Ok, box is all cut and holes are pre-drilled. Now, it's time to seal it. Do I lay a bead of liquid nails and screw it together? Then I want to apply a coat of fiberglass resin to give it more strength... not sure how though.
What is it made out of? I put on some liquid nails, drilled it together, and added more liquid nails. If you use 3/4 MDF, liquid nails should be good enough, no need for the fiberglass if you use a lot of liquid nails.Originally posted by SirSteve Ok, box is all cut and holes are pre-drilled. Now, it's time to seal it. Do I lay a bead of liquid nails and screw it together? Then I want to apply a coat of fiberglass resin to give it more strength... not sure how though.
It is 3/4". My cuts are not exactly straight (cm off here and there) so I was hoping the fiberglass would help out on that as well...Originally posted by snova031 What is it made out of? I put on some liquid nails, drilled it together, and added more liquid nails. If you use 3/4 MDF, liquid nails should be good enough, no need for the fiberglass if you use a lot of liquid nails.
heh yea...you can always put caulking on the inside too...or should //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gifOriginally posted by SirSteve yeah... going to recut. Wish I had a table saw to cut with... the skill saw ***** (or I **** at using it). //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif
Very well said~Originally posted by Savant If you have a way to sand the edges, you could clean it up that way too.. waste less wood (unless you could re-use the bad piece for something else, but it sounds like you have all the pieces cut already)..
As for sealing.. I didn't really seal mine well, now I have to pull all the subs and get in there and make sure it's sealed very well.. I say this so you know I've not any real experience with sealing a box.. That said, you shouldn't need to put any glass or resin on the seams to seal it.. decent cuts cover 'most' of the seal, then run caulk (or liquid nails if you have enough, but a good caulk should work just fine) along ALL of the seams inside the box.. and don't be shy about putting it on.. You want to make sure you have a thick enough layer of caulk that it won't blow through, but you don't have to get crazy with it either (1" of caulk would be.. well.. um.. crazy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif ) I'd think a nice 1/4" thick bead on the main seam flattened to the sides for a good bond should be fine..
I have 'adhesive caulk' for tub-tile applications.. Dries clear and I'm presuming the adhesive bit will make it a stronger bond than normal silicon caulk (but I could be wrong)..
Another thing you could do to fill that gap would be to mix some glue and saw-dust from the cuttings.. make it into a pase of mostly dust, but wet enough to be sticky with glue.. then spread that on the crack, push it in good.. Hell, that would probably even be the best sealant if you had enough dust..