Speaker adapters made outof particle board

[hondarider 10+ year member]

I need to make some adapters to fit my front speakers and i dont have any mdf at the time but i do have some particle board. Will there be any difference between the two since it will be a small piece?

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[Rawr-DQ 10+ year member]

Particleboard is just...weaker.

On my rainbows I needed to make a spacer, so I just slipped in some nuts to act like washers...I later filled the gaps (from not making a baffle/ring) in with non-hardening clay, and I haven't had a problem with the clay moving since it isn't sealed within in the door anyway. Nor did I have a problem with cancellation.

Just goes to show that alot of things will work.

 

[Drunkship 10+ year member]

I don't know, it is probably usable, just not as strong nor sturdy.

I need some speaker adapters made and I don't have any tools so the woodshop teacher at my mom's school is going to make some from 1/2" MDF for me. I'm sure particle board will do though.

 

[///M5 10+ year member]

Boo, I wouldn't.

 

[msrpIZtooMUCH 10+ year member]

I would not do it.

I use aluminum or plastic, machine them to the shape and size I need, clean all the surfaces that will be in use and fill in the gaps for a perfect seal with caulk. MDF, particle board etc. will absorb moisture and go bad...in other words either will work, but neither will last.

It all depends on your goals and how much time and effort you are willing to put into your installation.

 

[hondarider 10+ year member]

I would not do it.
I use aluminum or plastic, machine them to the shape and size I need, clean all the surfaces that will be in use and fill in the gaps for a perfect seal with caulk. MDF, particle board etc. will absorb moisture and go bad...in other words either will work, but neither will last.

It all depends on your goals and how much time and effort you are willing to put into your installation.

Well i probably could just use the stock plastic piece. But i thought a piece of wood wood be stonger and the plastic would vibrate?

 

[audiobahnuser18 5,000+ posts]

save yourself from the trouble and wait till you get some mdf. because particle board is just weak and won't hold up for all that long.

 

[Thieroff 10+ year member]

get some type of sealer, or even FG resin and slap it on the MDF and let it cure

It will prevent it from getting deformed by water

CT

 

[hondarider 10+ year member]

Or how about plywood? I would use mdf but i dont really want to buy a full sheet for 2 small pieces.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Your local hardware store should have 'drop' pieces of mdf. My local store has pieces down to as small as 1' square iirc.

 

[msrpIZtooMUCH 10+ year member]

Well i probably could just use the stock plastic piece. But i thought a piece of wood wood be stonger and the plastic would vibrate?

I have a pair of 8 in midbass drivers in my front doors (deadened with rammat) each running on 125 wrms and I dont get a bit of vibration.

I used a 3/4 in solid chunk of plastic, drilled 8 (5/16 inch) holes in the plactic to bolt it to the door, then drilled holes in the plastic to match the pattern on the speakers and bolted the speakers to the plactic. After that I went around the plactic spacer with caulk.

It's been working flawlessly for me...

 

[hondarider 10+ year member]

I have a pair of 8 in midbass drivers in my front doors (deadened with rammat) each running on 125 wrms and I dont get a bit of vibration.
I used a 3/4 in solid chunk of plastic, drilled 8 (5/16 inch) holes in the plactic to bolt it to the door, then drilled holes in the plastic to match the pattern on the speakers and bolted the speakers to the plactic. After that I went around the plactic spacer with caulk.

It's been working flawlessly for me...

The stock plastic piece is about 1/16 " thick and attached with 3 small screws to the metal door.

 

[msrpIZtooMUCH 10+ year member]

The stock plastic piece is about 1/16 " thick and attached with 3 small screws to the metal door.

That being the case, you ought to look for an alternative.

What I am using works great and is virtually buttetproof.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Wood, treated to withstand moisture, is the easiest method. Ive yet to see a well prepared wooden baffle board rot out. And if your does, you have bigger problems...

 

[hondarider 10+ year member]

Wood, treated to withstand moisture, is the easiest method. Ive yet to see a well prepared wooden baffle board rot out. And if your does, you have bigger problems...

How will water get on to the baffle? It should stay dry shouldn't it? Because speakers can't get wet can they?