

The main part of these speakers is obviously the panes of glass that resonate to produce the sound.



I knew that I wanted glass speakers for my room I just did not know where place them. These are not your average sized speakers and they take up some serious space, I had a small room so I was conflicted on where to place them.

Ingeniously my father suggested that I hang them from the ceiling.



The next problem I faced was how exactly to hang them. I decided that the best plan of attack would be to drill holes and thread a cable through.



Drilling through glass is a whole lot easier than it sounds. At first I tried using a regular "glass" drill bit and handheld drill but that proved to make unsightly holes and eventually led to me accidentally cracking off the corner of one of the panes and having to get them recut (They were originally going to be 12x24in, although I am glad they cracked as I like the smaller size 12x20). The best method for drilling holes through glass is using a Dremel and Dremel drill bit. It is much easier to make holes with a Dremel than a handheld drill, as the handheld drill slips when first trying to make a hole.



First, set the pane on a clean level surface and make sure nothing under it will crack or scratch it.

Next, make two marks in the corners on the ends of the panes 2 inches from the top and 2 inches in from the sides. They should be 8 inches apart.

After that, using the Dremel at level 7-8 begin drilling out the holes. I cannot stress enough that you need to have patience as you could easily end up with a broken corner. If you have experience working with a Dremel there is not much to say about the drilling process as it is quite straight forward.

I made the holes about 1/4 inch in size.



One last thing, WEAR A FACE MASK AND GOGGLES! This process creates immense amounts of fine glass dust that would be detrimental to your health if inhaled.