3 10's...ported...fiberglassed...pic

[joeldirt 10+ year member]

this is just a pic in the begining stages. This is only the face of the box. The total volume will be aproximately 5 ft3. using four 3" ports tuned to 35 hz. the face what you see here, is going to be painted gloss black. the box it attatches to will be grey carpet. Blue LED's will emit thru the ports from inside. This will be an ongoing log, so look on for future pics as I update. Sunday hawaii time as of now... 1:47 pm. I started this morning at nine.

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[Mr. Opportunist 10+ year member]

looking good...

 

[ruckus]

they gonna fire up like that or is that a side view?

 

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[joeldirt 10+ year member]

they gonna fire up like that or is that a side view?

that is a side view. they will lay flat with the cones facing you as you look in from the outside. the size of this box is designed for large trunks or SUV's. I can make the boxes that go behind these much smaller depending on the calibur of sub, and the size of the trunk area. This pic is a mock up for the mold I am going to be making of it to make replica after replica. This one will be painted, however each cast I make from the mold will be used allong with a colored gell coat. so I shouldnt have to sand anything what so ever out pops from the mold a perfect finished piece. Next one will be for two twelves, and two tens. I will eventually make one for two fifteens as well.

 

[joeldirt 10+ year member]

 

[joeldirt 10+ year member]

thank you. I am still new to this computer stuff.

 

[Moe Lester 10+ year member]

nice //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif lookin real good

 

[joeldirt 10+ year member]

nice //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif lookin real good

thanks moe.

here is the next in line. one of my nitwhit friends was like "Whoa dude" and grabed the lower left corner and stretched the fleece. I'll have to cut a slit arrount the corner and re-stretch it and restaple it. Oh well. Ikind of like this one. Should come out good. Not sure how I should finish it yet.

 

[ruckus]

thanks moe.
here is the next in line. one of my nitwhit friends was like "Whoa dude" and grabed the lower left corner and stretched the fleece. I'll have to cut a slit arrount the corner and re-stretch it and restaple it. Oh well. Ikind of like this one. Should come out good. Not sure how I should finish it yet.

nice that gonna be an aeroport in the center or a logo?

 

[TrlcKed_OuT 10+ year member]

very impressive stretching job...i did similar to that but i had some wrinkles...ne good sites have tips for round and curvy stretching tips....

 

[joeldirt 10+ year member]

nice that gonna be an aeroport in the center or a logo?

that is a ring for a four inch port. the box right now is a tad over 3 cubes. I supose I could use it for a logo. I bet it would look real nice for a cadilac reath/ shield centered.

the stretching is made real easy when you take the bottom and back piece to your router table and run an 1/8th in rabet joint allong it. you then stretch the fleece over that and run yoru staple gun all along that groove giving you a precise line of staples. I basically run my staples with 1/16th gap or less between and constantly pull the material all along the way. Making sure the curves are equal on each side. You can mess it up if you pull one side harder then the other. An upholstry stapler like mine works best. It is faster and a whole hell of alot easier with better results then just a spring loaded hand stapler. The framing, and stretching and laying up layers of fiberglass is the easy part. Getting an optimum finish is the hardest part....

for instance.... my very first fiberglass project. Please ignore the booty *** sub and amp combo. It is my very first ever and I keep it arround as a joke.

 

[joeldirt 10+ year member]

 

[PowerNaudio 10+ year member]

very nice looking projects!, what kind of fleece are you using? b/c it looks so nice and clean the way its stretching on the different angles.

 

[joeldirt 10+ year member]

very nice looking projects!, what kind of fleece are you using? b/c it looks so nice and clean the way its stretching on the different angles.

thanks, I use fleece from my local fabric mart. its like 4 or 5 bucks a yard. I usually just buy a roll at a time I think it comes in 5 yd rolls. The upholstry stapler works hella nice too.