Is this bad? Is this bad?

[titanle 10+ year member]

build a new box, hoser.

I dont have the technology or the steady hand to pull off a procedure like that so HA! lol....no but seriously I wouldnt know where to begin. My installer buddy thought I was kidding when I told him I could get a box built to spec for $200 + ship. So im guessing he wouldve charged way more than that.

 

[plushDJ 10+ year member]

I dont have the technology or the steady hand to pull off a procedure like that so HA! lol....no but seriously I wouldnt know where to begin. My installer buddy thought I was kidding when I told him I could get a box built to spec for $200 + ship. So im guessing he wouldve charged way more than that.

Yeah man, installers are dicks, I've heard of shops charging $500 for a "custom" enclosure. And believe me, I never thought I could build my own box until I tried (and my wife got me a table saw for Christmas lol). It's so easy, just do some research on formulas to find square feet and correct port sizes and it's a breeze!!

 

[titanle 10+ year member]

Yeah man, installers are dicks, I've heard of shops charging $500 for a "custom" enclosure. And believe me, I never thought I could build my own box until I tried (and my wife got me a table saw for Christmas lol). It's so easy, just do some research on formulas to find square feet and correct port sizes and it's a breeze!!

you know what, i think I just might give it a shot. HOw much does material usually cost? MDF, carpet, and so on?

 

[2002XLT 5,000+ posts]

looks like a good place to hide your crack, good job on finding it.

 

[titanle 10+ year member]

looks like a good place to hide your crack, good job on finding it.

lol what??????//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wow.gif.23d729408e9177caa2a0ed6a2ba6588e.gif

 

[john denver 10+ year member]

Yeah man, installers are dicks, I've heard of shops charging $500 for a "custom" enclosure. And believe me, I never thought I could build my own box until I tried (and my wife got me a table saw for Christmas ). It's so easy, just do some research on formulas to find square feet and correct port sizes and it's a breeze!!

now thats funny

 

[plushDJ 10+ year member]

seeing as you're in BC prices are probably the same as here, about $25 for a sheet of 4'x8'MDF. Glue, caulking for the inside edges, and screws for about another $10. The cool thing is that most places that sell sheets of MDF will actually cut it for you if you have dimensions. I know the CO-OP here charges $0.50 a cut so after everything I usually pay about $35 to $40 for everything, all said and done.

 

[plushDJ 10+ year member]

now thats funny

Yeah, she's awesome isn't she

 

[titanle 10+ year member]

seeing as you're in BC prices are probably the same as here, about $25 for a sheet of 4'x8'MDF, glue, caulking for the inside edges, and screws for about another $10. The cool thing is that most places that sell sheets of MDF will actually cut it for you if you have dimensions. I know the CO-OP here charges $0.50 a cut so after everything I usually pay about $35 to $40 for everything, all said and done.

holy crap thats dirt cheap! Would home depot have mdf? Or would i need to go to a specialty shop?

 

[plushDJ 10+ year member]

For some reason Home Depot here doesn't cut MDF. I'd say hit a Rona or a Totem and they'll most likely do it. Or like I said, if you have CO-OP's in BC they'll do it, that's where I get my MDF.

 

[titanle 10+ year member]

For some reason Home Depot here doesn't cut MDF. I'd say hit a Rona or a Totem and they'll most likely do it. Or like I said, if you have CO-OP's in BC they'll do it, that's where I get my MDF.

only home depots and rona in my area. time to start reading up on box building threads lol

 

[plushDJ 10+ year member]

Yeah, try the Rona, they should be able to do it. I think it might be a chain thing because I've never heard about Home Depot cutting MDF. I was told they have a policy because MDF dust is bad to breathe in or some other crap like that.

 

[titanle 10+ year member]

Yeah, try the Rona, they should be able to do it. I think it might be a chain thing because I've never heard about Home Depot cutting MDF. I was told they have a policy because MDF dust is bad to breathe in or some other crap like that.

ohhh i see, ill go today and see if they even have it

 

[plushDJ 10+ year member]

They should, they have it here in Red Deer so you shouldn't have a problem. One thing I forgot, you'll need a jigsaw to cut the holes for the speakers. If you don't have one, someone you know probably will, they're a common tool.

 

[titanle 10+ year member]

They should, they have it here in Red Deer so you shouldn't have a problem. One thing I forgot, you'll need a jigsaw to cut the holes for the speakers. If you don't have one, someone you know probably will, they're a common tool.

maybe ill just sponge off my installer buddy, im sure he has all the equipment. Ill just use it when hes not //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif