most effective way to install a woofer?

]Don't use regular wood screws' date=' get you some t nuts and bolts, along with washers and washer lock nuts. If you use screws, they won't screw in the same as the previous time if you take them out and eventually they won't screw all the way in at all.[/b'] You can put your woofer in the box and mark where the holes are then drill them, or just leave your woofer in there and drill the holes, but don't slip cause you will easily damage the surround.
After you got your holes, put in your T-nuts and put the screw through them and screw them in enough so the t-nuts stick into the wood. After this just put your woofer in and screw it down with the screws you have and the lock washers and washers. This is what I did and had no problems.

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I use wood screws because I don't plan to pull the sub. If I get a new sub I'll design a new box around that sub as no two of different brands have the same specs.

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....or you just rotate the sub for some fresh wood. Easy.

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i use hurricane nuts lately instead of t-nuts. i use 10-24 for most speakers/subs, or 8-32 for small drivers. you can even get hex nut heads.

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Maybe it's just me, but i've had NOTHING but trouble with hurricane nuts and do not recommend them. Invariably, one of them strips, and you're out of luck. Try unscrewing a screw from a hurricane nut that's stripped when you can't reach the back of the hurricane nut to hold it steady. It's no fun //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif
Stick to t-nuts, tho, and you're fine. I use 10-24 (or 10-32 can't remember and can't find em, crap) and they hold well with no problems whatsoever.

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