IDSkoT
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I also posted this at DYIMA... so, don't bitch if you read it twice.
Anyway, I wanted to build an "amp plate". That's what I like to call it anyway. The basic concept is a cool looking way of securing an amp. Basically, it's an angled plate at the end of a pole. I'm doing two of these... the amps are similar sizes, the one I drew this one for is the bigger of the two.
Here's a picture of a quick sketchup I did.
(The cylinder is 3" in that, the angle of the "amp plate" is 30 degrees (or -30, whatever you wanna look at is as). The actual amp plate in that drawing is 18" x 12-1/2" The amp going on it is 16 9/16” long x 11 3/16" wide. Should I make the plate wider and/or the cylinder wider? (the measurement of each is inside, before fiberglass. These would be the measurements of the actual structure on the inside. I'll probably do a few coats of fiberglass on the outside to assure it doesn't break going over a speed bump or something.)
I'd be fabricating this out of a series of wooden struts and wooden circle cut-outs for the tube going up. There would be holes in the top to allow wires to be run into the plate, down the cylinder, and under the carpet of the trunk.
How I'd do it is make a template, glue it all together, then fiberglass the bare structure.
I have a few questions...
1: What would be a good material to make the actual amp holder out of? I was thinking of using some drafting wood. (I'm not sure what it's called, we used it for drafting class in high school. It's this thin sort of brittle wood that came in sticks, we used it to make houses out of. I'm not sure if it's strong enough, though? (This leads to my second question
2: What would I use? Would I use fleece and then resin/hardener? Or would I use mat? (I've never fiber-glassed before. So, bare with me, please. I don't understand when to use fleece and when to use mats.)
3: I was wondering how I could mount this? I was thinking on the bottom I could screw something like this to mount it:
or
IIRC from physics class (lolz, j/k), but #2 would be a lot stronger. However, I haven't really done the math since it's 3 AM. But, I'm not so sure #2 would have enough room to work. I plan on mounting these on 4 sides of the bottom wooden circle that creates the structure of the cylinder. The size shown is bent using 1/8" metal. I'm not sure how much it would way, and if 1/8 would work. I'm open to suggestions, of course!
4: Should I carpet these or paint them? I was thinking paint them some sort of color of black. I don't really like flashy. But I would like people to know I worked hard on them.
Thanks, and I apologize for the long read. Any help is appreciated.
EDIT:: And they say nothing good happens after midnight! They haven't met me.
Anyway, I wanted to build an "amp plate". That's what I like to call it anyway. The basic concept is a cool looking way of securing an amp. Basically, it's an angled plate at the end of a pole. I'm doing two of these... the amps are similar sizes, the one I drew this one for is the bigger of the two.
Here's a picture of a quick sketchup I did.
(The cylinder is 3" in that, the angle of the "amp plate" is 30 degrees (or -30, whatever you wanna look at is as). The actual amp plate in that drawing is 18" x 12-1/2" The amp going on it is 16 9/16” long x 11 3/16" wide. Should I make the plate wider and/or the cylinder wider? (the measurement of each is inside, before fiberglass. These would be the measurements of the actual structure on the inside. I'll probably do a few coats of fiberglass on the outside to assure it doesn't break going over a speed bump or something.)
I'd be fabricating this out of a series of wooden struts and wooden circle cut-outs for the tube going up. There would be holes in the top to allow wires to be run into the plate, down the cylinder, and under the carpet of the trunk.
How I'd do it is make a template, glue it all together, then fiberglass the bare structure.
I have a few questions...
1: What would be a good material to make the actual amp holder out of? I was thinking of using some drafting wood. (I'm not sure what it's called, we used it for drafting class in high school. It's this thin sort of brittle wood that came in sticks, we used it to make houses out of. I'm not sure if it's strong enough, though? (This leads to my second question
2: What would I use? Would I use fleece and then resin/hardener? Or would I use mat? (I've never fiber-glassed before. So, bare with me, please. I don't understand when to use fleece and when to use mats.)
3: I was wondering how I could mount this? I was thinking on the bottom I could screw something like this to mount it:
or
IIRC from physics class (lolz, j/k), but #2 would be a lot stronger. However, I haven't really done the math since it's 3 AM. But, I'm not so sure #2 would have enough room to work. I plan on mounting these on 4 sides of the bottom wooden circle that creates the structure of the cylinder. The size shown is bent using 1/8" metal. I'm not sure how much it would way, and if 1/8 would work. I'm open to suggestions, of course!
4: Should I carpet these or paint them? I was thinking paint them some sort of color of black. I don't really like flashy. But I would like people to know I worked hard on them.
Thanks, and I apologize for the long read. Any help is appreciated.
EDIT:: And they say nothing good happens after midnight! They haven't met me.
