Make a Passive Amplifier for your iPhone
Project by
Warren Downes
Published On
June 20, 2015
General Information
CNC project making a passive amplifier for your phone that actually works with an X-Carve CNC machine
Open in Easel®
Plan in Easel.com
Watch the YouTube Tutorial for full build.
Using Inventables easel.com CNC software you can quickly combine circles of various sizes and depths to make the cone to amplify the sound using the align tools.
More images and information can be found here http://www.onewood.com.au/x-carve-cnc-project-make-a-passive-amplifier-for-your-iphone/
Clamp it to the X-Carve
Clamp the project to the X-Carve cnc machine, you can use the below link for the free plans in easel for the hold down clamps i use. You can use these on your X-Carve to cut them out.
https://www.inventables.com/projects/work-piece-hold-down-clamps
The project is made from 2 pieces of framing timber about 150mm long laminated together and smoothed with a hand plance.
Carve it out
Press Carve in easel and let the machine work its magic and carve out the cone and phone holder.
Apply the finish
Sand the project and then apply some Danish oil with a rag, Danish oil gives a nice close to the wood feel. Danish oil is a mix of tung oils and varnish.
I also used a Veritas block plane to add a chamfer to the edges,
Listen up
Put your phone in and listen to some sweet tunes.
end mill size used?
Jon Quiros · September 04, 2015
Never mind just use an inside outline for all the outside circles and a "fill" for the innermost one, for speed using the biggest cutter that will fit.
Jon Quiros · September 04, 2015
Never mind just use an inside outline for all the outside circles and a "fill" for the innermost one, for speed using the biggest cutter that will fit.
Jon Quiros · September 04, 2015
bad takes to long
AMS STEAM · December 06, 2016
What is the total depth of the block?
Alanna Wellwood · September 18, 2020