2.65my first slot ported box PICS!!
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Silver Member Username: OglejustPost Number: 119 Registered: Aug-06 | i made this for a dd 2512 that im getting soon. its net is 2.25^ft and its total is 2.65^ft to leave room for the vent and 0.1^ft for a 12" subwoofer. http://img111.imageshack.us/my.php?image=box2wo8.jpg http://img116.imageshack.us/my.php?image=boxak1.jpg |
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Silver Member Username: Th3pwn3rChicago, Illinois U.S.A Post Number: 198 Registered: Jul-06 | That is plywood right?  |
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Bronze Member Username: AkamigsPost Number: 90 Registered: Apr-06 | y didnt u use mdf? |
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Silver Member Username: OglejustPost Number: 120 Registered: Aug-06 | well i get the plywood for free from my dads work. whats wrong with usin plywood? |
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Gold Member Username: Matt12490The biggity biggity BAY, California USA Post Number: 1222 Registered: May-05 | in that second picture it looks like the screws missed the port wall. you did use wood glue on all the joints right?? |
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Silver Member Username: OglejustPost Number: 121 Registered: Aug-06 | in those pics it wasnt even screwed together..lol. im waiting on my parents to bring my some gorilla glue, some more screws, and some black paint (for the port). |
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Gold Member Username: DrivingrecklessNear tampa, Florida United state... Post Number: 1725 Registered: Apr-06 | plywood is going to fall apart...u need mdf meduim density fiberwood also i beleive tht pywood wil absorb sound if im not mistaken... dont be cheap go out an buy a sheet of mdf its only 20 bucks at home depot for a sheet tht is 48 x 96 i beleive |
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Silver Member Username: OglejustPost Number: 122 Registered: Aug-06 | hey man... i have had the same subs in mdf boxes and in my plywood boxes. i dont think there is much of a difference. however i do have respect for all the guys on here and what they say. u guys know way more than me so when i get the money ill go out and buy some mdf. thanks! |
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Gold Member Username: DrivingrecklessNear tampa, Florida United state... Post Number: 1729 Registered: Apr-06 | no problem |
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Silver Member Username: AdddisorderWest palm, Florida Post Number: 818 Registered: Jan-06 | yeah i wouldnt worry that its ply wood iv used both for boxes. and basically dont notice a difference however mdf is easyer to work with. your going to want to make sure and seal up all around the edges and everything with liquid nails or something of that nature |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Google is your Friend, FL Post Number: 5993 Registered: Aug-05 | go out and buy a sheet of plywood...and a sheet of 3/4" MDF.... cut each into a piece you can hold. now holding one by each end respectively...try to break each with your foot....bet you break the plywood first.  |
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Silver Member Username: FrkkevinLake Worth, Texas US Post Number: 763 Registered: Nov-05 | or your foot... :P |
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Silver Member Username: FrkkevinLake Worth, Texas US Post Number: 764 Registered: Nov-05 | oh .. btw.. MDF does not expand due to temp like other woods and is made not to warp .. just don't get it wet |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Google is your Friend, FL Post Number: 6000 Registered: Aug-05 | thats the only way i like it..... |
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Silver Member Username: FrkkevinLake Worth, Texas US Post Number: 767 Registered: Nov-05 | idk .. i heard the story about you and sandpaper sally |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Google is your Friend, FL Post Number: 6001 Registered: Aug-05 | ROFL |
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Gold Member Username: RedlinerWilmington, Ma Post Number: 2529 Registered: Jun-05 | http://forum.soundpressure.com/showthread.php?t=818&page=4 checkout pages 3 and 4 hen they start talking about the diffence between mdf but for justin your case use mdf just cause the quality of the stuff your using isnt very good u need the nice stuff he is talking about in the thread |
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Gold Member Username: Safe_crackerChicago, IL US Post Number: 1568 Registered: Jan-06 | Sh!t my box is made out of OSB, lol ! "oh .. btw.. MDF does not expand due to temp like other woods and is made not to warp .. just don't get it wet" Ur right but it does emit toxic fumes and can be deadly breathing it in while you cut. This is one of the main reasons for either using resin or carpet to cover it. Polo.. |
