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I need to know what to get to build my box.
Its going to be for a 15 and two 8s. the 15 facing back, the two 8s up, all with seperate sealed compartments.
What size MDF should i get?
Any special kinds of screws I should use?
Whats a good sealant?
Any other tips? this is the first time I've built a box, but I need it to be good.
Ok, I think I have enough knowledge to get the stuff. As for the actual building of the box, I've seen people use A LOT of screws, do they put them like every inch or so? What would be recommended?
Also, where should I get some good terminals to put in the box?
Yep I usually put a screw every 2 inches. You should pick up some 1x1 or 1x2 to use as internal bracing. then to seal the inside of the box brush on a coat of fiberglass resin, that baby wont leak!
If you want to do a really clean and strong job ialso reccommend to drill a pilot hole for every screw. That is what i did to eliminate the chances of splitting the wood and also of breaking the head of the screw. Which brings me to another reccomendation. I would highly reccomend using deck screws versus drywall screws. Alot stronger screw. Not that you are going to beat your box up or anything but you can really suck two pieces of wood together tightly if you got the holding power to do it with. And that leads to a better seal and better strength too. Just do it carefully. I would say that it SHOULD take an experienced carpenter at least almost 2 days to build a box by themself. And that is only said because you dont want to rush it. If you get in a rush Quality Control will start to go out the window. And being that you want this to both look and function nice you should treat it as if you were putting the finishing touches on your mother kitchen cabinets. Good luck. Best thing to do now is to sit down and draw up a full design with a cut list of the pieces you will need. Then while looking at the drawing just think of what you will need. Screws are cheap so just get a few small boxes of them. Then you will need some sort of exterior shell (i.e. carpeting, vinyl, stained woodgrain finish) Get some spray adhesive. A #8 pilot hole drill bit will be perfect with the type of screws whether you go with deck or drywall type. And some other things as well. The whole projec should cost no more than $40 with everything needed and then some. Plus it is fun to do things like this yourself. Well at least i think so.
