Hurricane Nuts?

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

Here's what I did.

Drilled a hole JUST big enough for the bolt to to through. Use a drill bit JUST a bit smaller than the nut. Hammer the nut into the outside of the baffle. Feed the screw through the inside of the baffle and tighten.

Then just use nuts to tighten the sub down. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif The nice thing about doing it like this, which I discovered once it happened, is that even if the bolt does loosen up a little bit, since you are tightening the bolt only BETWEEN the nuts the tightness of the bolt really doesnt matter.

Doing this allowed me to test different subs/things inside the box without having to drill a thousand holes because I kept stripping them out eventually.

I may try t-nuts next time though.

 

[matrxx dude 5,000+ posts]

i will never use t - nuts again,had bad experiences with em,when they strip out underneath its a *****.

 

[tapout 5,000+ posts]

Yes, Hurricane Chris is NUTS. He thinks his music is good.

Carry on.

 

[matrxx dude 5,000+ posts]

Yes, Hurricane Chris is NUTS. He thinks his music is good.
Carry on.

the only song i like by him is hand clap,well my subs like it anyway.lol

 

[matrxx dude 5,000+ posts]

i actually use some big *** wood screws,3 in long,with the hex head,them bishes are tough,well i aint sure if they are wood screws,but they dont break.

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

Here's what I did.
Drilled a hole JUST big enough for the bolt to to through. Use a drill bit JUST a bit smaller than the nut. Hammer the nut into the outside of the baffle. Feed the screw through the inside of the baffle and tighten.

Then just use nuts to tighten the sub down. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif The nice thing about doing it like this, which I discovered once it happened, is that even if the bolt does loosen up a little bit, since you are tightening the bolt only BETWEEN the nuts the tightness of the bolt really doesnt matter.

Doing this allowed me to test different subs/things inside the box without having to drill a thousand holes because I kept stripping them out eventually.

I may try t-nuts next time though.

Thanks for taking the time to take a pic. I'm guessing that after you drilled a hole big enough for the bolt you just drilled a slightly bigger hole on the surface of the wood so that the nut will sit in the wood? I might have to try this out tommorow

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

Thanks for taking the time to take a pic. I'm guessing that after you drilled a hole big enough for the bolt you just drilled a slightly bigger hole on the surface of the wood so that the nut will sit in the wood? I might have to try this out tommorow

Exactly what I did. Just a little bit smaller than the nut so the nut sits in there nice and tight. Make it too small and you'll have a hard time getting it to sit in there nice.

On a side note, I do have to retighten the bolts every now and then so they don't have so much play in them. Maybe next time I'll try putting some type of adhesive in there so it holds together tighter. Maybe loctite or something. Gotta be careful to not get any on the threads that you need though or else you won't be able to tighten down the sub.

 

[bigwheel15 10+ year member]

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Due to that pic, I have just stolen all your spl secrets.

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[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

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Due to that pic, I have just stolen all your spl secrets.

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It happens. Extension cords inside the box=5 dB.

 

[newusername 10+ year member]

Hurricane Nuts are better than T-nuts in my opinion, but as someone mentioned above, use a glue or something similar to hold them in or you will just end up spinning them round and round. Epoxies work just fine.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

i will never use t - nuts again,had bad experiences with em,when they strip out underneath its a *****.

supposedly:

t nuts + mdf = no no

hurricane nuts + mdf = fine

t nuts + mdf + plywood backing for the t nut to hammer into = fine

 

[ekincam 10+ year member]

I've used regular T-nuts on 5/8" MDF with no issues for subwoofers or camera mounts.

Usually when I put the T-nuts in, I drill a hole slightly smaller than the OD of the T-nut. I then put the screw with a big washer through the hole and then tighten the screw to draw the T-nut into the MDF. I've never tried hammering one into MDF.

 

[twisztdauthorit 10+ year member]

I've used regular T-nuts on 5/8" MDF with no issues for subwoofers or camera mounts.
Usually when I put the T-nuts in, I drill a hole slightly smaller than the OD of the T-nut. I then put the screw with a big washer through the hole and then tighten the screw to draw the T-nut into the MDF. I've never tried hammering one into MDF.

thats the way to do it... i sometimes add a little woodglue around teh t-nut just incase. Getting glue on the thread will just **** everything up though.

 

[Kil4Thril 10+ year member]

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=081-1094

I use these even in MDF. They work fantastic as long as you use at least a 3/4" baffle. They're a bit long for a 5/8" and it won't seal. After drilling the hole, they can be hammered in, or since I forget about them until after the box is finished, a large C Clamp can press them in. I've never used any adhesives, but I don't see where it would hurt anything.