So today I made sure that the speakers are sturdy. Duct tape now hold it all together. (I went a little overboard as picture one shows, covered up the hole for my phone, but fixed it quickly.) The duct tape also seems to keep the sound within the cups better, allowing for sound projection at maximum amounts, it is a vast improvement. Testing begins and tomorrow will be the display of my fully functioning speakers!
Now the mission is to get the speakers to hold together, and increase the sound quality. I started by adding in small pieces of aluminium to fix any major holes that might be around. Once testing and finding a better sound quality, I decided to put aluminium foil into the back of both cups, and discovered that it aided in sound quality as well. I plan to keep it there as long as it can stay in place easily.
Progressing decently, have cut the necessary holes into the cups and have minimal unwanted damage to them so far. Paper towel roll fits nicely and the sound is decent when playing with no current adjustments.
Have decided to use plastic cups instead of soup cans, I believe that this may cause some problems with bigger holes than I want, but I will have to cross that bridge when I get to it. Tomorrow, production begins for real!
Hit another small snag..... Much like the idea of using a metal pipe centre, I also found I can not cut through the soup can as I wanted to. Believe me, I tried (see picture) Even a hatchet couldnt make the hole I needed. So I take now to the internet to find something that can cut metal which I can access, or to find another means to make these speakers work.
First problem has been encountered, I forgot to find a way to cut the metal I was planning on using, and since I do not have quick access to any means of doing so, I'm going to have to change my strategy a little. Also, I have decided to do two tests, using different sized soup cans, to determine what gives optimal sound projection and quality!