Liquid Nail or Wood Glue?

[matt cusack 0]

Which is better for box building liquid nail or wood glue? Any others you would suggest??

Thanks,

Matt Cusack

[jblcamry 103]

wood glue for gluing wood.

[shakes 2]

Good old fashioned wood glue is all you need.

[BanginGMC 23]

[akrod2as 2]

Liquid nail isn't going to penetrate into the wood like wood glue does.

[Jay-C76 333]

Liquid nail has a vapor that is harmful to some glues used on some subwoofers.

Just pick up a bottle of Titebond 2 wood glue and you can't go wrong.

[matt cusack 0]

Thanks For All The Fast Responses. Wood Glue It Is!

Thanks,

Matt Cusack

[matt cusack 0]

1 More Thing. Could You Advise Me As To Whether Or Not I Should Put Caulk Inside The Edges Of The Box?

Thanks,

Matt Cusack

[slim2fattycake 85]

yes its better to have it than not because you don't want air leaks at all. Unless you're a god at building the tightest box, I'd use caulk on all seams. And tite bond 2 ftw!

O and nice choice of subs. Remember to stay within the specs of Fi maybe right in the middle or on the lower end with more power. They are pretty strict.

[///M5 2,833]

You can use wood glue and mdf dust to fill any voids

[ssibert 0]

You can use wood glue and mdf dust to fill any voids

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[Adrian_D 520]

You can use wood glue and mdf dust to fill any voids

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x3. When that thing dries, it's one tough material. Much better than caulk.

[akrod2as 2]

yes its better to have it than not because you don't want air leaks at all. Unless you're a god at building the tightest box, I'd use caulk on all seams. And tite bond 2 ftw!

O and nice choice of subs. Remember to stay within the specs of Fi maybe right in the middle or on the lower end with more power. They are pretty strict.

depends, in all honesty, one tiny air leak isn't going to make any audible difference. Let alone several tiny air leaks. None of that is audible.

[matt cusack 0]

Thanks Guy's, This Is Exactly What I Was Looking For! I Planned On Making My Box 1.5 ^3 Per Chamber( Largest FI Recommendation) Tuned To 33hz.

That Idea On The Wood Glue And MDF Dust Is Great. Cheaper Than Caulk And Maybe A Little Bit Better. Im Not Worried About The Tiny Air Leaks, I Am No Professional ( 1st Box Build Actually) And I Will Not be Competing, Just Something That Will Get Decently Loud.

Thanks,

Matt Cusack

[BryanTheCEO 59]

You can use wood glue and mdf dust to fill any voids

Didn't know that. Good info thanks!

[Duran 387]

yes its better to have it than not because you don't want air leaks at all. Unless you're a god at building the tightest box, I'd use caulk on all seams. And tite bond 2 ftw!

O and nice choice of subs. Remember to stay within the specs of Fi maybe right in the middle or on the lower end with more power. They are pretty strict.

depends, in all honesty, one tiny air leak isn't going to make any audible difference. Let alone several tiny air leaks. None of that is audible.

I strongly disagree. Have you ever even heard a leaky sealed enclosure?

[thebiggmann12 14]

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[Kanaworm$ 292]

Titebond or any other quality wood glue over liquid nail!

I have used latex and 100% silicone in past boxes to seal my enclosures. Lately I have done what ///M5 said and used wood glue and mdf dust to seal up the seams.

[akrod2as 2]

yes its better to have it than not because you don't want air leaks at all. Unless you're a god at building the tightest box, I'd use caulk on all seams. And tite bond 2 ftw!

O and nice choice of subs. Remember to stay within the specs of Fi maybe right in the middle or on the lower end with more power. They are pretty strict.

depends, in all honesty, one tiny air leak isn't going to make any audible difference. Let alone several tiny air leaks. None of that is audible.

I strongly disagree. Have you ever even heard a leaky sealed enclosure?

Yes, but we're not talking about a sealed enclosure are we?

Also, Richard Clark must be a moron then.

