Supplies you need to build an enclosure

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

Anyone know where a tutorial is on how to cut a circle witha router? ahhh i hate being a noob.

 

[marly]

Carpet?

Speaking of carpet, where is a good place to get carpet? I've been thinking of building (attempting to) my own ported box.

marly

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

Carpet?

reason why I didn't list carpet is because I don't see it as a necessity. A lot of people prefer not to carpet an enclosure like myself. Why cover up your own art. It's like painting a masterpiece and covering it w/ a big splash of black paint. .....IMO

Unless you do one hell of a carpet job.

 

[ssj2xxgotenxx 10+ year member]

reason why I didn't list carpet is because I don't see it as a necessity. A lot of people prefer not to carpet an enclosure like myself. Why cover up your own art. It's like painting a masterpiece and covering it w/ a big splash of black paint. .....IMO
Unless you do one hell of a carpet job.

I just wanted to try the rabbited edge thing. That edge is a work of art in itself.

 

[Eldorado 5,000+ posts]

Anyone know where a tutorial is on how to cut a circle witha router? ahhh i hate being a noob.

there is one FG tutorial that shows you how to make trim rings.

Prob explains how to do it

 

[Eldorado 5,000+ posts]

reason why I didn't list carpet is because I don't see it as a necessity. A lot of people prefer not to carpet an enclosure like myself. Why cover up your own art. It's like painting a masterpiece and covering it w/ a big splash of black paint. .....IMO
Unless you do one hell of a carpet job.

Exactly.

Carpeting is another step from the finished product

 

[Vincent9515 10+ year member]

Anyone know where a tutorial is on how to cut a circle witha router? ahhh i hate being a noob.

You need a circle jig. Parts Express sells the Jasper set. It's fairly expensive, but well worth it if you're going to be building a lot of enclosures. You can probably build your own out of Plexiglas, but I didn't think it was worth the trouble.

Once you get that, mount it to the router and stick a pin into the circle jig and through to a predrilled hole in the box.

The router will need a spiral upcut bit. Home Depot stocks Porter Cable which is a fairly good brand. I usually make three passes through 3/4" MDF to avoid overloading my router and prevent premature bit failure from chips building up. You want to move fairly fast so it doesn't sit in one spot, so set it accordingly.

 

[Eldorado 5,000+ posts]

Those down cutting bits are so nice.

All the sawdust just lands on the floor and not in your eyes

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

You need a circle jig. Parts Express sells the Jasper set. It's fairly expensive, but well worth it if you're going to be building a lot of enclosures. You can probably build your own out of Plexiglas, but I didn't think it was worth the trouble.
Once you get that, mount it to the router and stick a pin into the circle jig and through to a predrilled hole in the box.

The router will need a spiral upcut bit. Home Depot stocks Porter Cable which is a fairly good brand. I usually make three passes through 3/4" MDF to avoid overloading my router and prevent premature bit failure from chips building up. You want to move fairly fast so it doesn't sit in one spot, so set it accordingly.

do you cut the hole last if not how do you hold it down and whst not.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

For subs, I cut out the hole after the box is assembled. For speakers, I do it before assembly.

Also, for routers, a straight bit is plenty fine for doing cutouts.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

do you cut the hole last if not how do you hold it down and whst not.

I myself liek to cut the sub cutout before the piece is on the box, in case i mess up. I just lay the piece on top of some leftover pieces of MDF under it (both sides of the circle) then kneel on it and cut... Or if the piece is big enough I use my work bench, or you can clamp it down to two saw horses. then you ride the horses //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/highhorse.gif.6bbb570c3f53dc0dcce8a2b8ad05cf11.gif

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

I myself liek to cut the sub cutout before the piece is on the box, in case i mess up. I just lay the piece on top of some leftover pieces of MDF under it (both sides of the circle) then kneel on it and cut... Or if the piece is big enough I use my work bench, or you can clamp it down to two saw horses. then you ride the horses //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/highhorse.gif.6bbb570c3f53dc0dcce8a2b8ad05cf11.gif

Will the mdf move at all? if you just lay it on there?

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

Will the mdf move at all? if you just lay it on there?

if knelt on w/ a hand holding it in place it'll stay while you're cutting it w/ a jigsaw.

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

What if your using a router?

 

[soul05 10+ year member]

i would think it would be the same concept