1/4" jack speaker connection and DIY cabinets?

[rockhorst]

I'm working on a little enclosure for a Ruby and want to hook up a Little Gem with my Mesa 2x12 cabinet ( ). Can I use a standard 1/4" female jack input when using speaker cables as well (does the answer depend on if I'm hooking up a little practice amp or a full blown tube amp?)

As a secondary question: any good links/suggestions on building a DIY 1x10" or 2x10" speaker cabinet? Think I've found some cheap celestions that I could use.

[bancika]

sure, use 1/4" jacks, they are used on guitar cabs anyway

[gak]

a couple of links about diy cabinets...

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Bistro/3491/speaker2.html
http://colomar.com/Shavano/copy_cabinets.html

[petemoore]

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[rockhorst]

So that means that a normal female jack can be used for the power+guitar signal?