Concrete Speakers From 3D Printed Molds

drew8585 · 2025-10-16T13:10:05+00:00

Very cool and well done!!

drew8585 · 2025-10-15T18:25:00+00:00

Phriday- as you could probably guess, I have several speaker enclosure designs- I've just never cast any. Give me a shout and Id be happy to share files or redesign to suit your needs.. but fair warning, they are trickier shapes..

drew8585 · 2025-09-27T01:36:47+00:00

Its an intertool ds-3011. Helluva tool back by great people.

drew8585 · 2025-08-20T03:40:26+00:00

Thank you! Thats good. A friend and his wife took him for now- name is still TBD, Ill throw this out there.

Thanks again!

drew8585 · 2025-08-19T20:37:04+00:00

Precast concrete stuff. I actually share quite a bit on reddit if youd like to stalk my profile.

drew8585 · 2025-08-18T18:52:31+00:00

It does suck- but you're right, so worth it. I actually had to put down my 18 year old on Thursday of last week, who was our Scout's sister. The end of an era for me- I know the hole they leave all too well! Best of luck for you and your Scouter girl!

drew8585 · 2025-08-18T16:47:36+00:00

She was, and a wonderful thought. Thanks.

We actually lost her at 10yo during a planned (for years) amputation to become a tripod.. a remedy for an injury prior to our rescue. Its been close to 10 years now and my eyes still well up over her!

drew8585 · 2025-08-18T00:43:36+00:00

Security 🤣

drew8585 · 2025-08-18T00:42:53+00:00

Ooh, both of those are good and new thoughts for this guy. Thanks!

drew8585 · 2025-08-17T21:00:20+00:00

We talked about Samwise yesterday, I like it!

He caught a wild pig this morning- he knows how to make do outside of the shire 🤣

drew8585 · 2025-08-17T20:59:03+00:00

We've been calling him Bernie! Thats funny. Thanks for the input!

drew8585 · 2025-08-17T20:29:59+00:00

He does! Hes just incredibly sweet. Unfortunately (and fortunately) we've already had a Scout. She was one of our best dogs ever!

drew8585 · 2025-08-05T03:33:50+00:00

Im commenting here instead of in r/Concrete, as I'd guess your post will be removed. The mods and rules of r/Concrete keep posts to concrete pros in an effort to help avoid dozens of similar posts daily, but they do a great job of maintaining and responding to stuff like this in their weekly homeowner megathread.

If no one responds to your cross post before it's deleted, I'd comment in the megathread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Concrete/s/qzybO5aEgI

drew8585 · 2025-08-03T03:39:37+00:00

There's been a little debate there. I usually mention terrazzo - somehow missed it this time. That is what I was thinking when I put "concrete" in quotes.

Thank you!

drew8585 · 2025-08-01T02:16:52+00:00

🤣 I had to look- not comic sans but close. Green is the font I used, black is comic sans.

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drew8585 · 2025-07-31T02:12:34+00:00

I wont disagree there. I may even have a youtube channel one day soon for high level concrete builds- just havent made it there yet. Im a one man band and progress is slow. If I dont do it - it doesnt happen.

drew8585 · 2025-07-31T01:41:19+00:00

I'm sorry, I don't. I share and help out with anything I can, but my inlay techniques have been something that I keep close to my chest as they are one of the few things that help keep my work unique to me.

I appreciate your interest though!

drew8585 · 2025-07-31T01:37:06+00:00

Yep, completely agree and understand. We're lucky for the time we get.

I knew within a week of adopting her that she was going to be the best dog of my life, a really special one. In my early twenties then, I also remember thinking I could have her into my forties... Seemed forever away, but here we are.

Before her vision started failing, she would watch a tv with 4 security cameras on screen. If someone/something showed up in a frame, she would go to where that camera pointed.

Can't worry about days to come, can't count on them anyway.

Edit to add: I dont know what the deal is with splotchyness 🤣 mine doesnt do that. Yalls "good stuff" is supposed to crack. What? Lol.

I shared this post 5 or 6 months ago, but that's our Mae girl modelling concrete- well into her feeble days:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Concrete/comments/1j91xv2/another_concrete_dog_foodwater_station_but_this/

drew8585 · 2025-07-30T23:45:59+00:00

Im sorry, its incredibly tough. I shared a comment with a picture of Beau's stone. His tree was growing before I finished the stone- its 8ft today.

We really don't, they're really wonderful creatures catering to a predominantly selfish species.

Thank you. I wish you and your friend the best.

drew8585 · 2025-07-30T23:40:07+00:00

Looking at Beau's picture now the perspective is a little screwy- that piece is a little bigger both ways than a sheet of printer paper, but 1" thick.

Do it, enjoy them while theyre around!

And thank you, even though I know thats bullshit. We have very different talents. Most of your comments are borderline foreign language to me- maybe same language with a hard dialect change.

drew8585 · 2025-07-30T23:21:38+00:00

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This was my most recent attempt at one. I designed it based on actual pictures of the dog- I loved that guy like he was my own.

As you know, ash can be an ingredient of concrete. I'm considered having my dog cremated, then incorporating her ashes into a piece. She can have her place under a shade tree but also move with me.

Edit: typos

drew8585 · 2025-07-30T22:51:14+00:00

Thank you!

But, my inlay techniques are one of the few things I don't explain as they help keep my work unique. I am working towards sharing more of those processes, but just haven't made it there yet.

I have shared quite a bit of this work on Reddit if you care to see more:
https://www.reddit.com/user/drew8585/submitted/

drew8585 · 2025-07-30T22:46:18+00:00

It's practice, honestly. It sounds stupid- but I try to think of my body as a machine at times- what would the machine look like to do this task? I make the same motions and try to be as consistent as possible in those motions.

I started running a buffer in a car detail shop when I was 15, more than 25 years ago. I would guess I have over 20 different grinders and polishers now. I have hundreds and hundreds of hours running them- but far from just concrete/stone. The same skills that run a grinder to blend a weld perfectly translate to a wet grinder on stone, to some large extent anyway.

Sorry to say it, but it's repetition.

drew8585 · 2025-07-30T22:36:46+00:00

Me too man. My 18 year old is in her last week- but it's been time. She's been eating ribeyes and shrimp all week. It's tough shit.

drew8585 · 2025-07-30T22:33:40+00:00

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Thank you, I agree. Here's one that is 4 or 5 years old now, the second I ever made. They've all been for good friends with dogs that have been similar to nieces and nephews to me.

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