Covering a guitar speaker cabinet with TOLEX

How to measure, cut, and cover a guitar speaker cabinet with TOLEX

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Step 1: Measure and cut a strip of TOLEX

First Measure and cut a strip of Tolex
The amplifier cabinet is 9.5" at the Bottom and 8.75" at the Top
you will have to wrap the tolex around the cabinet,
so ADD 3/4" for the thickness of the wood and 1" to each side to wrap around
3/4" + 3/4" + 2" = 3.5" + 9.5 = 13" total for the width of the strip to be cut.
I use a dry wall strait edge for clean cuts,
*PLEASE use Caution when cutting Tolex with a razor blade*

j-plan says: Oct 15, 2010. 8:05 AM

totally agree with j69, sorry but this isnt an instructable. and weather j69 has done a better instructalbe or not, his point still remains - you haven't explained the bits that needed explaining. sorry again.

AyJay570 says: Oct 5, 2010. 10:09 AM

Wow @ampRiser, he is just advising on certain ideas to make your instructable better. I was wondering the same thing myself. Such as where exactly to place the cut Tolex and where to place the relief cuts. No need to be so harsh man.

j69 says: Oct 19, 2009. 6:06 AM

dissapointed you haven't explained moulding around the cutout corners and pictures of cutting angles to fit the tolex neatly into the corners, you,ve only really described the no brainer side of covering the box and brushed over the important bits.

jseerden in reply to j69Dec 9, 2009. 7:07 PM

I totally agree.

ampRiser (author) in reply to jseerdenDec 13, 2009. 6:19 AM

I have seen your instructables,(No pics, No details, No anything!)
when you guys make one, then you have the right to knock down other
peoples work!

the_falling_frog says: Nov 4, 2009. 8:15 AM

I wish this instructable spent less time on cutting the tolex, which I thoroughly understand, and more time on how to spray glue without it dripping, what "relief cuts" are, how to hold the tolex when you apply it so it doesn't wrinkle, other such practical details. For the clueless such as myself :)

ampRiser (author) in reply to the_falling_frogNov 23, 2009. 9:25 AM

Sorry I don't have a lot of time for this!
With all the Instructables out there that show 3-5 pics from start to finish
skipping every step in between, mine with 18 detailed steps
is Not enough for you? I am so sorry!!!

Re-design says: Sep 26, 2009. 6:36 AM

Great article and nice box too. I'm gonna try this one of these days.

iamtoats says: Aug 31, 2009. 5:21 AM

nice. I'm almost done with an instructable on the EVTL806 cabinets...
http://www.instructables.com/id/EZJRNR3FYG86G3S/
still needs work, but almost there.
Is it alright if i put a link to your instructable in the tolexing step?I always F it up some way or another....

iamtoats in reply to iamtoatsSep 7, 2009. 7:23 PM

Thanks! I found that picture on google to fill in for a while until i can get a picture of the one i'm currently building... (Different sizing idea...) I switched the picture to one of mine... I wish mine came out that nicely...

iamtoats in reply to iamtoatsSep 1, 2009. 5:46 AM

fine.....