Edited April 6, 2010 by John Holmes

[Duran 387]

yes its better to have it than not because you don't want air leaks at all. Unless you're a god at building the tightest box, I'd use caulk on all seams. And tite bond 2 ftw!

O and nice choice of subs. Remember to stay within the specs of Fi maybe right in the middle or on the lower end with more power. They are pretty strict.

depends, in all honesty, one tiny air leak isn't going to make any audible difference. Let alone several tiny air leaks. None of that is audible.

I strongly disagree. Have you ever even heard a leaky sealed enclosure?

Yes, but we're not talking about a sealed enclosure are we?

Also, Richard Clark must be a moron then.

The same goes for a leaky vented enclosure. It's best to not have an air leak because that will make a weak spot in the joint, you'll have yourself a broken enclosure.

Also, I don't give a flying fuck about Richard Clark.

[Adrian_D 520]

yes its better to have it than not because you don't want air leaks at all. Unless you're a god at building the tightest box, I'd use caulk on all seams. And tite bond 2 ftw!

O and nice choice of subs. Remember to stay within the specs of Fi maybe right in the middle or on the lower end with more power. They are pretty strict.

depends, in all honesty, one tiny air leak isn't going to make any audible difference. Let alone several tiny air leaks. None of that is audible.

I strongly disagree. Have you ever even heard a leaky sealed enclosure?

Yes, but we're not talking about a sealed enclosure are we?

Also, Richard Clark must be a moron then.

Also, I don't give a flying fuck about Richard Clark.

I suspect you don't know who the guy is then.

Mellow out Duran

On sealed enclosures the only time I could hear leaks was either on music and sitting right next to the enclosure or playing test tones trying to find the leaks.

[///M5 2,833]

Obviously.

Box losses can change the response of your box significantly.

[matt cusack 0]

alright guys. I didn't mean to cause a big Stink on here!!! but i have one last question... in my endeavour of building set box i have encountered a problem. i cut all my pieces exact and i have the front, back and port installed so all i have left is the top and right and left sides.. heres the problem, everything is not measuring out!! i think on the re calc website that everything is built on top of the bottom plate?? ( i put my side pieces on the outside of the bottom plate because i didnt look hard enough and thought it was right) but now i am almost done and nothing is matching up.. if you don't understand my question( is everything built on top of the bottom plate) than i can get some pictures of it.

Thanks,

Matt Cusack

[BanginGMC 23]

alright guys. I didn't mean to cause a big Stink on here!!! but i have one last question... in my endeavour of building set box i have encountered a problem. i cut all my pieces exact and i have the front, back and port installed so all i have left is the top and right and left sides.. heres the problem, everything is not measuring out!! i think on the re calc website that everything is built on top of the bottom plate?? ( i put my side pieces on the outside of the bottom plate because i didnt look hard enough and thought it was right) but now i am almost done and nothing is matching up.. if you don't understand my question( is everything built on top of the bottom plate) than i can get some pictures of it.

Thanks,

Matt Cusack

It does not HAVE to be built on the bottom plate. It depends on the cuts you made to determain how the box will be piece together.

What are your cuts?

[matt cusack 0]

alright guys. I didn't mean to cause a big Stink on here!!! but i have one last question... in my endeavour of building set box i have encountered a problem. i cut all my pieces exact and i have the front, back and port installed so all i have left is the top and right and left sides.. heres the problem, everything is not measuring out!! i think on the re calc website that everything is built on top of the bottom plate?? ( i put my side pieces on the outside of the bottom plate because i didnt look hard enough and thought it was right) but now i am almost done and nothing is matching up.. if you don't understand my question( is everything built on top of the bottom plate) than i can get some pictures of it.

Thanks,

Matt Cusack

It does not HAVE to be built on the bottom plate. It depends on the cuts you made to determain how the box will be piece together.

What are your cuts?

bottom= 26x 16

top= 26 x 16

left= 15.25 x 18.5

right=14.5 x 18.5

back= 26x 18.5

front= 23.25 x 18.5

Thanks,

Matt Cusack