I think I fail at building boxes...

[Subst4nce 10+ year member]

So I decided to try to build my first box ever... It is for my 13w6v2 built to JL specifications....

I cut everything perfectly to the exact dimensions, put it all together, but for some reason i managed to lose .75" in the port width towards the back of the box..

The back of the port is 1" in width, while the part leaving the actual box is 1.75"

WTF is that going to do to my tuning????

I put it in the RE enclosure calculator and it came out to 1.8 Cu Ft @ 26 hz....

so how bad did I fail?

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[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

it'll be like a fukked up folded horn design

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

lol thats why you use a spacer when you're gluing the port

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

LOLOL we have a new box fail hero. Flakko's boxes anyone? Or was it someone else?

 

[Subst4nce 10+ year member]

ugh this *****, just wasted 8 hours for nothing.

 

[▼)Ñ╩fZΣµ& 10+ year member]

8hr?

lol

 

[Subst4nce 10+ year member]

its tough to build a box when you have no experience with wood work or anything like that.

 

[rollerdj 10+ year member]

i allways lay things out on a big peice of cardboard to scale so i don't have any surprises like that pop up. might be something you think about next time.

 

[sexiewasd 10+ year member]

I'll get back to you on if I've failed or not, but I'm building my first box as well. The dimensions are perfect, I cracked the mdf in one spot from using too small of a drill bit, but some fiberglass should fix that. The problem is it is about 0.5 inches too tall and if I stick the bottom plate on it will no longer fit in my trunk.

so your not doing that bad.

 

[Subst4nce 10+ year member]

so what do you think this is going to sound like?

 

[brtnboarder3241 5,000+ posts]

I'll get back to you on if I've failed or not, but I'm building my first box as well. The dimensions are perfect, I cracked the mdf in one spot from using too small of a drill bit, but some fiberglass should fix that. The problem is it is about 0.5 inches too tall and if I stick the bottom plate on it will no longer fit in my trunk.
so your not doing that bad.

had the same problem ended up having to put the top on in the car

 

[sexiewasd 10+ year member]

If it was supposed to be 1.75 the whole length then I imagine it's going to sound like port noise amplified by a horn when you turn it up.

 

[Subst4nce 10+ year member]

well i guess the best way to learn is through experience... I still think we should have like a walkthrough on building boxes stickied or something, that would be pretty cool.

 

[ls2poweredgoat 5,000+ posts]

MDF is cheap, **** it up and build a new box.

 

[Subst4nce 10+ year member]

MDF is cheap, **** it up and build a new box.

Easier said then done when I already returned all the tools i borrowed from a friend... I'll just buy my own tools now.

 

[rollerdj 10+ year member]

indeed. well, most places it is. plus, i find it kinda fun building them.

 

[shaneb 10+ year member]

lmao good read

 

[rollerdj 10+ year member]

poo, i can't remeber the name of the famed box builder from here. lamaz? what was his name?

 

[Subst4nce 10+ year member]

do you guys know if the RE enclosure calulator is accurate? because I cut everything exactly how it told me each size should be, and I noticed a few pieces weren't right.

 

[vitveet 10+ year member]

So I decided to try to build my first box ever... It is for my 13w6v2 built to JL specifications....
I cut everything perfectly to the exact dimensions, put it all together, but for some reason i managed to lose .75" in the port width towards the back of the box..

The back of the port is 1" in width, while the part leaving the actual box is 1.75"

WTF is that going to do to my tuning????

I put it in the RE enclosure calculator and it came out to 1.8 Cu Ft @ 26 hz....

so how bad did I fail?

I'll chime in since I don't see where anyone answered your question or where you found out what the problem is...! You put the 2nd port piece on the back (end) of the first port piece instead of on the inside end. That's why it came out .75" short on the width on the rear side of the port!!!

Good luck and fixing that should make it perfect and sound like it needs to sound!

V.