First Time Building a Box

[darknight 10+ year member]

OK this is my first attempt at buildiung a box. I think it looks bad but i figured id post it up n get some feedback/ tips.

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[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

measure twice, cut once. And draw it out on paper and double check your math. Looks like you came up short on the front baffle

 

[darknight 10+ year member]

yeah about an eigth inch. I should have used a straight edge to cut against. I was rushin so I just free handed it with a circular saw.

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

yeah about an eigth inch. I should have used a straight edge to cut against. I was rushin so I just free handed it with a circular saw.

take your time and use a guide edge always...unless you have a flush trim bit and a router. Then you can freehand the pieces a little big and trim it flush

 

[rollerdj 10+ year member]

looks about like my first box. i agree with the ninja's. take your time. if you use a circular saw, line up a strait edge to cut along. i did that with my last box and it came out perfect.

 

[gunz4me 10+ year member]

Back in the good old days when I didn't have access to a table saw, I used a straight piece of 1/2 inch plywood, measuring tape, and c-clamps to make my cuts. The best boxes were built right before I entered college because I worked for a company that built portable offshore quarters, and they let me use the huge radial arm saw after work or during breaks. If only more people would have been using fiberglass in 1991, I could have made some wicked enclosures!

Back to the topic at hand, my first box ever looked about like yours. I removed all my drywall screws from it and set it on fire when I rebuilt it.

Now, I am so lazy, I just pay someone else to build me an enclosure...

 

[rumblebee2 10+ year member]

my 1st was a lot worse.

 

[ABSOLUTEAUDIO 10+ year member]

That's a good box for your first time you did make a good choice in going with mdf //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif I have saw alot of people use cheap azz wood.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

trust me.. The next one will be MUCH better //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[jaboran 10+ year member]

that is all that can be said really... the next one will be better

why?

cuz u learned something and it WILL be better

for the next 6-10 boxes u build before u are happy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

welcome to car audio

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

that is all that can be said really... the next one will be better
why?

cuz u learned something and it WILL be better

for the next 6-10 boxes u build before u are happy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

welcome to car audio

Yeah.. It just sucks when you sink 100$ into a box that isn't exactly what you want //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif

lol

 

[darknight 10+ year member]

yeah thanx guys. Ill def take my time on the next one.

total on that box was:

$9 - MDF

$25 - sub

$35 - amp

Prices on the sub and amp are shipped. I wanted to throw something together for a friend of mine that doesnt have the extra money to spend on car audio.

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

yeah thanx guys. Ill def take my time on the next one.
total on that box was:

$9 - MDF

$25 - sub

$35 - amp

Prices on the sub and amp are shipped. I wanted to throw something together for a friend of mine that doesnt have the extra money to spend on car audio.

And a 200$ battery? lol