sub fastener question.

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

So they just kinda spin cause there not attached to the wood anymore?I wondered that cause on another project I used them and went to loosin the bolt and it just spun all the little spikes flat.

These will be in a double baffle so do you think the inserts are better?I'e seen some that look like a pine cone and some that have threads on the outside.Is that what you used?

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

Please save yourself a huge headache and don't use T-nuts. I've never used threaded inserts but they look much more promising than T-nuts. Never will I let a friend or even an enemy use T-nuts for a speaker enclosure again.

 

[TIeclipseMOJO 10+ year member]

has anyone ever seen those hex head cap screws but with threads for wood? i bought a sub/box used and it had them but ive never been able to find them anywhere else, i love them though because the head ends up flush with the rubber gasket. ill hook someone up if they find them for me

 

[bopo668 10+ year member]

I would not suggest t-nuts or hurricane nuts the prongs strip out the wood to easy.From personal experience i got my 12" stuck in a box and ended up having to drill through the screw.WAS A B*ITCH

 

[twisztdauthorit 10+ year member]

ok... everyone is saying no t-nuts or hurricane nuts... so what the hell is everyone using then?

i suppose... since generally the t-nuts will be permament... maybe dab them in some glue before inserting them so they wont come loose as easily?

 

[brokeitagain 10+ year member]

i switched to using t nuts for the new setup thats going into my blazer, most of my other setups have had problems with the MDF disintegrating around the cutout hole. I have used these on other things before and if u use a screw and washer to install them before the driver is installed it is much easier. I used #10 machine screws

I have used bottom of the barrel stuff like Kicker Comps, Pioneer, Memphis PR's and Memphis M3's. I have never had any experience with any real subs. So my results may not match yours

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

maybe dab them in some glue before inserting them so they wont come loose as easily?

That doesn't work as many times the layer of the wood is still attached into the prongs.

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

I had that problem with an amp rack I did.The **** spikes just flatened right out!So the thread inserts are like $4-5 at lowes for 2 so I don't know if its gonna be worth it??Might have to just stick with good ol screws.