my first box

[jdm71488 10+ year member]

not that anyone would care but i'd like some feed back...

well, i used 3/4" mdf... and made it as close to the 2.5sqft @30 hz on the RE site as i could...

my grandpa nailed it together, but every nail split the mdf...? we used some strong wood glue and two blocks and a c-clamp on most of them... would using screws been better?

but this thing looks huge! i guess it's just me because all my friends have smaller sealed enclosures...

has/is anyone else made/running this setup with an se12? the only reason i ask is because its going to take me a little while to get my sub and amp (waiting on dad to send money)...

oh, and just to make sure... the se12 cutout diameter is 11.125 (11 1/8) right... i know that's what it says on the site, but i'd rather have a human verify before i cut the hole out...

another thing, is it bad to run your wires through the port, or should i buy a external connector and put that in my box too?

i'd really appreciate it...

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[amedeuce 10+ year member]

Uh pics?

What kind of nails did he use? If nailing use a finish nail gun or use small fininsh nails by hand. Or use screws, but pre drill.

What are the dimensions? again with the pics

Not sure about the cut out

For speaker wire, drill 2 small holes, just big enough for a wire to fit through and then seal it up the holes...

 

[BOOKER 10+ year member]

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[XtrmAudioCncpts 10+ year member]

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[chubby 10+ year member]

ew, you used nails?

 

[amedeuce 10+ year member]

ew, you used nails?

nails are fine, if you use the right ones.

You really dont need anything but glue and clamps. Screws do not hold it together after the glue dries. Screws and nails just hold it till the glue dries.

 

[jdm71488 10+ year member]

i will take and post pics tomorrow... well, my grandpa has done a lot of construction in his life and builds stuff out of wood a lot, so i told him the material and i guess he knew what he was doing...

not sure what kind of nails, but it did split the mdf... thats why i used the glue in the cracks and clamped it back together to try and get rid of the splits...

i think it will be ok with the glue and i will use some silicon caulk or whatever he has to seal it...

ill get the pics tomorrow so you can see if i just messed up or if its just me...

 

[jdm71488 10+ year member]

here are the pics as links...

1) http://members.cox.net/jdm71488/1.jpg

2) http://members.cox.net/jdm71488/2.jpg

3) http://members.cox.net/jdm71488/3.jpg

4) http://members.cox.net/jdm71488/4.jpg

5) http://members.cox.net/jdm71488/5.jpg

6) http://members.cox.net/jdm71488/6.jpg

its a 36" x 23.5" x 13.5" (height)... it just seems so big...

 

[amedeuce 10+ year member]

I believe that that port is going to be a problem. The begining part of the port inside on the back area is way to wide compared to the end of port.

 

[amedeuce 10+ year member]

The back part of the port looks like it has more area than the box itself

 

[amedeuce 10+ year member]

I'm not sure of the tuning or the correct length that it should be or what you want it to be but....see picture.

 

[amedeuce 10+ year member]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, Just trying to help the guy out. It just looks wrong to me

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, Just trying to help the guy out. It just looks wrong to me

you ARE correct. DO NOT play your sub in that box...it'll sound ****ed up //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

The first two arrows on the left are correct in ameduece's pic...FIX IT //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

NG

 

[Jameseypoo 5,000+ posts]

pretty sure you're correct

 

[amedeuce 10+ year member]

get the right port area and length for a box it should look similar to this