How to SHRINK BOX???

[Kastlez_ 10+ year member]

I want to deduct 1cube ft. of airspace from my sealed enclosure.

 

I've read a couple threads about this but I would like to know the most "Practical" thing to do without having to add bricks/2x4's and unneccessary weight to my setup.

 

p.s. I had the idea of taking a shoebox equivalent to 1cube ft. taping it up air-tight and throwing into the sealed enclosure.... Will this work?

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[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

sand or expanding foam

 

[Kastlez_ 10+ year member]

sand or expanding foam

any type of loose debris inside a sealed box sounds like fail. lol...

keep me coming

 

[Canaan 10+ year member]

Use MDF and either build a wedge or other shape to block off some volume.

Screw/glue the MDF to your current box walls internally.

 

[CHEMMINS 10+ year member]

Unscrew end panel, cut off one end of the box to whatever ya need, and screw the end back on.

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

Unscrew end panel, cut off one end of the box to whatever ya need, and screw the end back on.

That might work if he didnt use any glue when building the enclosure. That would be a fail in itself though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[slammedincouch 10+ year member]

Throw it in the washing machine on warm for a few minutes, then toss it in the dryer on hot

other than that just angled mdf to shrink the volume or build a new box

 

[Kastlez_ 10+ year member]

Throw it in the washing machine on warm for a few minutes, then toss it in the dryer on hot
other than that just angled mdf to shrink the volume or build a new box

tried this but washing made it 10x bigger

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[supermaxx123 10+ year member]

I've heard packaging foam(the white one that falls apart if scratched) works well. You could glue it to the inside.

 

[Kastlez_ 10+ year member]

That might work if he didnt use any glue when building the enclosure. That would be a fail in itself though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

my thoughts exactly....

Will the shoebox idea work? Technically it will take up 1cube ft. of airspace and I can easily throw it into the enclosure

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

I went from 1.6 to 1.0 doing this cut the end or ends in my case to get to the desired cuft then grab some mdf and put it on to re-seal the box

 

[kgcolbyIII 10+ year member]

I don't see why doing the shoebox trick wouldnt work, its a completely sealed off block of airspace being consumed

 

[Kastlez_ 10+ year member]

I don't see why doing the shoebox trick wouldnt work, its a completely sealed off block of airspace being consumed

lol... a straight answer finally. thanks

 

[CHEMMINS 10+ year member]

Shoebox isn't rigid, I don't think it will work as well as planned.

 

[Canaan 10+ year member]

Forget the shoe box.

If you want to build a box....see my original post in this thread.

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build a 1cuft (external volume) box out of MDF and put it in your current box.

Glue and screw this new box to the internal walls of your current box.

PROBLEM SOLVED!