finished my first ported box: pics

[Insomniac119 10+ year member]

Box for 15 SX, 4cuft 32Hz. Heres the sub going in it with the amp powering it-

Ahhh...the smell of mdf in the morning-

It was basically built into two different parts. This one-

and this one-

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Having the sub straddle the gap like that is going to be a major, major weak spot.

You really want the baffle to be structurally solid.

 

[Insomniac119 10+ year member]

I put them together to make this //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif -

With the top on-

And with the sub in it-

 

[Insomniac119 10+ year member]

Having the sub straddle the gap like that is going to be a major, major weak spot.
You really want the baffle to be structurally solid.

How about some braces as close as possible to the opening?

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

You should of had the baffle sit on top of the sides, instead of flush.

Take a look at your second picture from the bottom. What I'd do is lay a piece of MDF flat on that bottom piece, and see if the basket on the sub will clear that hole with that piece right there. If it does, screw down that piece to the floor, then screw the woofer into the baffle with longer screws- 2" drywalls should suffice, that way it catches into that extra piece and provides more support. I wouldn't leave it the way it is- other then that, construction looks good.

 

[NeverEnuffBass 10+ year member]

How does it sound at 32hz? Thinking about tuning my next box to that.

 

[Insomniac119 10+ year member]

Sense everyone seemed worried that the sub would destroy the box, I put in some braces, 4 traingles-

And I mounted them like this-

And then I jizzed alover the inside of the box because it's just so sexy-

 

[vosschs 5,000+ posts]

wont those angles effect the air flow?

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

if anything......direct it back to the port....... but i dont know for sure.

 

[60ndown 10+ year member]

as long as you used plenty of glue, and put some screws close to where that sub sits, i guess that box will be fine.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

take those braces displacement into effect?

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

ehh, we didn't think this one out too well, did we...

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

that box looks dangerous...

 

[Trancer 10+ year member]

Ah my old sub... Could have sworn the picture with the sub in it was a picture I took.. LOL Whats the demensions on that box? Looks like its about 15.5" tall

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

that box looks dangerous...

no shit lol...why make a baffle in two pieces...