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Darthness · Post by **Darthness** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 3:15 pm

hrm.. so if i use liquid nails outside (and maybe inside) the box i'd be safe popping the sub in the next morning? main thing im worried about is the fume shurting something :|

Post by **GlassWolf** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:31 pm

"A lack of forethought and planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine."

great quote.

moral is, plan ahead, and give yourself time to do it right. if you rush the job you're going to get sloppy results. wait for the sealant, be it liquid nails or silicone to dry before you use the enclosure. One day won't kiill you.

Darthness · Post by **Darthness** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 6:18 pm

of course... i've just heard that fumes candamage a sub and may take a few days to completely air out, i want to start breaking it in ASAP ya know :P

Anyway so far my shopping list consists of:

2 sheets of MDF (depends on the size.. i don't think one sheet will be quit enough for the box.)
"Liquid nails"
various screws and such
self tapping scrwe and locking washer for the ground wire.
some sand paper

sound about right?

audiocr381ve · Post by **audiocr381ve** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 7:33 pm

Man I freakin love building enclosures.

Darthness · Post by **Darthness** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:44 am

hrm, hopefully my first will go smoothly. I'm looking to get this entire deal done today, its a small sealed box so hopefully it won't cost much or be too hard to make. The hardest thing for me will be getting the cuts straight!

edit: should i use a terminal cup or what?

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 5:27 am

a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.....ive always said no to terminal cups and just sealed up the hole real well....

sinister audio · Post by **sinister audio** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:20 am

a small sealed box can be done easily with 1 sheet

Darthness · Post by **Darthness** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:33 am

try telling me that.. i got 1 2x4' sheet and 3 16"x48" sheets for a 1.5cu ft box .. needless to say i have like half of a 16"x48" sheet left, and no box, just a pile of scrap MDF.

Most of the peices turned out alright, but my cuts suck ASS. I used the Jigsaw i bought for it. (i got some of the cuts right, but others fucked and attempting to trim made it worse.. I made 2 peices that were supposed to be the same.. both were slightly different sized :-D)

edit: i bought 3 sheets of 16x48 thiking that the demensions for part of the box were 15.5"x18.5".. turns out, they were 16.5"x18.5"

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I may just have justin build me a ported box, not sure :| shipping would be a bitch, no?

Darthness · Post by **Darthness** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:12 am

Ok so i think there may be an error in JL's calulations?

they list: 18.5x16.5x12" for a 1.5 cu. ft enclosure, but i get over 2.1cu ft. (wxxhxd/1728, right?!)

i'm thinking 15x15x12, which gives me just over 1.5 cu.ft and after driver displacement will be about 1.5cu. ft? What do you think?

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:19 am

if you are using 3/4 inch material and jl's measurements are external then they are right if they are internal then you are right.....