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« on: February 02, 2015, 07:05:36 pm »

After getting fed up with the rustoleum paint not looking good I decided to have the bases for my speaker poles powder coated. Just picked them up today. Chose a teal color to match the "drive-in teal" color that they painted pretty much everything with. Really happy with how they turned out.



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« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2015, 07:31:50 pm »

Sharp looking. 
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« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2015, 08:15:12 pm »

Very Nice ! ! !
Is this an original pole/base?
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« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2015, 08:24:16 pm »

Very Nice ! ! !
Is this an original pole/base?

Thanks
I actually made the pole and the base myself. The base is a disk blade that I bought from a local John Deere dealer which I welded a 2" pipe coupling on it and the pole is a 42" long piece of steel water pipe that I got from Home Depot. I then got a can of rustoleum silver paint and a really cheap paint brush and used that to paint the pole to make it look more authentic. The junction box and the speakers are original except for the cords and the actual speakers inside the aluminum housing (speakers were blown when I bought them from the drive-in) but they have been replaced with original parts from the manufacturer (the company who made them was still in business up until last year). I like the old weathered look of the speakers and the junction box because that is how I remember seeing them in use at the drive-in.


Here is a comparison between the real speaker pole at the I-70 Drive-in and my speaker pole. (They hook right into a radio so I bring them along with me on my drive-in trips)
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« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2015, 10:39:33 pm »

Nice work and I like the creativity, I remember your other posts when you came up with the idea, it looks great finished.
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« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2015, 12:57:45 am »

Cool !
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« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2015, 01:39:23 am »

Awesome!
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« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2015, 08:48:32 am »

That's Awesome ! ! !
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« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2015, 09:28:53 am »

Really  cool I like them.
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« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2015, 06:44:56 pm »

Thanks guys. Aside from needing a longer wire at the bottom so I can place these a little further than 1 foot away from the receiver when I'm watching movies I would say the speakers are now done. Next project to finish up is the sign for my home drive-in
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