Posted May 19, 201015 yr I recently found this box picture:I love how the port and the edges are rounded. I'm guessing that on the edges that they achieved that with a lot of sanding. I'm wondering how to shape the port like that. I'm considering remaking my box, to try to achieve something like this. It looks completely badass.
May 19, 201015 yr Author Kerf cuts, like making a bunch of cuts and bending the wood? I'm wondering how you would make the angles at the corners of the port. I'm thinking this might be a little above my carpentry expertise, haha. I might get some quotes from some box builders, but I'm sure for something as big as I've got it would be big money, especially for shipping. I wish I could find somebody local that could do it.
May 19, 201015 yr Those are Kerfed ports to achieve good tuning you need to be good at math because there are no free calcs for this...They are pretty hard to do and when done you have to apply fiberglass resin in the corners so it wont move...
May 19, 201015 yr Kerf cuts and some complex miter cuts.....Not a first time try kinda thing.It's an art that really takes practice to perfect, especially a quad flare.
May 19, 201015 yr Author Those are Kerfed ports to achieve good tuning you need to be good at math because there are no free calcs for this...They are pretty hard to do and when done you have to apply fiberglass resin in the corners so it wont move...I don't see how it could move if its all glued and screwed. Could you elaborate?
May 19, 201015 yr Author does not look like kerf cuts to me, looks like some nice roudover work.Like by cutting the pieces at angles and then sanding?
May 19, 201015 yr does not look like kerf cuts to me, looks like some nice roudover work.Like by cutting the pieces at angles and then sanding?No, just rounding them with a router.
May 19, 201015 yr I can get a 2" radius with kerfs.I can do a smaller radius but there's a point where you can remove too much material when you do the kerfs.I'm sure that enclosure has had tons of body filler to get that smooth look.Plus One hell of a skin of paint!
May 19, 201015 yr I like how it just looks plain. But beautiful nothing going really all out just good i would but that in my trunk anytime..
May 19, 201015 yr I almost borrowed a router and routed a square recess around the port and glued some molding in the recess.Like thisBut i juts glued it to the outside of the box around the port insrtead.
May 19, 201015 yr Author super clean box did you just come across it on google, or what?Searching for BTL pictures. Here's the site: Fi BTL Pictures... - Talk Audio Forums
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