to do is watch this video again... which will remind me while I always have you do it for me!
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Wow man, sure made that look easy!
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I've cut dozens of 1 ft long 2x4s, rounding over the corners so I could practice cutting and gluing clean tolex covered cabinet corners.

I use several straight edges, tape and a number of new single edged razor blades for each cabinet. I only glue two opposing panels at a time. It's takes the better part of a day to measure, layout, cut the tolex, apply the adhesive and then glue up the panels and finish the corners.

Watching this guy rip through the tolex with a utility knife gives me the willies. If he can get consistently clean corners that don't require covers
to hide flaws with that technique, I am truly impressed.
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sixstringer wrote:Watching this guy rip through the tolex with a utility knife gives me the willies. If he can get consistently clean corners that don't require covers to hide flaws with that technique, I am truly impressed.
I own about four of Taylor's cabs and his seems are tight along with the rest of the cabinet being professional.

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Thanks Mark!

Here's the actual cabinet that was tolexed in the video:
[IMG:1024:768]http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz97 ... CF5431.jpg[/img]

If I was doing a cab without corner guards, I would have taken a few more minutes. The trick is to undercut the first cut, then lay the two pieces over each other for the final cut.

Here's a couple I did last summer without corners.

Recover:
[IMG:1023:640]http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz97 ... /cant1.jpg[/img]

This recover was tricky...
[IMG:1024:768]http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz97 ... ampeg2.jpg[/img]

And these are Amp Nation cabs..
[IMG:1024:768]http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz97 ... CN1271.jpg[/img]
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Looks good. I am most impressed. Thanks for posting the additional photos.
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That was a great video; thanks for uploading it.

I kind of groaned, though, at around the 3:45 mark, when you flipped the cab over and it went out of frame just as you were doing the top front part, where the cab has the contoured cut-out. If you're ever covering another D-style cab (especially if you happen to be using a lighter colored Tolex) and you feel like doing a follow-up video, it would be helpful to see how you're doing that detail.
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Haha, I gotta keep you guys guessin!! I'll try to get some detailed shots in the near future. Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed my video!
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Very cool

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Taylor, master of the knife and edge. Too easy....I mean you make it look too easy, but we know that its a great craft and takes quite a while to get down. Super to have you show us the complete cycle.

Thanks.
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All with practice. I remember my first few cabs took hours!!!
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