box build for a friend

[pre98zetec 10+ year member]

i'm still kind of new (this is my second serious box made) the rest were porrly designed sealed boxes that leaked like a garden hose full of holes. Not to mention they weren't planned out right.

anyways, its a box for a Treo 10.44 SS

1.3cubes @ 32hz 32 sqin of port.

my first time attempting to paint/carpet a box.. so be nice. It's not perfect.

My next box will be for my 10" treo, I'm going to try out a kerf port.

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[bones22 5,000+ posts]

for a first time it doesnt look to bad.

with the carpet next time try to keep any cuts off the front of the box. other than that like i said not bad at all

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

sorry i didnt notice you painted the front or did you

 

[pre98zetec 10+ year member]

yea the front is painted with fleckstone paint. I was going to paint the whole box with it but i decided to do carpeting instead

 

[Zorasmiles 10+ year member]

not bad for a first build....more importantly..how does it sound??

 

[pre98zetec 10+ year member]

It sounds **** good for a single 10".. I haven't heard many other setups then my own (2 infinty 1230w in a 3.4cube @ 29hz) before. I have to say for a single 10 off 600~ rms it sounds amazing. It's alot louder then I thought it would be, It's not even broken in yet.

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

It sounds **** good for a single 10".. I haven't heard many other setups then my own (2 infinty 1230w in a 3.4cube @ 29hz) before. I have to say for a single 10 off 600~ rms it sounds amazing. It's alot louder then I thought it would be, It's not even broken in yet.

as long as it sounds good thats what matters. the building and carpet just get better as you go.

the box itself looks like its put together pretty good

 

[jbizzle 5,000+ posts]

looks good, but why didn't you carpet the whole box?

 

[pre98zetec 10+ year member]

looks good, but why didn't you carpet the whole box?

he originally wanted the whole box painted but then changed his mind and asked me to do a fleckstone front with the rest carpeted.

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

I think the half and half looks really good.

Looks great except for the couple splits in the wood. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[pre98zetec 10+ year member]

I think the half and half looks really good.
Looks great except for the couple splits in the wood. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Yup, last time I'm using screws... I predrilled and it still cracked //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/mad.gif.c18f003ab0ef8a0d9c27ca78d77a6392.gif
Thanks for the comments guys

 

[pre98zetec 10+ year member]

Here's a quick vid, wasn't going to post it. It's nothing special.

 

[SirJoseph8989 10+ year member]

turned out pretty good...make sure u pre-drill though i see u split the mdf a couple times

 

[pre98zetec 10+ year member]

I did predrill. I just dont think I used a big enough drill bit.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

I did predrill. I just dont think I used a big enough drill bit.

What kind/size screws did you use? I predrill with a fairly small bit(3/32) and I have yet to split MDF...I'd suggest using ~1.5" coarse thread drywall screws from HD.