The box: 2.2 CF slot ported tuned to 30Hz
Built during the Summer of 2003.
Here is how it all started, a 4'x8' sheet of 3/4" thick MDF.
Soon she was sawed down size and ready for action.
I decided early on in this project that it would be great if I could get a red glow to come from the slot port's opening. First step for that: tape off the boards for painting. The taping is important because you want to make sure you have wood to wood contact wherever you have to glue/seal boards together.
Also to get the red glow effect I decided to insert a red neon tube into the back panel of the box. Here, on the left, you can see the plexiglass window we cut for the neon and on the right you can see it laying next to the hole we routered out for it. Having a smooth surface on the inside of the port is obviously VERY important.
Here, on the left, you can see the neon in its hole. We left a 1/8" lip around the endge of the neon's hole to epoxy the plexiglass to the MDF. On the right you can see the plexi taped and painted over and then some woodglue/sawdust mix in the cracks around the edge of the window.
Here is the finished back panel!!
Here is a test fit of the sub, in the picture the sub is just ever so slightly too big for the hole.
Here you can see the box starting to come together. We used a lot of woodglue and screws about every 2"-5" depending on the legnth of the board.
In these pictures you can see the box completely assembled with the exception of the top. Looks Damn good I think, especially for a first effort.
Two more shots of the box topless.
And finally, here you can see the e15A test loaded in the box. After this all I had to do was prime and paint her gloss black.
Table of Contents:
Page 1: Latest Editions
Page 2: Exterior
Page 3: Interior
Page 4: Equipment
Page 5: Kappa Install
Page 6: Box Building
Page 7: PIAA Foglight Install
Page 8: Yellow Top and Tsunami dist. block Install
Page 9: Sound-Deadening
Page 10: Old System and To Do List
