a little advice needed

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

the areas in red are about 5 inches wide 19 tall.. I am going to glass it.. what mat, resin etc should i use? how should i attach it to the box

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[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

bumpity bump

 

[WOT]

plywood, much easier and faster to shape and secure, then foam if you want permanent, weather strip if you dont

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

plywood is easy to shape??

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

plywood it easy to shape??

wuh u mean by this lol?

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

wuh u mean by this lol?

meant to say is... he said use plywood.. its easy to shape and secure..

 

[MakeshiftAudio 10+ year member]

Use plywood to get the general area, then use weather strip to cover the edges to seal it.

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

how should i connect the plywood on the port side?

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

get some poster board to make your templates then use MDF or plywood. Weatherstrip tape on the edges, so it seals. Attach to the box with "L" brackets...

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

get some poster board to make your templates then use MDF or plywood. Weatherstrip tape on the edges, so it seals. Attach to the box with "L" brackets...

L brackets into the port though? i don't want to see screws inside the port..

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

how should i connect the plywood on the port side?

You can attach a strip of wood to the side of the box and set it back the thickness of the piece you'll use to seal it off. Then just screw into the strip...

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

main reason i wanted to glass was I am not too handy with a saw.. I can sand/drill/dremel w/e.. not so good with a saw..

 

[WOT]

You dont need fvckin 3" screws to attach a seal/beauty panel to your box. 3/4" screws would be more than enough, using 2 L shelf brackets per side would be plenty

I used these, there like 50cents to 2 bucks each depending on size

And yeah use plywood or mdf whatever you have kickin, who cares if your no good with a saw, I sure dont get my beauty panels a perfect seal first try everytime, who cares if it takes 10 cuts, just keep making adjustments til you get a tight fit.

Jigsaw would obviously be best, with carbboard template to get the initial shape.

Cheap easy and effective

 

[tylork92 10+ year member]

well if you your dead set on glass i would mae a frame/structure out of dowel rods use like hot glue to put it together and stretch fleece over that and use hotglue to secure it and just add resin.