Started my first glass project!

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

Okay, time for new pics... well a pic..

So this is how it stands now, started trimming down frayed/ crappy edges... still need to do some trimming and lay a couple layers of glass where bubbles had been a problem... The black is my outline, showing where i needed to cut, still have one side to cut, i need the jigsaw for that one... the diegrinder isnt easy to use there...

Does it look okay to you guys? most of it already has 4 layers of glas, with some areas, such as corners with 5 layers, and the bottom floor piece has 5 layers too..

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

Hell, if this project turns out well, im going to make a sunroof cover for my car... mine broke, and i hate the sun beating down on me from my sunroof...

 

[troy_audi0 10+ year member]

I use a dremmle type tool.. Iv never used a jig saw on FG but I think it would be a pain in the but & my crack it or fray the FG..

Good luck..

Troy

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

hmm.. good point. Back to the electric die grinder... die grinder > dremel... pwnage

 

[Nexson 10+ year member]

i used a jigsaw on my box to cut it, worked perfectly fine. As for the hot glue, I never had any good experiences with it because it never seemed to hold up the dowels to the ring, anyhow just use hot glue or staples to attached the fleece to the edges, make sure its completely stretched, its one of the most important stages in the process, GL

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

does my box look like it might be ready for rings and fleece to you? Ill order rings asap... didnt think i would have this much time to work on it... just gotta find my bondo now LOL.

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

Okay...Ive decided to make the box ported... how do i go about making a ported fiberglass box? never tried such a thing...

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

OKay, i think that to make it ported, im going to need a 6.2" long flared port 3" wide to get it to 35 hz... does that sound right to you guys? Also, can i also use polyfill in this box to make it seem alrger or is that a sealed box only kinda thing...

 

[troy_audi0 10+ year member]

Hey man, Set down the J & thank about your next move.. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

If you plan on going ported you will need to make the vol of the box larger..

use the port thing on http://www.the12volt.com to find the around about size you need..

You can put a turn in the port tobe if you need to check http://www.partsexpress.com for aeroports & other plastic ports..

You will need to scuff it real well or mount it to MDF

after you find the parts you need & size's you will need try to think out your plan & see if it will work..

Good luck keep us posted..

Peace OUt Troy http://www.zensmoke.com

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

Yes, i realize i need to make the box bigger, but i think that once i set my ring where i want it, and set up the port, supported by an mdf ring, that the volume will be great enough... shootin for about 2.2 cubes. I figre i can wrap everything and get ready to resin it, but instead, fill ti with packing peanuts and see if i need to make adjustments before i resin the fleece. Sound like a plan to you?

 

[crazy4ozs]

sounds like a plan //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif gl 2 u sir, and oh, at this rate, ill be done with bondo and paint b4 u even get to fleecing! haha

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif lol. Thats cool... the car isnt going anywhere anytime soon with a blown up motor... but mines gonna be ported vs. your sealed lol. Yeah i was gonna do sealed cuz i love the punchiness of it, but decided to try ported, after proving to a bunch of my friends that its not the size that counts, its how its built...not like that... but i have a subwoofer for my compouter and its 8 inches, and sounds like crap cuz i beat the hell out of it... so i pulled it out to replace with another speaker, and turns out all my 6.5's i had layin around were garbage, and only had a pair of alpine type-s 4x6's layin around. I pucked one up and my friend was like "So youre telling me that a 4x6 is going to sound as good, if not better than an 8... youre full of shit" ... well i siliconed the adapter plate i made to the box and put the speaker in and seled it all up, and bam! awesome sub. Well... after it broke in of course. Rattled and sounded like total shit at first, but after about an hour she cleaned up and now sounds great.

I think im the first person to do 2 things with this.

First, I think im the only person to ever use a 4x6 as a subwoofer

and second, i think im the first person to have an alpine computer subwoofer... lol