sub box

by **krook** » Sun Dec 29, 2002 11:48 pm

i'm gonna rebuild the piece of sh!t excuse that houses my sub. what material should i use? particle board seems too cheapy. ideas?

by **Gunman** » Sun Dec 29, 2002 11:54 pm

medium density fiberboard with cross brases or fiberglass an enclosure for looks to go along

by **Peter** » Sun Dec 29, 2002 11:55 pm

Gunman wrote:medium density fiberboard with cross brases or fiberglass an enclosure for looks to go along

what are cross brases?

by **krook** » Sun Dec 29, 2002 11:59 pm

Gunman wrote:medium density fiberboard with cross brases or fiberglass an enclosure for looks to go along

fiberglass resin?

by **Gunman** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 12:05 am

a cross brace will help stop a sub box from ''flexing'' keeping it solid and performing best, and resin yes, very trick looking :wink:

by **nkx1** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 9:30 pm

A while back, I made my own box out of 5/8" MDF. I made it exactly to the sub airspace requirements, and it was indestructible. I used wood glue and also high-quality screws about every 3 to 4 inches on every side. Then I sealed it with silicone caulking on the inside. Although it had no internal bracing (it was only for 1 12"), it was a badass box, very sturdy, and air-tight. Shouldn't have sold it.

by **NaptownSolara** » Tue Dec 31, 2002 8:24 am

Sounds like a good box, nx. Only thing I'd have changed is the MDF width to 3/4 to 1 inch for a little more strength (especially without bracing).

by **nkx1** » Tue Dec 31, 2002 11:44 am

Only reason I didn't use thicker MDF is because of weight. I thought 5/8" was a good comprimise between strength and weight (not as thick as 3/4, but thicker than 1/2). My '88 Integra (my car at the time) only had 117hp, so I didn't want to bog it down with a really heavy box.

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