plexiglass box?

[Loudmp5 10+ year member]

im building my first box and was wandering how hard it would be? its for a single sa-10

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[CAT MAN 5,000+ posts]

depends on if you want bends or not. if its just a square piece you are fine...curves are a bi ttough

 

[ahole-ic]

im building my first box and was wandering how hard it would be? its for a single sa-10

Not terribly difficult. Just incredibly expensive. For your first box, you should stick with mdf.

 

[Loudmp5 10+ year member]

ya i was going to go price it tonight and ya its just square.... wouldnt it look so cool tho lol

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

Go with mdf and maybe a plexi glass panel or two...

 

[Loudmp5 10+ year member]

ok that sounds confusing lol like the sides plexi or the front would be sweet

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

You would need fairly thick Plexi and yes, it will be expensive...I've looked into it before

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

ok that sounds confusing lol like the sides plexi or the front would be sweet

Just have a building make you a standard box but with cut puts for a plexi window so you can still get the same affect put it will be strong and cheaper...

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

expect to spend around a grand on a full plexiglas box.

its not very scratch resistant at all either.

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

expect to spend around a grand on a full plexiglas box.
its not very scratch resistant at all either.

I think you could get by a bit cheaper these days for a whole enclosure, but for a "first enclosure" I don't recommend it lol. Buying it thick enough to be sturdy and having it bent for you will cost a large amount.

A cheaper way is as stated, just have an enclosure build/designed with a plexi "viewing area". This by far much much cheaper.

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

Also, if you want to get fancy, do a plexi window then mount mirrors on the internal walls of the enclosure...I always thought that would look pretty badass...

 

[Patrock]

The box would look awesome, but as stated above, it would cost you out the arse

I got a quote from an acrylic company for a record player plinth (I provided the blueprints). They quoted $350.00 ... I built one myself with some scrap lying around instead. The project took 3 months and turned out looking ok, not bad for a first attempt. Thats my 02

 

[mast240 10+ year member]

yea, plexi is doable, but a few problems that you'll run into with it, that will make it extremely dificult as your first enclosure... not thick enough, or braced enough, and it will have horrible flex.... too thick, and it will be too exspensive. you also need a certain amount of specialty tools when working with plexi... which can add up. having someone else cut, baffle, and drill it for you would also be pretty exspensive.

like others have said... if you want to go fancy, just do a viewing window... and i like bubba's idea with the mirrors

 

[Loudmp5 10+ year member]

alright thx you guys ima try and go with the window lol didnt think it would cost that much...

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

if they were cheap, everyone would have em ya know?