2 12" L7 Ported box buid

[Wrabe001 10+ year member]

Haven't yet completed it, still looking for grey carpet. What you guys think? this is my 2nd box, 1st ported.

Im using this design:

http://www.subwoofertools.com/forum/ported-box.asp?Ew=36&Eh=16.5&Dia=7&Xmax=11&Vd=.12&NumW=2&Vb=4.3&Fb=35&Qts=&Vas=&Fs=&CE=0

I picked it up from one of the help threads on here, xluben posted it.

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[PowerNaudio 10+ year member]

looks good. make sure you clean the paint off of the top edge on the port area so that the glue will adhere better to the wood. also the same type of bracing you have at the bottom of the box add it to the top of the enclosure. other then that, thats a nice looking enclosure.

laters

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

I agree withthe paint thing, but it is nice looking.

i'd run some type of brace ont he front piece though that would be a little more effective than the small triangle.

 

[xluben 10+ year member]

woo hoo, nice work

 

[stuckinok 5,000+ posts]

only thing i would do is maybe if you wanted to do a little more bracing to the front since those L7s move alot of air...But **** good job for your second box

 

[ssj2xxgotenxx 10+ year member]

Those are some really nice cuts! did you cut them yourself?

 

[kicker06 10+ year member]

SO many Dual L7's box designs....this one is my favorite so far.

The only thing that I don't like is the size. 4.2 net isn't very big.

 

[bbrownderville 10+ year member]

nice looking box. i plan to start mine tomorrow.. deffinatly gonna sound good.

 

[myjaja 10+ year member]

very nice //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

 

[300m_on_xxx 10+ year member]

wow that looks very nice and those cuts wow very nice

 

[Wrabe001 10+ year member]

Thanks for all the comments, I am still hunting for grey carpet locally, where can i get it online? I probably am going to add more bracing to the front panel.

I had Home Depot do the cuts except for the woofer cuts(i did those with the kicker woofer template) and the triangles. Sanding also made the cuts smoother.

As far as it being a small box, i tried with a 6ft^3 first and it wasnt going to fit unless i built it inside the trunk. Now with this 4.3ft^3 i might have to finish the top panel and the carpeting inside the trunk. I hope not though!

 

[JoshHd6 10+ year member]

nice box man..

 

[ssj2xxgotenxx 10+ year member]

Thanks for all the comments, I am still hunting for grey carpet locally, where can i get it online? I probably am going to add more bracing to the front panel. I had Home Depot do the cuts except for the woofer cuts(i did those with the kicker woofer template) and the triangles. Sanding also made the cuts smoother.

As far as it being a small box, i tried with a 6ft^3 first and it wasnt going to fit unless i built it inside the trunk. Now with this 4.3ft^3 i might have to finish the top panel and the carpeting inside the trunk. I hope not though!

Wow those are some very nice cuts considering HD did them. Anyhow, go to http://www.partsexpress.com to order your carpet. Be sure to order the version without latex backing. It's ordered by linear yard (3feet or 36 inches) and is 48" wide. Do the math and order it.

 

[thatkidbob 10+ year member]

Thanks for all the comments, I am still hunting for grey carpet locally, where can i get it online?

partsexpress.com //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif
locally you can try a fabric shop... thicker felts work well as carpet. You can also use the Walmart stuff if you'd like, but its difficult to get nice seams with that stuff... (i've tried lol.. its too thick for a BJfish type of technique, and the dimensions of the rolls force you to use 2 rolls and make more seams than you'd need with a better carpet. ALso... its like 8 or 9 bucks a roll, so its more cost effective to just use parts express.)

I had Home Depot do the cuts except for the woofer cuts(i did those with the kicker woofer template) and the triangles. Sanding also made the cuts smoother.

sounds just like me... i draw the cut sheets so that everything that needs to be the same height fits within 96", then have them make all the cuts a lil long length wize... i assemble the box, use the belt sander to bring all the surfaces to level, then use a roundover bit on the whole box... looks great afterwords.
Did you cut your mounting holes with a router or a jigsaw?

As far as it being a small box, i tried with a 6ft^3 first and it wasnt going to fit unless i built it inside the trunk. Now with this 4.3ft^3 i might have to finish the top panel and the carpeting inside the trunk. I hope not though!

Its gonne be... i won't say impossible, but very difficult to carpet inside a trunk lol...
don't worry though, 4 cubes net is more than enough for a pair of L7's to do some serious hearing damage //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Wrabe001 10+ year member]

Yes, hearing damage is my GOAL! lol. i used a jigsaw with a thin small blade for the mounting holes, then i sanded them. thanks for the link to partsexpress.com