DIY aeros

[dappa5 10+ year member]

Ok I am considering attempting to make my own aero's just want to experiment. any sugestions i kno some of you do in fact make you own and some of you even make xl flares. just figgured " why not " all opinions appreciated

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[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

they are cheap....why not just buy them

 

[dappa5 10+ year member]

want to play around with larger than 6 in

 

[rickymac21 10+ year member]

i made my own flares. they arent perfect but they are flared. i just used 6" pvc pipe. a heat gun , and a mold type deal... just heat up the end of the pvc then push it onto the mold and keep it there till it cools and it stays flared out.

 

[dappa5 10+ year member]

what did you use for the mold?

 

[bustaplz 10+ year member]

You could probably use anything with a cone shape. You could probably do it with the bottom of a bowl. I'm not sure what happends to PVC when you heat it but it may be sticky so I would use some sort of lubricant or cover your molding object with painters tape or something. I'm also not sure how safe it is to heat/melt different types of PVC so I would look into that and probably wear a respirator.

 

[grimreper912003 5,000+ posts]

I recall a long time ago seeing a site on google of how to do them. This was before I was really into car audio so I dont remember what forum it was on //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[l7runner 10+ year member]

Just try to get thin-wall PVC, the thicker pressure rated pipe is hard to mold

 

[dappa5 10+ year member]

ty all i heard use a metal mixing bowl

but do not know what to use for release agent pbobaly try foil or tape

 

[grimreper912003 5,000+ posts]

ty all i heard use a metal mixing bowlbut do not know what to use for release agent pbobaly try foil or tape

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[dappa5 10+ year member]

???

 

[grimreper912003 5,000+ posts]

Heres one:

http://www.mobileelectronics.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=35639

http://www.subwoofer-builder.com/flares-25mm.htm

 

[dappa5 10+ year member]

ty ty ty ive bee looking for a concept i could wrap my thick head around

i get that one lol ty again

 

[gotparts90 10+ year member]

i like the oil heat method just not to shallow not to deep and push easy. mostly just make the flare in the wood, get a huge roundover bit

 

[dappa5 10+ year member]

tried huge bit is ok but would like to experiment with x-tra large aeros so might give that oil method a try any links??