Chemical Laws 1 Madmikes' Law 0

[Madmike2]

Just got a call from my carpenter friend. "HI Mike, listen your boxes are big bloated bratwurst right now. I think i am telling you to not do that 'trick' with liquid rubber and epoxy right ? SO why you dont come down tommorow and we see about doing my way this time. And bring money for real wood."

Ill try to borrow a camera and see what bloated bratwurst MDF looks like.

[Madmike2]

Well the replacements are done now with all the stuff left over from the first two that i wrecked. GOing to try the flooring cement and garden rocks thing that one of the other members did.

[Madmike2]

Hmmmm guys , what glue am i to use ? Was it the stuff that goes full hard or the carpet glue that remains dry but bendable ? I dont want tiny pebbles floating around inside the cabinets.

[BassAwdyO]

Dude, what kind of project is this? Some sort of outdoor subwoofer? I'm not certain what you're talking about.

[Madmike2]

Originally posted by BassAwdyO
Dude, what kind of project is this? Some sort of outdoor subwoofer? I'm not certain what you're talking about.

???


One of the full range DIY'ers lined the inside of his cabinet walls with pebbles and glue for mass. It seems like a worthwhile try. Again i think i just assumed that everyone knew what i was talking about. Its a bad habit i have of forgetting i am not in a room with a group of people all talking about the same thing. Sorry.


EDIT ' and no, its part of my modular speaker system that i am building for my place. Bass ... Mid-Bass..... Mid-High. Build what i need as i need it or afford it.

[CBFryman]

here is an idea for mass...
go buy some 1/4" sheet steel
drill holes in it
rough one side up with som 60 grit
mix some 30min epoxy up and smear it all over the steel
screw to enclosure panels

a lot better idea than glueing rocks to the interior or w/e

[Madmike2]

Normally i wouldnt put ANYTHING on the interior except stuffing and then again not even that. I am from the pro side of things. Baltic birch and carpet with 2 to 4 18's and thats that. Just build it to support the weight of a car.

These enclosures are completely sealed and unpowered so if i ruin them experimenting "oh well" 1/4 inch steal is going to be alot more expensive that a 4 dollar bag of garden pebbles and an 8 dollar tub of flooring glue. Thanks for the idea though.

[BassAwdyO]

If all you want is very heavy enclosures you should consider using concrete.

[Madmike2]

Thinking about that right now :-) scuff up the interior and lay out a 1/4 to 1/2 inch layer per side. Use the cast crete additive instead of water. Its a thought.

[cowanrg]

if you do pepples, i gaurentee you that some of them will come loose and you will have rocks rolling around inside your cabinet. bad idea.

there are many ways of making it heavier. i have seen asphalt roofing tiles or whatever, actual asphalt, etc... even super heavy duty bracing would be decent. or, try epoxies or resins. those are pretty dense and heavy.

but i would stick away from gluing rocks to the inside. sounds like a craft project and doesnt seem like it would last.