'99 Silverado custom center console/enclosure

[massiveaudiocw 10+ year member]

what sub ? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[stratusrt01 10+ year member]

what sub ? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

you know what sub, it's for your **** truck.........//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

How deep did you cut through? 5/8"? Using birch and 5/8" deep cuts .5" apart did not bend well at all and it had to be completely soaked to get a decent curve. I'm assuming MDF bends easier though...

 

[MassOccur 10+ year member]

Nice job rich. I may have to ask you to build me a center console as well in the future. I'll get some ideas together and when it's possible, throw you some money.

 

[dealerphil 10+ year member]

Thought I would post these sketch pics. Soon I will have a center console enclosure for two 10" Treo tsx10.44. And a laptop mount directly in front of the console for GPS.

Which one would look better? I don't have the center space dimensions, but you can get the idea of what I want in the area.

Anyone got any better console designs? I want leather or vinyl for the sides and fiberglass for the top. Post'em up!

 

[stratusrt01 10+ year member]

How deep did you cut through? 5/8"? Using birch and 5/8" deep cuts .5" apart did not bend well at all and it had to be completely soaked to get a decent curve. I'm assuming MDF bends easier though...

actually birch is a little easier to bend without cracking than MDF from what I've played with.

I do mine deeper than 5/8", I only leave about 1/8" left, but couldn't say really, because I just eyeball the depth on the tablesaw and get to work, but when it's done, when I pick it up, it'll just flop over 90 degrees if I let it, it's so flexible.

 

[Bolognablake 10+ year member]

Nice Radius!

I used a similar method when making a island in my kitchen.

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

actually birch is a little easier to bend without cracking than MDF from what I've played with.
I do mine deeper than 5/8", I only leave about 1/8" left, but couldn't say really, because I just eyeball the depth on the tablesaw and get to work, but when it's done, when I pick it up, it'll just flop over 90 degrees if I let it, it's so flexible.

When I was kerfing my birch, I did .5" spacing and I only left about an 1/8" as well but the wood would not bend anywhere near 90* when I picked it up. I did a test piece that wasn't as wide and treated it the same way and it bent like a champ and was very flexible. I had to soak the wood in water to get a 90* bend and it took me almost 30 minutes to get it to shape and then is cracked. Lame salad.

 

[woodplock7 10+ year member]

wow really nice build so far!

 

[massiveaudiocw 10+ year member]

Here is what the finished product should look like. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

sub will be a DD 9510G

 

[bikinpunk 10+ year member]

wow

Never heard of "kerfing" and ran a search on it. You might get some use out of this. The guy uses 4 blades at once.

 

[oxsign 5,000+ posts]

Do you plan on doing anything with the empty space at the front?

 

[kickerlivinloud 10+ year member]

Here is what the finished product should look like. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

sub will be a DD 9510G

So he's making it for you Corey?? Looks badazz!!!! I might be needing your help in the future with trying some glassing. Idk if I will yet but if I do I'll get ahold of ya..

Rich, as always your stuff is top notch!

Jon

 

[massiveaudiocw 10+ year member]

Yes rich is building it for me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[uhoh45 10+ year member]

what are you doing to the outside of the box?