DIY aeros

[dappa5]

:confused:Ok I am considering attempting to make my own aero's just want to experiment. any sugestions i kno some of you do in fact make you own and some of you even make xl flares. just figgured " why not " all opinions appreciated

[dman4486]

they are cheap....why not just buy them:confused:

[dappa5]

want to play around with larger than 6 in

[rickymac21]

i made my own flares. they arent perfect but they are flared. i just used 6" pvc pipe. a heat gun , and a mold type deal... just heat up the end of the pvc then push it onto the mold and keep it there till it cools and it stays flared out.

[dappa5]

what did you use for the mold?

[bustaplz]

You could probably use anything with a cone shape. You could probably do it with the bottom of a bowl. I'm not sure what happends to PVC when you heat it but it may be sticky so I would use some sort of lubricant or cover your molding object with painters tape or something. I'm also not sure how safe it is to heat/melt different types of PVC so I would look into that and probably wear a respirator.

[grimreper912003]

I recall a long time ago seeing a site on google of how to do them. This was before I was really into car audio so I dont remember what forum it was on :crap:

[l7runner]

Just try to get thin-wall PVC, the thicker pressure rated pipe is hard to mold

[dappa5]

ty all i heard use a metal mixing bowl
but do not know what to use for release agent pbobaly try foil or tape

[grimreper912003]

ty all i heard use a metal mixing bowl
but do not know what to use for release agent pbobaly try foil or tape

gasoline :confused:

[dappa5]

???

[grimreper912003]

Heres one:

http://www.mobileelectronics.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=35639
http://www.subwoofer-builder.com/flares-25mm.htm

[dappa5]

ty ty ty ive bee looking for a concept i could wrap my thick head around
i get that one lol ty again

[gotparts90]

i like the oil heat method just not to shallow not to deep and push easy. mostly just make the flare in the wood, get a huge roundover bit

[dappa5]

tried huge bit is ok but would like to experiment with x-tra large aeros so might give that oil method a try any links??

[pd8731]

they are cheap....why not just buy them:confused:

Yeah 45 dollars is cheap for a piece of plastic pipe. :rolleyes:

Especially when you need 4 or more of them.

[dman4486]

Yeah 45 dollars is cheap for a piece of plastic pipe. :rolleyes:

Especially when you need 4 or more of them.

hm...maybe you should kill yourself

http://www.parts-express.com/wizards/searchResults.cfm?searchFilter=flared%20port%20tub e%20kit

[Corey J.]

want to play around with larger than 6 in
Thats what she said ! Sounded fitting :laugh:

[DDeitz]

they dont sell 10 inch aeros though!

[bjfish11]

hm...maybe you should kill yourself

http://www.parts-express.com/wizards/searchResults.cfm?searchFilter=flared%20port%20tub e%20kit

Got to add shipping... So $38 plus shipping is real close to $45.

[pd8731]

hm...maybe you should kill yourself

http://www.parts-express.com/wizards/searchResults.cfm?searchFilter=flared%20port%20tub e%20kit

I don't think so, Tim.

EDIT: It's actually $46.56 shipped to my area.

Game--Blouses.

[SubNit]

Not sure if it's been posted yet but this is the setup I used (http://www.subwoofer-builder.com/flares-25mm.htm)

Biggest problem I ran into was the flanges not sitting flat....that seemed to happen alot for some reason:(

[dappa5]

sub I am gonna make a positive mold w/fiberglass once I make the neg w/bondo
that way once the flare is made I can flatten the flange edge

[dappa5]

I'll try to take lots of pics

[rickymac21]

what did you use for the mold?

like someone else said. the mold was just a piece of metal that was in a cone shape.. anything like that will work. ... somthing that should work could be a metal mixing bowl. like for cooking dinner.... just heat up the end up the pvc slowly until its like rubber. then press it over the round edge of the bowl and keep it there till it hardens and itll stay flared

[dappa5]

thanks rick I am Making permenant molds cuz I wanna make a bunch of these thing so I can play around w / diff sizes ad such

[stevew007]

Got to add shipping... So $38 plus shipping is real close to $45.

yup when i got my 2 i paid $91 but they messed up and sent me 4:D so it was worth it

[dappa5]

lol steve you got that guy in shipping's #???? I'll just call him lol

[dappa5]

Bump

[PUREAUDIO]

just make the flare in the wood, get a huge roundover bit

thats what i was thinking

[PUREAUDIO]

I'll try to take lots of pics

yes please do

[dappa5]

no doubt