a paper plate speaker for less than a dollar really is too good to be true if
dollar really is too good to be true if
dollar really is too good to be true if you’re trying to make it with aluminum
you’re trying to make it with aluminum
you’re trying to make it with aluminum foil and a penny there’s a better way to
foil and a penny there’s a better way to
foil and a penny there’s a better way to do it
do it
do it so in this project we’re going to figure
so in this project we’re going to figure
so in this project we’re going to figure out exactly how to get this paper plate
out exactly how to get this paper plate
out exactly how to get this paper plate to make some noise the idea of making a
to make some noise the idea of making a
to make some noise the idea of making a speaker out of a paper plate is
speaker out of a paper plate is
speaker out of a paper plate is intriguing and to do it for under a buck
intriguing and to do it for under a buck
intriguing and to do it for under a buck is even better but first we have to
is even better but first we have to
is even better but first we have to understand how a speaker works i’ve
understand how a speaker works i’ve
understand how a speaker works i’ve still got these 8 ohm speakers from a TV
still got these 8 ohm speakers from a TV
still got these 8 ohm speakers from a TV i salvaged in previous video and i’ll
i salvaged in previous video and i’ll
i salvaged in previous video and i’ll sacrifice this one in the name of
sacrifice this one in the name of
sacrifice this one in the name of discovery i’ll use a utility knife to
discovery i’ll use a utility knife to
discovery i’ll use a utility knife to cut the cone away from the surround
cut the cone away from the surround
cut the cone away from the surround exposing the basket as well as this
exposing the basket as well as this
exposing the basket as well as this yellow diaphragm known as a spider I’ll
yellow diaphragm known as a spider I’ll
yellow diaphragm known as a spider I’ll cut through that and snip these two
cut through that and snip these two
cut through that and snip these two wires and I’m impressed at how simple a
wires and I’m impressed at how simple a
wires and I’m impressed at how simple a speaker really is the bottom of the
speaker really is the bottom of the
speaker really is the bottom of the basket is attached to a strong ceramic
basket is attached to a strong ceramic
basket is attached to a strong ceramic magnet with a hole just big enough to
magnet with a hole just big enough to
magnet with a hole just big enough to allow this voice coil to vibrate in oK
allow this voice coil to vibrate in oK
allow this voice coil to vibrate in oK we’ve got the basics now let’s see if we
we’ve got the basics now let’s see if we
we’ve got the basics now let’s see if we can make one we can use a foam bowl for
can make one we can use a foam bowl for
can make one we can use a foam bowl for the basket an 8 and 1/2 inch paper plate
the basket an 8 and 1/2 inch paper plate
the basket an 8 and 1/2 inch paper plate for the speaker cone 6 button magnets
for the speaker cone 6 button magnets
for the speaker cone 6 button magnets and a piece of printer paper to form the
and a piece of printer paper to form the
and a piece of printer paper to form the voice coil this brings our prorated cost
voice coil this brings our prorated cost
voice coil this brings our prorated cost to about 80 cents for the soon-to-be
to about 80 cents for the soon-to-be
to about 80 cents for the soon-to-be speaker but what about insulated copper
speaker but what about insulated copper
speaker but what about insulated copper wire that can be expensive and where do
wire that can be expensive and where do
wire that can be expensive and where do we get it well almost anything
we get it well almost anything
we get it well almost anything electronic will have some you just have
electronic will have some you just have
electronic will have some you just have to know where to look I know there’s
to know where to look I know there’s
to know where to look I know there’s some inside this old TV but I don’t have
some inside this old TV but I don’t have
some inside this old TV but I don’t have a sledgehammer to bust it open so I’m
a sledgehammer to bust it open so I’m
a sledgehammer to bust it open so I’m gonna have to get creative
okay I’m down to the circuit boards and
okay I’m down to the circuit boards and there’s the piece that I’m after a small
there’s the piece that I’m after a small
there’s the piece that I’m after a small audio transformer these things are
audio transformer these things are
audio transformer these things are packed tight with the perfect wire for
packed tight with the perfect wire for
packed tight with the perfect wire for this project I’ll use my pipe wrench
this project I’ll use my pipe wrench
this project I’ll use my pipe wrench pliers rip that off the board then use
