Today is the day.....

[big_mofo 10+ year member]

i am going to build my box. it will house 2 15" Memphis PR's. the enclosure will be 7cubes after port and sub displacement, tuned to 34 or 35hz i dont remember. i will get pics up as the day goes by to show my progress.

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[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

Good luck.

any tips and pointers you need before you get started?

 

[big_mofo 10+ year member]

Good luck.
any tips and pointers you need before you get started?

i dont know, since this is my first box anything told to me would be great, i kind of have the jist of it all, but if any of you vet's wanna help outta rookie then go on ahead.

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

post up your plans.

 

[espguitarist91 10+ year member]

What are you using to make your cuts? Make sure you have a lot of patience, clamps, and glue.

 

[HotCarl 10+ year member]

What are you using to make your cuts? Make sure you have a lot of patience, clamps, and glue.

where is Bloomingdale?

 

[espguitarist91 10+ year member]

Right around schaumburg, rosselle, glendale heights. Around there.

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=&city=bloomingdale&state=IL&zipcode=60108

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[Fast1one 10+ year member]

Sweet...have fun and dont worry if you mess up a little! Its your first box...

Just take your time and all will be good...

 

[davidfre21 5,000+ posts]

Todays the day i build 2 5.5cube ported boxes tuned @35hz //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Glue: Titebond glues only. Elmer's carpenter glue is just okay, but I personally prefer titebond II. They make I, II and III. Titebond I is the weakest of the three, though it cleans up easily with water and a paper towel. I only use this when I'm doing a budget enclosure, or something so small that the loss in tensile strength won't be critical. Titebond II has the best of both worlds of the three. It dries fairly quick (not as fast as I though), has decent cleanup, and is ****ing strong. I use it almost exclusively unless I have to make either a large ported box with minimal bracing, or as I said before, a cheap enclosure. Titebond III is the strongest glue they make, but it comes at a cost, literally, and figuratively. It's literally over twice the cost of the first two, and dries up about as slow as a swimming pool left open in the spring. I use this glue ONLY when I don't have a timeline, or if the enclosure is going to be for extremely high SPL subs, or the box has minimal bracing. For your box, II is the best, and I swear by it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Screws: Grip-Rite coarse thread drywall screws, or their PrimeGuard screws. Both 1 5/8" lengths. If you aren't familiar with building a box, then you should probably start out with 1 1/4" so that you don't split the wood. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Carpeting (if you are): Do NOT buy carpet with a backing to it. It doesn't stretch or mold well, and is an overall waste of money. Get the stretchy stuff at PartsExpress.com (2nd page of carpeting/veneer). To glue it to the box, use 3M 77 or 90 spray adhesive. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

General Construction: Pre-drill every screwhole. Make sure that you don't drill in more than 2.5" from the end of any panel, especially on the front baffle. You risk splitting the wood doing that. Before you screw, lay down a nice bead of the glue (don't be dainty with it, as it's what actually holds the box together. Screws are used to act as clamps while the glue dries), then clamp the two panels together, and then drill and screw. Beyond that, it's all good. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

If nothing else, take your time, and be proud of whatever you make //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

easiest way to get that perfect line for a circle

http://www.caraudio911.com/tutorials/CircleJig/

 

[big_mofo 10+ year member]

hey guys im back. the plans for the box were 17.5x45x25. we are taking a break right now, have to run into town to get another sheet of mdf. here are the pics so far.

test fitting bottom in trunk



testing the fit



another shot, thats my dad helpin out



screwed an glued



an another.....



an lastly...



as of now there are no gaps in it. we overlapped the top piece maybe 2-3cm, nothing bad though. all we have left is the front panel an the port. ill post up the pics as soon as im finished guys.

 

[big_mofo 10+ year member]

What are you using to make your cuts? Make sure you have a lot of patience, clamps, and glue.

we used a circular saw. all the cuts are clean and straight

 

[big_mofo 10+ year member]

Glue: Titebond glues only. Elmer's carpenter glue is just okay, but I personally prefer titebond II. They make I, II and III. Titebond I is the weakest of the three, though it cleans up easily with water and a paper towel. I only use this when I'm doing a budget enclosure, or something so small that the loss in tensile strength won't be critical. Titebond II has the best of both worlds of the three. It dries fairly quick (not as fast as I though), has decent cleanup, and is ****ing strong. I use it almost exclusively unless I have to make either a large ported box with minimal bracing, or as I said before, a cheap enclosure. Titebond III is the strongest glue they make, but it comes at a cost, literally, and figuratively. It's literally over twice the cost of the first two, and dries up about as slow as a swimming pool left open in the spring. I use this glue ONLY when I don't have a timeline, or if the enclosure is going to be for extremely high SPL subs, or the box has minimal bracing. For your box, II is the best, and I swear by it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
Screws: Grip-Rite coarse thread drywall screws, or their PrimeGuard screws. Both 1 5/8" lengths. If you aren't familiar with building a box, then you should probably start out with 1 1/4" so that you don't split the wood. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Carpeting (if you are): Do NOT buy carpet with a backing to it. It doesn't stretch or mold well, and is an overall waste of money. Get the stretchy stuff at PartsExpress.com (2nd page of carpeting/veneer). To glue it to the box, use 3M 77 or 90 spray adhesive. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

General Construction: Pre-drill every screwhole. Make sure that you don't drill in more than 2.5" from the end of any panel, especially on the front baffle. You risk splitting the wood doing that. Before you screw, lay down a nice bead of the glue (don't be dainty with it, as it's what actually holds the box together. Screws are used to act as clamps while the glue dries), then clamp the two panels together, and then drill and screw. Beyond that, it's all good. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

If nothing else, take your time, and be proud of whatever you make //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

thanks Pv, we did just about everything u mentioned, minus the fact that we used Gorilla Glue bc that was all we had, except for about an once of TitebondII, im happy with the turnout so far, im goin to hook up with one of my boys 2nite and test it with his JL 500.1. and speaking of that, since we will only use for like 30 mins, do i need to worry about setting anything on it? thanks again guys.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Good work, wipe up that glue for some added aesthetics //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif