Sculpt Your Speaker ! (Recycled)

I had salvaged a speaker from a portable speaker that had been broken for a while. What better way to bring it back to life than with this tutorial ?

Very low cost :

1. any size speaker
2. modeling clay (air drying make it easiest, white may be better if you wish to paint the design)
3. imagination & elbow grease

This step calls on your childhood memories! Feel free to ask your children to participate.

Try out different shapes and start over; little by little, you will become familiar with the material.

I personally started without any knowledge, so don't worry.

The first attempt was to create the perfect interface for the speaker by making an impression of it in modeling clay.

Subsequent attempts sought to create a sound chamber volume at the rear of the speaker, while maintaining an organic shape that is uncommon in traditional speakers. The goal is to achieve powerful, natural sound in a compact volume. During the whole process, I tried to live test the shape to get an idea of how the volume was adapted to the speaker.

Once you have decided on the general shape, start working on the final design. I opted for a fish shape. I like the idea of replacing its vocal cords with a speaker.

1. For the body, roll out the modeling clay to form a hollow cone.
2. Insert the speaker to seal the entrance to the cone. Make sure there is a good seal between the speaker and the volume you are creating to improve the sound box effect.

Add all the details one by one, the eyes, teeth, and fins, according to your imagination.

The modeling clay used dries in 24 hours. After this time, it is possible to test the speaker that has been made. To do this, I use a homemade amplifier made with a laser cutter based on an operational amplifier (type LM386) that runs on batteries.

How about playing fish sounds like these ?

https://nautil.us/a-library-for-fish-sounds-1239697/

Feel free to paint your design and don't forget to share it with us !

Thanks for reading :)