Relatively urgent?

 

Gold Member
Username: Tdbdadrummer

Post Number: 1020
Registered: Aug-05
I need box plans. Sealed box plans. Sealed box plans for 2 12" AA Assassins.

I'm going to build the box myself (should be a good time)

A few questions:

Where do I get box carpet?
What type of nails/screws do I need?
What type of caulking do I need?
What type of wood glue do I need?

I need plans that will have step-by-step instructions on how to build it as well.

Any help appreciated.
 

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Username: 54danny54

Betsy layne, Kentucky..GO... USA duh

Post Number: 1534
Registered: Nov-04
first...
www.the12volt.com find a sub box calculator
Where do I get box carpet?
What type of nails/screws do I need?
What type of caulking do I need?
What type of wood glue do I need?
www.selectproducts.com
and the nails, glue n caulk from hardware stores such as lowes or home depot
type in favorable deminsions that ur allowed 2 use until u get teh appropriate box volume...cut ur wood 2 teh deminsions and glue n screw it 2gether then caulk the inside edges
 

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Username: Tdbdadrummer

Post Number: 1022
Registered: Aug-05
Ok, I used the BCAE1 calc. Problem is, it wants me to give it box dimensions...I thought the point was for IT to give ME the box dimensions...
 

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Username: Rovin

Trinidad & T...

Post Number: 4871
Registered: Jul-05
then use this 1

http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/boxcalcs.asp

......
 

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Username: John_wash

Nashville, Tennessee

Post Number: 117
Registered: Dec-05
i'd say use this http://www.carstereo.com/help/Articles.cfm?id=45
 

Gold Member
Username: Tdbdadrummer

Post Number: 1025
Registered: Aug-05
Well I guess I'm just going to have to wait for AA to send me the dimensions or something...these all require box dimensions I don't have...
 

Gold Member
Username: Tdbdadrummer

Post Number: 1029
Registered: Aug-05
bump lol...
 

Gold Member
Username: Tdbdadrummer

Wellsburg, WV USA

Post Number: 1045
Registered: Aug-05
Ok, but specifically what kind of nails?

Also, what type of glue (best kind to use)?

Caulking as well, what's best?

I'll be getting the wood at my local lumber yard, and having them cut it (I don't have the saws to cut it).
 

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Username: Rovin

Trinidad & T...

Post Number: 4888
Registered: Jul-05
what kind of nails? """ - r u ...Upload

u DO NOT use any nails in sub box construction cause they don't hold well @ all .
Use coarse thread drywall screws - 2" in .75 mdf or 2.5 in 1" mdf .

U can use regular carpenter's glue on joints but i prefer product called LIQUID NAILS which can be used on both joints & 2 caulk with .

Buy urself a reg $30 black/decker circular saw & a $30 jigsaw & DIY !!!!!!!.....
 

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Username: Tdbdadrummer

Wellsburg, WV USA

Post Number: 1050
Registered: Aug-05
I have a jigsaw lol. I can cut out the holes...Maybe I can get my grandfather to let me use his table saw...We'll see.

Ah, well I'm the kind of person when they got their pre-fab sealed box last time, I double sealed it with regular caulking and rope caulk lol. Not one gram of air got out of that box...

Haha, I'm not crazy, just never built a sub box before.

After buying the subs, I wouldn't even be able to afford ONE of those saws. But it's all good.

So here's what I'm thinking...

Cut the wood, cut the holes, that's done.
Glue all the joints together, THEN screw?
Finally, caulk ok the inside, right?
 

Gold Member
Username: Tdbdadrummer

Wellsburg, WV USA

Post Number: 1051
Registered: Aug-05
Oh yea lol, I have to cut holes, and put in the terminals lol.
 

Gold Member
Username: Rovin

Trinidad & T...

Post Number: 4890
Registered: Jul-05
when i was in my teens anytime i found 6 pieces of wood (happen 2 b plywood) i would build a box & drop in a sub ! -lol

sit down & carefully calculate wood 2 be cut out by the home centre ppl & think ahead how the wood would fit depending on how u lap the wood/joints .
Remember u need 2 get the xternal dimentions right so that internal volume comes out right , do check what vol the sub itself will occupy ....

There r lotsa online sites showing basic box building ....
 

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Username: Tdbdadrummer

Wellsburg, WV USA

Post Number: 1053
Registered: Aug-05
I know I need between 1 cubic foot and 1.25 cubic feet. 1.25 being aimed more towards depth, and 1 being somewhere between, <1 being for the highs.

I was thinking maybe 1.15 cubic ft. per sub...
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