who has built a PERFECT box before?

[dcole18 5,000+ posts]

yeah but once you can build a perfect box with a circular saw... you can build it with anything...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

I build all my boxes with a circular saw.

My cuts are never perfect, but thats nothing that a little sanding/routering/filling can't fix. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

I listen to songs with continous bass lines when I'm baked or drunk....ain't nothing better when your ****edup lol. You can slowly feel the air around you change as teh bass hits...haha its weird!

I don't know, this song made me cry and gave me chills at the same time:

http://media.putfile.com/11---K-Pax-Soundtrack---July-27th

Shit was ridiculous.

Fear Factory's - Ascension was pretty crazy too. I wasn't sure if I was listening to music or if it was all going on in my head.

Whatever you do, don't listen to the Apocalypto sound track. That scared me so bad.

 

[jblayz1 10+ year member]

i don't feel bad for being owned by my first box now. thanks fellas!!!!

*one of the voices in my head*...always remember to cut the hole for the sub smaller, not bigger....don't you ever listen when you're around your hot rod friends...."measure twice, cut once!" //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/furious.gif.fc81ca146dbff91fede3ed290dbc4f4c.gif

 

[PSturmer 10+ year member]

with a laser jet you could get near perfect. i once had a friend cut the wood out for me back when i was lazy. the machine gets to 1/1000 of an inch. the only thing is the laser burns the wood. you could use a water jet to prevent burning but the laser is much faster.

right now at school i get all my cuts within 1/32 of an inch. which is still good enough for any box i make.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

I build all my boxes with a circular saw.
My cuts are never perfect, but thats nothing that a little sanding/routering/filling can't fix. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

filling? what do you use for filling? i would need something that would bond the wood, and hold up to the air pressure inside, without causing a leak.

immacomputer sounds like a tripper to me lol. anyways though...apocolypto was a crazy movie. so raw IMO.

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

filling? what do you use for filling? i would need something that would bond the wood, and hold up to the air pressure inside, without causing a leak.
immacomputer sounds like a tripper to me lol. anyways though...apocolypto was a crazy movie. so raw IMO.

I don't know what he uses, but I use heavy duty, all-purpose silicone sealant on all my builds regardless of how close I make the cuts or how much glue I use.

 

[Shyne151 10+ year member]

I can usually get pretty close with a circular saw... at home or my own boxes I use a circular saw. For customer boxes at work I use the table saw... that we can cut whole sheets on //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

filling? what do you use for filling? i would need something that would bond the wood, and hold up to the air pressure inside, without causing a leak.
immacomputer sounds like a tripper to me lol. anyways though...apocolypto was a crazy movie. so raw IMO.

Usually just wood glue does the job for me. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

If the gaps are a little larger than usual then I'll fill it from the inside using some sort of sealant whether it's goop, gorilla glue, or something else like that.

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

Um i did! i used a template and a skill saw and a jigsaw and a nail gun //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif Although my subs exceed there limit in it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

I don't know what he uses, but I use heavy duty, all-purpose silicone sealant on all my builds regardless of how close I make the cuts or how much glue I use.

well im using

"DAP- Alex Plus, Acrylic Latex Caulk Plus Silicone" to make for an air tight seal just in case, but when i run my finger over this stuff (although its only been a little while) it leaves like a chaulky residue on my finger. shouldnt this stuff dry to a rubber type seal? did i buy the wrong shit?

tommyk: ok. yea my gaps arent that big, i am exagerating a little bit, but they do need filling for sure, cause they will leak air no prob right now.

 

[Pyro_By_Nature 5,000+ posts]

It is very hard to do a perfect box with a circular saw, and no sanding.You can get close, but I wouldn't rely on it.We built a decware "wicked one" with nothing but a circular saw before.Got **** close to perfect, but messed up a little bit, oh well.

Table saws and someone who can properly use it are the way to go. Or if you got teh mad moniez, a cnc machine would be ****ing awesome.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

The key to good cuts with a circular saw is having a fence clamped down to follow. I have a piece of alum that's 3/4"x1"x6' that I clamped down the appropriate distance from the cut line. Once the 'fence' was clamped down in the proper place, making the actual cut, a nice straight cut, was the easiest part.

Ive since upgraded to a table saw. The table saw is faster, easier, and abit more accurate than my old method, but my old way made very accurate cuts as well.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

The key to good cuts with a circular saw is having a fence clamped down to follow. I have a piece of alum that's 3/4"x1"x6' that I clamped down the appropriate distance from the cut line. Once the 'fence' was clamped down in the proper place, making the actual cut, a nice straight cut, was the easiest part.
Ive since upgraded to a table saw. The table saw is faster, easier, and abit more accurate than my old method, but my old way made very accurate cuts as well.

i tried the fence method but i find it hard to get a straight cut still because either im not cutting in a perfectly straight line, or other times i just have a hard time getting the blade to perfectly sit on my desired cut line, while trying to line up my straight end.

its basically a pain in the ***.

anyone wanna chime in on my DAP purchase?

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

well im using
"DAP- Alex Plus, Acrylic Latex Caulk Plus Silicone" to make for an air tight seal just in case, but when i run my finger over this stuff (although its only been a little while) it leaves like a chaulky residue on my finger. shouldnt this stuff dry to a rubber type seal? did i buy the wrong shit?

tommyk: ok. yea my gaps arent that big, i am exagerating a little bit, but they do need filling for sure, cause they will leak air no prob right now.

It's probably because that one is latex. Like I mentioned, I get the heavy duty all purpose stuff. It holds almost as tight as wood glue. I can't think of the name brand atm because it's all at my house (I'm in my appt atm).