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Heres a Designs:
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Materials you will need

-3/4" MDF Wood
-High-Grade Wood Glue(i.e. Titebond II or III)
-Good Drill
-1-1/4"Drywall Screws
-Jigsaw to cut the speaker hole

Its nice if you have access to a pnumatic brad nailer or stapler. It makes it a lot easier and faster because you dont have to predrill every screw hole and then drive a screw in while trying to hold the box in place.

Also, If you get your wood at Home Depot or Lowe's, bring all your measurments and they can cut them out for you. Just make sure you babysit them and bring a tape measure to double-check...

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I drill the hole for the sub in the red color board correct?

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i have these 90* clamps that make it really easy to hold the wood together while drilling. ive seen them for sale at lowes before, not sure about home depot

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Yes

I actually just got done building almost this exact same box for a temp setup in my truck...

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Thanks alot ! very much appreciated

Wasn't expecting this big of a box for 1 sub though [&:]

This should be a fun project monday when I am off of work!

do I have to wait for the glue to dry before I nail? or can I do them simultaniously?

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The screws are only used to hold the box tightly together while it glues. Ultimately its the glue that bond your pieces.

A few Tips:

-MDF likes to split, so predrill for all of your screw holes and use a countersink bit if you have one.
-Rounded edges are a must on ported boxes. make sure you sand the elbow, mounth, and entry of the port to reduce any change of port noise caused by turbulance. You can do this either with a hand sander, or a router with a roundover bit if you own one.
-Furniture clamps really make the job easier when you are working by yourself.

Good luck, if you have any questions feel free to ask...

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screws might work better than nails. i glued mine and then immediately drilled pilot holes, filled them with glue and then screwed the pieces together.

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yeah definately dont use nails unless they are brad nails

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So on the port take a sander and round off all the edges? Im guessing I do this before I put on the top and bottom?

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It's a lot easier to do it before you even start assembling...


Roundover Example to show you which area need to be rounded...
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q.../roundover.jpg