Oak Enclosure With Metal Aero Port

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

He has it now, and he lives like an hour away.He was looking for suggestions on smoothing the weld seams...and where the port and flanges meet, there's a slight dip that needs filled in.

Any suggestions?

If the welds are good and solid and there is no flex he can drill small wholes and use good bondo to fill it in and smooth it out, but that means he would need to paint it though.

The other option would be using body hammers to work it out, but that seems like a lot of work lol.

 

[Dtrom 10+ year member]

You sir got skills

 

[NASTY08IMPALA 5,000+ posts]

He has it now, and he lives like an hour away.He was looking for suggestions on smoothing the weld seams...and where the port and flanges meet, there's a slight dip that needs filled in.

Any suggestions?

thin coat of body filler sand smooth paint and clear

 

[av83 10+ year member]

You sir got skills

this.

This is my fave, out of every enclosure I've seen on here.

 

[JayDubb757 10+ year member]

this.
This is my fave, out of every enclosure I've seen on here.

Thanks! But you must not have seen my enclosure http://www.caraudio.com/forums/car-audio-build-logs-cars-trucks-suvs/559358-fi-btl-n215-enclosure.html

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

why am i the only person that does not understand why people use metal as a port... why do we use deadner? to mass load sheet metal to reduce audible noise and you used it as a port... looks great? HECK YEAH IT DOES LOOKS SICK! as far as would i use, hell no... nice woodworking good sir!

 

[JayDubb757 10+ year member]

why am i the only person that does not understand why people use metal as a port... why do we use deadner? to mass load sheet metal to reduce audible noise and you used it as a port... looks great? HECK YEAH IT DOES LOOKS SICK! as far as would i use, hell no... nice woodworking good sir!

I couldn't hear any noises from the port...it is sprayed with truck bedliner on the outside of the port, and there's weather stripping behind the flange where it mounts to the box. It's a pretty solid port, not that I would do one personally.

 

[B-Sh0t 10+ year member]

He has it now, and he lives like an hour away.He was looking for suggestions on smoothing the weld seams...and where the port and flanges meet, there's a slight dip that needs filled in.

Any suggestions?

Tell him to use led, it will help add mass to the port as well and easy to shape.

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

I couldn't hear any noises from the port...it is sprayed with truck bedliner on the outside of the port, and there's weather stripping behind the flange where it mounts to the box. It's a pretty solid port, not that I would do one personally.

thats good but im just worried about it resonating on higher frequencies... im just a port noise nancy as i drive a truck with the port near my ear hah

 

[double 07 10+ year member]

Nice work as always Jay......you are my hero.....//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Mookie 10+ year member]

Very clean.

 

[JayDubb757 10+ year member]

Nice work as always Jay......you are my hero.....//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

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[JayDubb757 10+ year member]

 

[BassMechkanic 10+ year member]

i like the hammered rustic look of the port..... goes along with the stained box..... looks sharp....

 

[ciaonzo 5,000+ posts]

Coolest thing I've seen in a little while, love the look of that vent.