pliers rip that off the board then use
pliers rip that off the board then use my bench vise to correct the ceramic
my bench vise to correct the ceramic
my bench vise to correct the ceramic casing off I’ll peel off the insulating
casing off I’ll peel off the insulating
casing off I’ll peel off the insulating tape and voila we’ve got ourselves a
tape and voila we’ve got ourselves a
tape and voila we’ve got ourselves a nice roll of insulated copper wire for
nice roll of insulated copper wire for
nice roll of insulated copper wire for free okay we’re ready to start building
free okay we’re ready to start building
free okay we’re ready to start building so let’s make the voice coil first start
so let’s make the voice coil first start
so let’s make the voice coil first start by cutting a few strips of paper and
by cutting a few strips of paper and
by cutting a few strips of paper and rolling them around the stack of magnets
rolling them around the stack of magnets
rolling them around the stack of magnets once we have a couple layers taped in
once we have a couple layers taped in
once we have a couple layers taped in place we can use a hot glue stick to
place we can use a hot glue stick to
place we can use a hot glue stick to help unravel some wire wrap the wire
help unravel some wire wrap the wire
help unravel some wire wrap the wire about 50 times and then use some hot
about 50 times and then use some hot
about 50 times and then use some hot glue to keep it in place when that’s
glue to keep it in place when that’s
glue to keep it in place when that’s cool we can pull the magnets in the
cool we can pull the magnets in the
cool we can pull the magnets in the inside layers of paper out leaving just
inside layers of paper out leaving just
inside layers of paper out leaving just this shell the voice coil is done but
this shell the voice coil is done but
this shell the voice coil is done but it’s too long so let’s snip it to size
it’s too long so let’s snip it to size
it’s too long so let’s snip it to size and then hot glue it to the bottom side
and then hot glue it to the bottom side
and then hot glue it to the bottom side of the paper plate while that’s drying
of the paper plate while that’s drying
of the paper plate while that’s drying we can cut some holes in the sides of
we can cut some holes in the sides of
we can cut some holes in the sides of the bowl to make it look more like a
the bowl to make it look more like a
the bowl to make it look more like a proper speaker basket the next step is
proper speaker basket the next step is
proper speaker basket the next step is to hot glue our magnet stack to the
to hot glue our magnet stack to the
to hot glue our magnet stack to the bottom and slide the coil over top to
bottom and slide the coil over top to
bottom and slide the coil over top to see how it fits it moves freely because
see how it fits it moves freely because
see how it fits it moves freely because of the gap we made earlier and it’s
of the gap we made earlier and it’s
of the gap we made earlier and it’s looking good
looking good
looking good so now we can hot glue the plate to the
so now we can hot glue the plate to the
so now we can hot glue the plate to the bowl and hit it with a little spray
bowl and hit it with a little spray
bowl and hit it with a little spray paint for aesthetics when the paint
paint for aesthetics when the paint
paint for aesthetics when the paint dries there’s only one thing left to do
dries there’s only one thing left to do
dries there’s only one thing left to do and that’s remove the coating from the
and that’s remove the coating from the
and that’s remove the coating from the ends of the wires so I’ll do that with a
ends of the wires so I’ll do that with a
ends of the wires so I’ll do that with a lighter okay it’s ready for a test so
lighter okay it’s ready for a test so
lighter okay it’s ready for a test so I’m hooking it up to my TV with some
I’m hooking it up to my TV with some
I’m hooking it up to my TV with some alligator clips to see what happens well
alligator clips to see what happens well
alligator clips to see what happens well there you go
there you go
there you go our $0.80 speaker is working and if a
our $0.80 speaker is working and if a
our $0.80 speaker is working and if a paper plate speaker for less than a
paper plate speaker for less than a
paper plate speaker for less than a dollar really is too good to be true
dollar really is too good to be true
dollar really is too good to be true then we can call this part of the myth
then we can call this part of the myth
then we can call this part of the myth on busted but it’s not very loud the
on busted but it’s not very loud the
on busted but it’s not very loud the magnets are cheap and weak so let’s try
magnets are cheap and weak so let’s try
magnets are cheap and weak so let’s try something stronger I’ve got a super
