No screws?

[goingdef 10+ year member]

Thats a pretty dang good idea. I am using #10 wood screws and washers to hold the sub in. I'll pilot the holes, and fill em with super glue prior.

thread them in at least once before adding the glue, you really wouldn't believe how hard the material gets and use a brand new bit to drive them making sure to match the bit to the screw don't try a #2 bit on a #3 screw it will strip the head going in after the glue solidifies the material. Sorry to run on but I'm just giving you all the advice I can think of from the many boxes I have built or fixed and the issue's I ran into along the way.

 

[av83 10+ year member]

That box looks absolutely fantastic man!! Nice job! Cant wait to see the Finished Product!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

Thank you, sir.

 

[av83 10+ year member]

remember to lay down a couple cans of the cheapest flat black paint they have first so the mdf doesn't wick up the bed-liner so much.

I used primer to try and prevent this. Two coats, and it still sukked up the first coat of rubberized stuff like it was nothing. Imma have to go to Autozone again. And I'm going to get better stuff while I'm at it.

 

[av83 10+ year member]

Done! Its in the car now and sounds amazing. The rubberized coating is kinda meh looking, but after four cans, I'm done buying the stuff, lol. Shoutout to @Buck ; for the great design! And thanks again to @hispls ; for a fantastic sub!

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

I used primer to try and prevent this. Two coats, and it still sukked up the first coat of rubberized stuff like it was nothing. Imma have to go to Autozone again. And I'm going to get better stuff while I'm at it.

you notice I said cans not coats!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif I put down about 10 coats before using the spray on bedliner. but it still looks good man!

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

Ah i remember my shocker super extreme 18. Had it 10 years ago when i was 18 and played it for about 10 minutes on a fosgate 250.2 and fried the sub lol. Had the extreme and shocker 2's before that.

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

Box looks really good. I don't have anywhere near the patience for that sort of result.

That sub models well in that box, I'm sure it does really nicely.

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

Box looks really good. I don't have anywhere near the patience for that sort of result.
That sub models well in that box, I'm sure it does really nicely.

Especially when it comes to vacuuming //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Boomsday 10+ year member]

I havent used a screw in the past 5-7 boxes I have built for myself and others, I have lots of clamps and Im very patient, and I have 2 xfire xsv2's on 5k daily, and the box is as solid as could be..Gonna be building a new box in a few days with no screws again..They have there place just not in my boxes

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

i use both

 

[West]

Good read!

and a job well done.

 

[Chriszle 10+ year member]

No screws in my box, and it is holding up fine over the last year.

 

[av83 10+ year member]

Good read!and a job well done.

Thanks! And it was fun even though it took me several days to build something most would use screws to do in a couple hours. I will never ever get rid of this box, man. No one could pay me enough to cover all the man hours that went into it. especially after cutting the port opening in the baffle too big on purpose, just so I could hand sand it to match the rest off the port perfectly. It sounds amazing on everything I play , too.

 

[av83 10+ year member]

No screws in my box, and it is holding up fine over the last year.

Good to know it'll last. I was liberal with the glue and the cure time, so hopefully that helps too.

 

[West]

Thanks! And it was fun even though it took me several days to build something most would use screws to do in a couple hours. I will never ever get rid of this box, man. No one could pay me enough to cover all the man hours that went into it. especially after cutting the port opening in the baffle too big on purpose, just so I could hand sand it to match the rest off the port perfectly. It sounds amazing on everything I play , too.

I can't blame you, somethings are worth more than money...