Most places used staples, which work but we like glue because it will only make the wood stronger, plus there's no chance of the wood cracking when you used the glue. Staples have cracked the wood on us before. And we've tried an air nail/staple gun, an electric stapler, and glue and we like the glue the best.

 

Thanks guys... I wish you guys lived closer... we could help you out in person. I'll get to meet Bill this weekend...because I'm going on vacation yippppeeeeee

 

If you guys want to stop by and sand for a while feel free.. hehehe

 

i'll tell you one thing John...

this thread is dangerous....

i've suddenly got this twisted idea in mind that my wife would kill you for... right after she wacked me.


i guess i should be glad i don't have much excess time right now, otherwise i might be getting myself into trouble... what's worse, not having the time myself, i'm starting to think about trying to take you up on your 'how to fiberglass' offer... of course, i'm not so sure on whether you'd be willing to try my idea...

 

well lets hear buddy?

 

sigh...

i should not be going here....

ok... let's just say, maybe.... *looks for smilie w/ guy shooting self in head...*

what about a sealed enclosure for the driver side well to fit a 10", that would tuck in like William's, but extend out to just an inch or so short of the tool well (never breaking the tool well's plane)... w/ the 10" firing slightly up and forward... w/ a total of about .7 to .8 cu ft pre-sub displacement? (not 100% sure if the volume is possible, but roughing some numbers i think it should be.)

sub to have: 5.5" mounting depth, 9" mounting diameter, and 10.5" overall diam.

 

Yeah that's possible.

The volume shouldn't be a problem, even if the box is to small we can add a little polyfill to make the box seem bigger.

It could work...the question is do you like you head attached to your body?

 

i know... i know... i usually like it to stay there...

w/o much surprise, here would be the sub i'm considering... http://www.edesignaudio.com/ep2/10o.htm


not as agressive as the A series, but almost perfect for my needs and power.

my thought was to have an enclosure that reflected some of that organic curvature you seem so able to create...
and still, w/ the wife just going back to work, and a pile of delivery and NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) related bills (don't get me wrong, we prepared far in advance for it... but it still makes a dent)... a $300 'upgrade' can't be highest on my priority list... can i get in line or something silly like that? so, when you finish your project, if things have cleared up - i'll do it? otherwise the 2nd string goes in to play?

or maybe i'll just wait and do this myself in several months and use your stuff as a guide... *sigh*

 

ummm... I'm going to be buying one of those side mounted sub enclosures to make a mold of the back of it... I could do that and send you one of the molds to work with. heck I could even just make the basic part and let you finish it. I bet we could make the thing for $75 bucks in material or maybe $125 tops if you wanted to paint it, because if the sand paper and paint prep stuff you'd need.

 

which side enclosure do you need? i noticed you didn't have any structure on the passenger side...

and you're right, i suspect this could be made for $100 or so in materials, but it's buying the $200 sub that would bring the total to $300... (if you were wondering where my $300 number came from.)

i'm thinking that if i did this myself though, it would give me a good excuse to improve my tools collection as well... i don't have much woodworking stuff, but usually borrow it from my father who's an excellent hobby furniture builder.

either or though, as i think through this, i would probably plan to mould out the driver's well (using established tape/lining methods), then (similiar to how i've done in the past, but this time w/ fiber or foam board ) fabricate arch-like structures, for the extended part of the enclosure. and do it using similar techniques that you've seemed to use for your rear wall stuff.

sigh, this is all kind of a wetdream now, but isn't that where all these kinds of things start...

edit: btw, i'm not sure how i would finish it at the moment.