12" Fi Q Box Build..Beware 56k.

[matt_martin87 10+ year member]

What I do is drill a small hole where I want the dowel to be and then put a flashlight on top of the hole. Turn out the lights and put a mark where the light shines. Then drill a small hole at the mark.
Next make the dowel a hair shorter and tilt in. Tap with a hammer until both holes are covered (the dowel is blocking the small hole). When you get it where you want it, draw a circle where the dowels go. (trace around them) Next, remove the dowel and put glue on it. Slide it back where you traced out. The extra step prevents you smearing glue all over the inside of your box or the top/bottom of the dowel has dried glue.

After everything is set, you can screw the dowel in from the top. Or you can drill a bigger hole and use a small wooden dowel + glue. The wooden dowel method is stronger IMO but more work

I had never thought of using a flashlight for positioning the dowel along the bottom of the box. Nice explaination. The main thing I was worried about was tilting the dowel into place, but it seems like cutting off a hair would do the trick.

 

[PESteele 10+ year member]

what would happen to the cat if you actually left it in there

 

[bk12321 10+ year member]

what would happen to the cat if you actually left it in there

im in ur encolsurez

stealing all ur subzzzz

 

[MTXman 10+ year member]

im in ur box

stealin your deebeez

 

[basspatin 10+ year member]

Not bad for the look of it when you started it. It came out good imo.

 

[grassroots 10+ year member]

nice box... i seriously doubt you'll have any panel flex... a box that small is not going to flex with a fi q... i have two sx 12s in a 6 cube (before disp.) box with no bracing or double baffle and it's rock solid...

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

I really would not like to go back to home depot, but a table saw is not in my budget, nor could I find a place for it.
I had to purposely build the box with an overhang on one panel so the port would turn out correctly. This overhang can't just be cut off like that 1/8" of excess end pictured in my first post. I wasn't planning on carpeting this box, but if I don't find a way to fix the overhang, I will want to.

Anyone got some harsh cristism about this box? I need to hear it if there is any.

It came out great bro, just get a saw for better cuts!!

 

[slikrider20 10+ year member]

I think it looks nice as **** after the sanding and everything happened.

 

[big_mofo 10+ year member]

Yup 2.5 cubes. The pics might be deceiving on the size. Outer dimensions are 13.5" tall, 23" wide, and 26" deep.

is the front baffle 13.5" tall, or overall 13.5" tall???

 

[acold7dusta 10+ year member]

I think it looks nice as **** after the sanding and everything happened.

x2 keep up the good work man

 

[matt_martin87 10+ year member]

is the front baffle 13.5" tall, or overall 13.5" tall???

Overall 13.5" tall.

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

Got it in yet?

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

Got it in yet?

He can't touch it til christmas! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/blackeye.gif.66a1670f5aaf7f406e783a63e3387dc5.gif

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[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

Thanks bimma. I cant read.

 

[Pyro_By_Nature 5,000+ posts]

What the hell did you write ndneclosures in?