box=teh brokez dallas guys.

[04_edge 10+ year member]

well im driving home like 10 minutes ago, and i just happened to put my hand on my box, towards the bottom. it turns out the front pannel has broken free. im not sure if its been like this or if it happened the other day when my box fell...

my question though, will the sub be fine in the box like this for a while until i build a new box, as long as i keep the volume low?

also, dallas guys when are yall meeting up again, cuz i really need to get that box done now haha......

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[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

it will be fine, it just wontsound the greatest, due to an air leak. if i wear you i would just take it out, and throw a couple screws in it, and putsome silicone sealent around it

 

[60ndown 10+ year member]

take 10 mins, squirt glue in the cracks, and add a few screws = perfect.

 

[fwb_1234 10+ year member]

ahh. one of you guys should change avatars. I got confused for a second.

But yeah, throw some D's (and by D's I mean caulk) on that B.

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

lol, sorry about the av, i just noticed

 

[04_edge 10+ year member]

ill probably do that, i dont have anyone to help me get the box out though so itll have to wait...

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

if it broke you didnt use enough caulk in the first place. when i was tearing my old boxes apart, each and everyone of them broke in the middle of the mdf before the seams ever flinched. liquid nails works very well. supposedly wood blue works better but eh....

if the front broke free, id be weary of the rest of the seams as well

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

One of you two needs a different avatar, they look the same.

 

[NDMstang65 10+ year member]

if it broke you didnt use enough caulk in the first place. when i was tearing my old boxes apart, each and everyone of them broke in the middle of the mdf before the seams ever flinched. liquid nails works very well. supposedly wood blue works better but eh....
if the front broke free, id be weary of the rest of the seams as well

Wood glue 100%.

Only thing liquid nails has a purpose for in a subwoofer enclosure is running a bead along the corners of the enclosure once assembled.

Personally use Titebond III, good stuff.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

Wood glue 100%.
Only thing liquid nails has a purpose for in a subwoofer enclosure is running a bead along the corners of the enclosure once assembled.

Personally use Titebond III, good stuff.

i know supposedly wood glue makes a chemical bond between to wood surfaces, but in all honesty if it aint broke, dont fix it. and liquid nails holds my boxes together EXTREMELY well, and when it drips out the seam, i smear it down in the corners of the enclosure to make sure its air tight. works everytime.

i must admit i have thought about giving wood glue a try many a times, but always thought "why, when my liquid nails works just fine"

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[NDMstang65 10+ year member]

http://www.audiojunkies.com/blog/346

Worth the read //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

http://www.audiojunkies.com/blog/346
Worth the read //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

where would the liquid nails sit? would it be considered the same as polyurethane? (i really have no idea)

i dont see when you would see 2000+ pounds of force on your joints though lol (hell even the lower 1000lbs)

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

well i figured i would finally try woodglue on my next box until i found that

10.5 oz liquid nails is $1.57

8oz titebond III is $5.09

 

[NDMstang65 10+ year member]

Liquid nails never sets up, and it never hardens...so wherever you have it in a joint in an enclosure it's never truly a strong joint...it is always 'soft' because it never does dry or cure all the way.

Once the woodglue dries the glue joint is stronger than the wood that it bonds to.

 

[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

Titebond III FTW