Need a box built. For reals. I have monies.

[CrazedCat 10+ year member]

I know bjfisher does good work but Phil built an enclosure for my XXX a few years back. All 1" MDF. I can tell you his craftsmanship is second to none.

 

[Mr Cabinetry 10+ year member]

Wow, people are getting a little heated. I never doubted, just said that I needed an explanation because I didn't fully understand it. Now I do (and I do appreciate the sketchup Mr Cab). I'll go back out in the morning and see what my absolute maximum dimensions are. If I were to increase the height and depth by an inch (19, 3 and 6), do you think that would work? Thank you in advance.

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As shown, height 19 / Top Depth 3".

The subwoofer cutout center needs to be 4 3/4" from bottom of enclosure.

This will provide for enough mounting depth with a clearance of 3/16" from the magnet to the interior back.

BJ, while you may think that given the deepest part would allow for mounting depth, you failed to account for loss of depth to height at the shallow point of the subwoofer's mounting depth given the angle of the front baffle.

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

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As shown, height 19 / Top Depth 3".

The subwoofer cutout center needs to be 4 3/4" from bottom of enclosure.

This will provide for enough mounting depth with a clearance of 3/16" from the magnet to the interior back.

BJ, while you may think that given the deepest part would allow for mounting depth, you failed to account for loss of depth to height at the shallow point of the subwoofer's mounting depth given the angle of the front baffle.

Yea I wasnt trying to guarantee it would work. Hell Im not a designer by any meams. I just saw a couple people tossing around 4.5" max depth. Thats why I leave the designing to the big dogs //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Mr Cabinetry 10+ year member]

Yea I wasnt trying to guarantee it would work. Hell Im not a designer by any meams. I just saw a couple people tossing around 4.5" max depth. Thats why I leave the designing to the big dogs //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

BJ,

Well, when working with such " tight " design constraints, ya pretty much have to " guarantee " what your designing for the application is going to work/fit without question and if there are issue's/problem's with a given design, there's no room for second guessing.

Phil

Woodlawn Cabinetry

 

[Jameseypoo 5,000+ posts]

Just measured, looks like I can do a bottom depth of 7", to depth of 2.125", and a height of 19". I'm guessing this will work? I really need to learn how to use sketchup...

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

BJ,
Well, when working with such " tight " design constraints, ya pretty much have to " guarantee " what your designing for the application is going to work/fit without question and if there are issue's/problem's with a given design, there's no room for second guessing.

Phil

Woodlawn Cabinetry

The thing is though, I wouldnt have built this, without getting a design done first. I wasnt planning on just going out and building to his dimensions. I understand it was going to be very close either way, which you proved, but I honestly thought it was going to work. But again, I wasnt going to build without getting confirmation from someone who can draw stuff up like this. I dont design, im a builder. I leave the designing to the people that can draw stuff up like this. That is all im saying.

 

[sue bee 10+ year member]

BJ,
Well, when working with such " tight " design constraints, ya pretty much have to " guarantee " what your designing for the application is going to work/fit without question and if there are issue's/problem's with a given design, there's no room for second guessing.

Phil

Woodlawn Cabinetry

I never knew box building was so intense.

 

[Mr Cabinetry 10+ year member]

I never knew box building was so intense.

Enclosure design is not that " intense ", well, maybe it is from the perspective of the person doing the designing given what the design entails for the enclosure to fit per the area vs what the requirements/specifications are for what the customer wants.

There are those times when you just can't fit 5 lbs into a 1 lb bag, although with enough creativity I have surprised myself on a few occasions after I looked at the dimensions to work with vs re-designing an enclosure over and over to find what will work vs what can't work in the design.

Sometimes, you have to think " outside the box ", no pun intended.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[CJL 10+ year member]

Maybe try 1/2" MDF and reinforce it with fiberglass to make it stronger?

 

[CJL 10+ year member]

Or a spacer for the sub?

 

[Jameseypoo 5,000+ posts]

Or possibly just the back panel made out of 1/2" mdf?

 

[Jameseypoo 5,000+ posts]

Or a spacer for the sub?

Not sure if this would work, I have a feeling the sub may be hitting my seats as is

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

James, I hate you for even needing a box. I also hate you for not knowing the answers to your own questions.

Look at all the animosity that you have brought to an otherwise peaceful forum.

 

[Jameseypoo 5,000+ posts]

James, I hate you for even needing a box. I also hate you for not knowing the answers to your own questions.
Look at all the animosity that you have brought to an otherwise peaceful forum.

Tis true. I've just never had to try and design a box for such a constricted space. I did design and build these boxes, but they were cake.

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

You are back in school. You should be more focused on boxes of another type anyway.