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Silver Member Username: WingmanalivePine hill, Nj US Post Number: 392 Registered: Jun-06 | It looks like 5/8" plywood, which is strong as st!t!!It's not a big box so flex shouldn't be a problem. As long as you don't leave your windows down overnight, moisture shouldn't be a problem as well. I'd like to know what some of you think about the resonante properties of solid wood as compared to plywood or MDF? If I were to build a box out of solid oak, would it sound better than MDF? Oh, and here is another pic. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Google is your Friend, FL Post Number: 6006 Registered: Aug-05 | there was a thread here somewhere where some guy built a box out of some nice a** wood....can't remember what though. lol |
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Silver Member Username: FrkkevinLake Worth, Texas US Post Number: 778 Registered: Nov-05 | supposeably ply birch is a very good wood to use.. it resonants very well and is stronger and lighter than MDF.. but it has to be built better due to the properties of the wood allowing it to expand and contract in different types of weather |
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Gold Member Username: RedlinerWilmington, Ma Post Number: 2531 Registered: Jun-05 | just read the thread i posted guys muddy i think it covers the thread your talking about oh ya and guys jw how do you guys get rid of the smell from a new box(the fresh mdf) |
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Gold Member Username: Thomas_gNM Post Number: 1827 Registered: Oct-05 | Over here at my Home Depot its around $30 with tax for a 4' X 8' sheet..... |
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Gold Member Username: Troy81Tavernier, Fl Us Post Number: 1121 Registered: Mar-06 | just use balsa wood, its the strongest wood |
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Gold Member Username: Chaunb3400Huntsville, Alabama U.S. Post Number: 9004 Registered: Jul-05 | y does everybody try and be cheap on there install?? thats the main part of ur system |
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Gold Member Username: Kd7nfrMontpelier, ID United States Post Number: 1703 Registered: Apr-05 | Other than the fact he used the wrong materials, the box looks very good. Lines up perfectly. Get some MDF and do the same with it, it'll look and sound good... |
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Silver Member Username: Kaos13Phoenix, AZ Post Number: 165 Registered: Oct-04 | you talking about this box muddy? looks like its made of of pine wood but i dont know lol    |
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Gold Member Username: BestmankindLos Angeles, CA USA Post Number: 5597 Registered: Oct-05 | justin....your box still looks better than this guys box. https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/car-audio/217067.html damn that box looks sweet david. |
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Gold Member Username: BestmankindLos Angeles, CA USA Post Number: 5599 Registered: Oct-05 | bump this b!tch |
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Gold Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 9099 Registered: Jul-05 | oh no u had 2 go dig up that thread with the crummy box - i now remember what comments i put in his thread ....lol |
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Bronze Member Username: Phil_salisburyPost Number: 18 Registered: Sep-06 | http://forum.soundpressure.com/showthread.php?t=818&page=4 The poster who made that enclosure is so full of sh!t, 16 ply cabinet grade birch plywood my azz. Yeah, right, that damn box with built with 7 ply birch, 9 ply at the most, look at the picture, count the number of wood veneer layers. Besides, plywoods are layered in odd number's of ply's, not even numbers. Besides, the highest number of ply's in any plywood is 13 ply's - Baltic Birch Plywood and it has no void spots in the veneer layers. |
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Gold Member Username: Chaunb3400Huntsville, Alabama U.S. Post Number: 9013 Registered: Jul-05 | ^^^somebody no's there wood..lol |
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Gold Member Username: BestmankindLos Angeles, CA USA Post Number: 5605 Registered: Oct-05 | i hope so. he makes one of the best boxes around. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Google is your Friend, FL Post Number: 6028 Registered: Aug-05 | wow.......just use MDF and quit trying to justify using something else. you want a strong box, use MDF. why would you spend money on subs and amps and then skimp on the most important part of the system????? |
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Bronze Member Username: Phil_salisburyPost Number: 22 Registered: Sep-06 | Muddy, I don't understand it myself. Folks spend hundreds of dollars for car audio and then they get cheap on the enclosure. That's like spend thousands on high end home audio equipment and hooking up a crap set of radio shack speakers to it. BTW, that enclosure he built out of plywood is cheap CDX exterior or AC grade plywood, good for roofing and subwflooring, lousy for much else. Yeah, that thing will resonate like a cheap harmonica. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Google is your Friend, FL Post Number: 6040 Registered: Aug-05 | LOL |
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Gold Member Username: Safe_crackerChicago, IL US Post Number: 1573 Registered: Jan-06 | The reason why people use cheap materials for there enclosure is because they lack experience/confidence in there box building and don't want to waste money if they screw up. Polo.. |
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