My latest project (TV related)

[bandersen]

Hey, I like that cloth! It looks like a passable match for a GE810. Maybe I'll finally get rid of my burlap

Do you recall the pattern name ?

Sorry - no tips from me. I'm terrible with grille cloth

[Eric H]

Originally Posted by bandersen

Hey, I like that cloth! It looks like a passable match for a GE810. Maybe I'll finally get rid of my burlap

Do you recall the pattern name ?

I have no idea of the name but I have gobs of it, I'll be happy to send a piece to you.

[Kevin Kuehn]

With grill cloth you basically want to divide and conquer.

Start in the center of one edge and tack, then pull taunt and tack the opposite edge. Then go out to one corner and pull a little tension at 45degrees from center, tack. Crossover to the opposite corner, tack, then repeat for the two remaining corners. Now focus on finishing the first two parallel edges, subdividing down while alternate tacking side to side.

Next tack the center of one of two remaining edges, pulling slightly outward, in an attempt to match the stretch at the corners. Repeat the dividing process as with the first two parallel sides, only now you focus on matching the stretch initialized at the corners. I generally do longest sides first, because that’s where the most stretching needs to occur. Don’t go crazy with the stretching, that only makes it more difficult to keep things even, plus the cloth will tend to pull from under the staples later on. Watch the pattern in the cloth as you stretch it, working out from the centers.

Hope that makes some sense.

[Kevin Kuehn]

I suppose you may want your grill cloth glued onto the speaker board? To do that, I've first fastened two edges of the fabric to some wood strips that act as handles. Spray the speaker board and backside of the fabric with some contact adhesive. After the glue tacks up, then gently stretch the fabric using the wood handles, all while lowering the fabric down onto the speaker board. I've even heard of some using a wood picture frame or a large needlepoint hoop for holding the fabric. Apparently hide glue was originally used for attaching some speaker cloth. I suppose the old formula hide glue sets up pretty quickly when applied hot. You probably should still staple the edges after gluing. Personally, with that size speaker board I'd just go with the staples, but it depends on how sturdy the fabric is.