Why not? as long as you have a 3/4" board to screw in pre-drill and use #12 robertson roundhead. No problem with my sub amp.I reckon wood screws would not be ideal
Allen Heads!!! .. thats what i meant when i said hex bolts
T-nut are good. So are hurricane nuts and threaded inserts. I wouldn't use hex bolts as they require a socket that has to go around it and that can damage the front woofer gasket. Use Robertson, Phillips, Allen or Torx with a round head, Allen head or panhead.
a-k, if qguy is asking what bolts to mount with, I get the feeling there will be some tinkering going on after it is built, hence the suggestions of reusable threads. Old hats like you and me might not pull things apart as often as the newer ones so screws are fine. Also Robertson might not be available in Manila without a special order.
its DIY, in my case theres going to be a lot of screwing and unscrewing which may eventually make the hole loose, sounds familiar huh
Why not? as long as you have a 3/4" board to screw in pre-drill and use #12 robertson roundhead. No problem with my sub amp.
Cal,
I am in Vancouver / BC right now I would prefer Allen heads and T-nuts. So i guess I am going with these, unless someone objects to these.
Whats the best place to get these ? Online shops would be ok as well as brick and mortar stores
I am in Vancouver / BC right now I would prefer Allen heads and T-nuts. So i guess I am going with these, unless someone objects to these.
Whats the best place to get these ? Online shops would be ok as well as brick and mortar stores
a-k, if qguy is asking what bolts to mount with, I get the feeling there will be some tinkering going on after it is built, hence the suggestions of reusable threads. Old hats like you and me might not pull things apart as often as the newer ones so screws are fine. Also Robertson might not be available in Manilla without a special order.
screwing and unscrewing which may eventually make the hole loose, sounds familiar huh
can hardly remember.
But you are right. For that kind of diy I have to agree with Cal. Allan bolts and T-nuts work well. I use them to mount speakers. The reason there: due to cabinet vibrations I had some screws come loose..no, not there, the ones that I used to mount the speakers. And after several rounds of re tightening...the holes wore out...if I could only remember...
Reusable threads are a good idea, but can be added if one does re-use an enclosure enough to wear out the threads in the material.a-k, if qguy is asking what bolts to mount with, I get the feeling there will be some tinkering going on after it is built, hence the suggestions of reusable threads. Old hats like you and me might not pull things apart as often as the newer ones so screws are fine. Also Robertson might not be available in Manila without a special order.
A toothpick and glue will fix a loose screw hole too.
I tried at least a half dozen different speakers in an MDF cabinet prior to finally selling it a few weeks ago, and none of the screw holes had stripped out.
Of course, knowing how easy it is to strip MDF, I always torqued the screws by hand.
I have used wood screws for 8 of my subwoofer builds (including 2 LMS-5400 builds).
I see no reason to waste time on something fancier. I also care little about fancy bracing
Of course the popular choices is T-nuts so go ahead and use them if you feel unconfortable with woodscrews.
I see no reason to waste time on something fancier. I also care little about fancy bracing
Of course the popular choices is T-nuts so go ahead and use them if you feel unconfortable with woodscrews.
Of course, knowing how easy it is to strip MDF, I always torqued the screws by hand.
I always torque by hand. I got unsteady once and ported a woofer by accident with my cordless drill
ouch !!
I always put something hard like a sheet of plywood to protect the woofer...
I always put something hard like a sheet of plywood to protect the woofer...
I always torque by hand. I got unsteady once and ported a woofer by accident with my cordless drill
You can get what you need at Home Depot or Rona or Canadian Tire or Princess Auto or...
C'mon we're all friends here.
can hardly remember.
I had some screws come loose..no, not there
C'mon we're all friends here.
I am in Vancouver / BC
CSS is in Abbotsford, you can get a mounting kit for $8.
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its DIY, in my case theres going to be a lot of screwing and unscrewing which may eventually make the hole loose, sounds familiar huh
If the hole gets loose (or even completely ratted-out,) cut and insert a number of flat toothpicks, then screw(s.)
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