Posted April 4, 201015 yr Which is better for box building liquid nail or wood glue? Any others you would suggest??Thanks,Matt Cusack
April 4, 201015 yr 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.
April 5, 201015 yr Author 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
April 5, 201015 yr 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.
April 5, 201015 yr You can use wood glue and mdf dust to fill any voidsx2x3. When that thing dries, it's one tough material. Much better than caulk.
April 5, 201015 yr 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.
April 5, 201015 yr Author 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
April 5, 201015 yr You can use wood glue and mdf dust to fill any voidsDidn't know that. Good info thanks!
April 5, 201015 yr 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?
April 5, 201015 yr 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.
April 6, 201015 yr 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, 201015 yr by John Holmes
April 6, 201015 yr 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.
April 6, 201015 yr 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.
April 6, 201015 yr Author 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
April 6, 201015 yr 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 CusackIt 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?
April 6, 201015 yr Author 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 CusackIt 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 16top= 26 x 16left= 15.25 x 18.5right=14.5 x 18.5back= 26x 18.5front= 23.25 x 18.5Thanks,Matt Cusack
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