1 Day Before Enclosure Construction: Any Advise?

[Sweet'n Low 10+ year member]

I'm going to be building my first box tomorrow. I have a neighbor of mine with a full shop in his garage helping with it, and I'm pretty stoked. I just want to make sure I do it right the first time so I don't have to spend anymore time or money then I have to.

Any tips, warnings, or advice anyone would like to pass before I get started?

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[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

measure twice.........cut once?

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

1-5/8" coarse thread drywall screws(predrill first with a skinny bit between 5/64 and 7/64), and either Titebond II or construction grade sub-floor adhesive.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

measure twice.........cut once?

Indeed

 

[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

Clean all sawdust out of box before installing subs.

 

[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

If it's a trunk build, measure the trunk opening before building a box that won't fit through it.

 

[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

Double baffle.

 

[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

Paint the port before totally enclosing it.

 

[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

Good bracing goes a long way.

 

[Sweet'n Low 10+ year member]

1. Double Baffle= ?

2. Would Spray Paint work fine?

 

[1rockford1 5,000+ posts]

1. Double Baffle= ?
2. Would Spray Paint work fine?

you can spray paint, double baffle is where the sub would b, pretty much helps with flexing of the box and it makes things stronger and i find it helps with the wood so it dont split so easy when you screw your sub down.

 

[chillin 10+ year member]

If it's a trunk build, measure the trunk opening before building a box that won't fit through it.

haha, I almost started cutting when i realized the opening would have been to small.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[chillin 10+ year member]

If it's a trunk build, measure the trunk opening before building a box that won't fit through it.

haha, I almost started cutting when i realized the opening would have been to small.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[Sweet'n Low 10+ year member]

haha, I almost started cutting when i realized the opening would have been to small.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

Measured it beforehand //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif all is good

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

For pure performance reasons, Id move the speaker further away from the inner port opening. And put a double baffle on it. Otherwise, looks good.