box for Focal 13" sub

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

Focal 33v1 subwoofer box. very efficient sub. highest recommended enclosure is 1.4 cubes tuned to 37hz. this one ended up 1.5 at 36hz. a little off, but it shouldn't be a big deal in a DD. things went wrong from the start. circle cutter for the router broke, so i had to do the cutout by sight. the guide on my saw got bent when i dropped it. didn't notice until i cut a sheet of mdfbut it's done on time. pushed it a little close.

in hindsight. i would not put lacquer on it. looks better without a gloss finish.

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[rumblebee2 10+ year member]

i dig it. i like how you used those beams to clamp down on.

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

Looks good

 

[stuckinok 5,000+ posts]

nice work and good sub

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

Looks good

i'm disappointed a little at how it looks with a gloss finish. it's a textured paint, so i should've known better.

 

[Freelander 10+ year member]

what did you use on it before the paint....check out my build log....looks like you used what I did but I didn't lacqure it

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

nice work and good sub

it's not for me, but i love the box size. i might get one myself after i hear it. how's it perform in the small boxes?

 

[stuckinok 5,000+ posts]

it's not for me, but i love the box size. i might get one myself after i hear it. how's it perform in the small boxes?

never got to hear it ported but I have been told they do better in a small ported box vs a large one.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

what did you use on it before the paint....check out my build log....looks like you used what I did but I didn't lacqure it

lacquer sucks. you did right. if you get a tight enough bond at your seams, not much work is required other than a primer coat. textured paint covers everything. i just touch up a little here and there with either wood glue mixed with saw dust or spackle (if it's a small blemish).

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

never got to hear it ported but I have been told they do better in a small ported box vs a large one.

i love the box size. i might put a couple in my s10.

 

[Freelander 10+ year member]

lacquer sucks. you did right. if you get a tight enough bond at your seams, not much work is required other than a primer coat. textured paint covers everything. i just touch up a little here and there with either wood glue mixed with saw dust or spackle (if it's a small blemish).

Yea I'm an auto body guy.....I went a little overboard on the prep for the texture paint. I didn't think it would have as much texture as it did.

With all the prep work I did I could have got out my hlvp and got a nice finish...lol

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

Yea I'm an auto body guy.....I went a little overboard on the prep for the texture paint. I didn't think it would have as much texture as it did.
With all the prep work I did I could have got out my hlvp and got a nice finish...lol

gloss finish is tough. if you have a good table saw, doing 45 degree cuts makes it alot easier. almost labor free if you use a roundover on the corners. my table saw sucks, so getting accurate cuts and a 45 is hit or miss.

 

[mr_kebo 10+ year member]

what are the external dimensions on that enclosure?

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

what are the external dimensions on that enclosure?

28 x 14.5 x 13.5

 

[GAM3OVR 5,000+ posts]

Great box, what stuff do you use to cover that stuff, I know you told me last time we met, but I figure I'd try it out for meh self

and where can it be purchased?