Bracing

[xpl0it 10+ year member]

For my box that will be sitting 4 12" L7s I think I'm going to go metal rod bracing. I have absolutely NO clue how to do it. I searched around a bit but didn't find anything extremely helpful. I was basically wondering, what exactly I need to buy, and how to assemble the bracing/support. The box is 10.4 cubes roughly and the top baffle is 1.5" thick. Thanks.

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[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

i just used wooden dowels for the reason that i dont know how to do the metal rods, so i stuck with what i knew

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

Buy the rod, nuts and washers.

 

[xpl0it 10+ year member]

So do the rods clamp the box together? DO you drill a hole through both sides, put the rod though, put some caulk on the inside, washer the outside, and nut them up?

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

The rod goes threw the box, locking nuts on both sides of the box...

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

So do the rods clamp the box together? DO you drill a hole through both sides, put the rod though, put some caulk on the inside, washer the outside, and nut them up?

Thats correct except you need to have a nut and washer on each side of the wood where the rod extends out of the box.

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

Check out Meads rods.

 

[xpl0it 10+ year member]

Ahh thanks. Well, I have no idea where to look to buy these, what diameter rods to get, etc. Could someone point me in the right direction, like sears hardware or something? Thanks guys for the help.

 

[xpl0it 10+ year member]

Actually crap, that means I'm gonna have the ends sticking out on the bottom of my box.... err, how should i work around this? I didn't really want to flush mount this setup. Maybe I should stick with traditional bracing.

 

[paulie 10+ year member]

i would think some dowel rods would do the same thing as metal rods, plus you dont have to worry about any air leaks with wooden dowels. plus, its on the inside of the box and you'll never see it so who cares how it looks

 

[xpl0it 10+ year member]

True, metal bracing tends to take up minimal space though. Are dowel rods big cross shaped wood pieces?

Edit: nvm i found what they look like. Would you just put a screw in there with some wood glue?

 

[xpl0it 10+ year member]

Lol, I could make my own dowel rods..

http://cgi.ebay.com/Hawker-model-3000-automatic-dowel-rod-maker_W0QQitemZ7509594877QQcategoryZ11810QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Hey... It ships worldwide!

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

Lol, I could make my own dowel rods..http://cgi.ebay.com/Hawker-model-3000-automatic-dowel-rod-maker_W0QQitemZ7509594877QQcategoryZ11810QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Hey... It ships worldwide!

yea, that's the equipment we all bought.

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

yea, that's the equipment we all bought.

with that kind of money, it better spit out a 3" round sub enclosure.

 

[wlmrs 10+ year member]

Go with the wooden dowel!