something stronger I’ve got a super
something stronger I’ve got a super strong one-inch and 48 neodymium magnet
strong one-inch and 48 neodymium magnet
strong one-inch and 48 neodymium magnet I just got in the mail we can roll that
I just got in the mail we can roll that
I just got in the mail we can roll that up and add some 26 gauge wire that came
up and add some 26 gauge wire that came
up and add some 26 gauge wire that came out of a sump pump motor and hot glue to
out of a sump pump motor and hot glue to
out of a sump pump motor and hot glue to secure it the magnet and inner layers
secure it the magnet and inner layers
secure it the magnet and inner layers come out and the paper gets trimmed to
come out and the paper gets trimmed to
come out and the paper gets trimmed to size hot glue that to the plate and glue
size hot glue that to the plate and glue
size hot glue that to the plate and glue the lead wires right about here this
the lead wires right about here this
the lead wires right about here this time let’s use another plate as our base
time let’s use another plate as our base
time let’s use another plate as our base and these markings are for some supports
and these markings are for some supports
and these markings are for some supports we’ll need to build those can be made
we’ll need to build those can be made
we’ll need to build those can be made out of a third plate just by trimming
out of a third plate just by trimming
out of a third plate just by trimming out the bottom fold
out the bottom fold
out the bottom fold accordion-style and cutting into two
accordion-style and cutting into two
accordion-style and cutting into two pieces I’m gluing them to our base plate
pieces I’m gluing them to our base plate
pieces I’m gluing them to our base plate with the feet facing inward and these
with the feet facing inward and these
with the feet facing inward and these will act as a type of shock absorber for
will act as a type of shock absorber for
will act as a type of shock absorber for the speaker plate now we can add some
the speaker plate now we can add some
the speaker plate now we can add some glue to the tops and join them to the
glue to the tops and join them to the
glue to the tops and join them to the plate making sure the coil is over top
plate making sure the coil is over top
plate making sure the coil is over top the magnet a quick manual test and it
the magnet a quick manual test and it
the magnet a quick manual test and it seems a suspension on this is perfect
seems a suspension on this is perfect
seems a suspension on this is perfect I’ll burn the coating off the tips the
I’ll burn the coating off the tips the
I’ll burn the coating off the tips the wires and now it’s time to test this one
wires and now it’s time to test this one
wires and now it’s time to test this one out I’m disconnecting the external
out I’m disconnecting the external
out I’m disconnecting the external speakers from my TV and using these
speakers from my TV and using these
speakers from my TV and using these alligator clips to connect the leads to
alligator clips to connect the leads to
alligator clips to connect the leads to our plate I’m anxious to see how the
our plate I’m anxious to see how the
our plate I’m anxious to see how the paper plate does with a stronger magnet
paper plate does with a stronger magnet
paper plate does with a stronger magnet for this project I’ll meet my neighbor
for this project I’ll meet my neighbor
for this project I’ll meet my neighbor Trevor gave me these okay I pick up
Trevor gave me these okay I pick up
Trevor gave me these okay I pick up anything that’s pretty impressive I’ll
anything that’s pretty impressive I’ll
anything that’s pretty impressive I’ll use this one raising to think that all
use this one raising to think that all
use this one raising to think that all that sound is coming from this flimsy
that sound is coming from this flimsy
that sound is coming from this flimsy little plate but it is just for fun I’m
little plate but it is just for fun I’m
little plate but it is just for fun I’m gonna pour in some water to see what
gonna pour in some water to see what
gonna pour in some water to see what happens
and that’s probably the coolest thing
and that’s probably the coolest thing I’ve seen all day
I’ve seen all day
I’ve seen all day well that was a fun project we
well that was a fun project we
well that was a fun project we unbustable living room that’s it for now
unbustable living room that’s it for now
unbustable living room that’s it for now if you like this project perhaps you’ll
if you like this project perhaps you’ll
if you like this project perhaps you’ll like some of my others check them out at
like some of my others check them out at
like some of my others check them out at the king of random calm
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