This is actually extremely helpful for someone like me who doesn't own any ripping saw to cut the panels and I also have a small vehicle so I can't just load a 4x8 sheet into my vehicle. Plus I live in a small efficiency apartment and don't have room to cut wood.

No matter how many times you watch a box building video it never gets old! Nice vice, straight to the point, and no videos!

Finally someone does an actual budget box build! Love it 2 thumbs up!👍👍

Man ,thanks for this video. I have all the tools and more and watching this give me to do my own boxes. Instead paying people or buying the wrong boxes,now I can make my own. Thank you again ,never late than never.

Tip: don't use water based anything to seal MDF, use oil base. Also, use Bondo puddy filler it's harder and dries faster. Then DuraTex as a durable finish.

Trevor You sir give the best advice I've seen about building cabs." Follow instructions given". Almost like the manufacturer knew something. The link to the box calculator is great thank you. It saves a lot of math. I'm off to look at more of your videos.

@ATCA

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it a lot man!

Two tips to avoid all those splits, MDF is very strong when running screws through but very weak when running screws into the edge. 1) Do NOT put screws into the end gain within 2-3 inches of another edge. 2) Drill largest diameter possible pilot holes and drill them slightly deeper than the length of your screws. The drill bit must equal the diameter of the screw shank at a minimum, slightly larger is better so the threads barely cut into the MDF then use a few drops of glue in the edge grain holes and be careful not to over tighten and strip out the hole (be careful NOT to fill holes with glue, cause hydrolock splits)

@One-Crazy-Cat

Жыл бұрын

A small bowl of glue thinned down to dip screws in helps.

@dilliardbiggs9980

Жыл бұрын

They actually make MDF screws that you can buy at Home Depot that won't split the wood

Home Depot made all the cuts. That’s great. I just made a box and the MDF sawdust is overwhelming. Really nice job.

Very cool video man. Simple. You didn’t give long drawn out unnecessary explanations on everything thing you were doing nor did you not give enough info on what you were doing. You nailed it well in this case screwed it an made it simple. Great video!

@ATCA

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it, man. I really do

Wow man, i wanted to start building my own boxes but the hardest part for me was the software but that site is super cool. Thank u so much

Great video. As a woodshop teacher I can recommend if you keep your screws a bit further away from the edges of the MDF corners you can avoid the splitting on the ends. MDF if very finiky so its a good idea to to some test drilling on corner pieces to get the hang of it first. Again, great explanation!

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

This is always my fear with using screws on the edge of any wood. Even tho i did pilot, some till split :/. Usually i use brads, clamps, router, jasper jig, etc. But on this box, its all about what a guy could do at home. Without buying $20 in clamps, an air compressor they may or may not have, a brad gun, etc. So screws it it. If one cracks i Usually just fill the crack with glue and move on. Is there any way to help prevent the cracking? Besides coming a bit further in, and drilling a deeper pilot?

@TrevorTurkington

3 жыл бұрын

@@ATCA you can increase the diameter of your pre drilled hole. There is a size that is guaranteed not to split for every screw. You may find it doesn't have as much grabbing force when you screw it in. You could just use the bigger drill bit for those holes near edges if this is the case.

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

@@TrevorTurkington great information !

@Polywog77

3 жыл бұрын

yall can skip the screws too with MDF. that gorilla glue is pretty fricken tight on its own but i guess you'd need clamps instead of the screws which would probably cost more.

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

@@Polywog77 exactly my point tho.

Ayy man, another great video bud! I swear, if half the guys who wouldn't consider trying their hand saw this video, less out there would be running prefabs. Awesome vid

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

This is my plan. Next may be a carpet video

Thanks for the tutorial. 💯 Bout to get these subs bangin'!

Extremely useful! Great video!

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated. I have a part 2 as well where i clean and carpet it

Nice and easy, thanks for sharing!

I'm a commercial and residential contractor. I'm not criticizing anything my friend. For the most part you did a great job. 2 things to trust me on though.... I know you love Gorilla Glue but it sucks big time. It's garbage glue across the line. The only good Gorilla product is the Duct Tape. Anything else is a waste of money. Watch the comparisons on Project Farm here on KZread and you'll see for yourself. Best glue you can get is Titebond III Ultimate in the green bottle. Lowes sells it. It's the best and it's the same price. Best hole patch/filler for wood by far is mixing the saw dust from your project and titebond glue together and filling the holes with that. When you sand it you'll have the same exact surface texture as the wood, it's hold is so much better than Spackle (Which can crack off) and you can even stain it if you wanted to. Hope this helps.

@ATCA

2 жыл бұрын

much appreciated.

@trey2048

2 жыл бұрын

Nice video. I thought about trying this a while back but I was afraid the cuts wouldn't be straight. I wanted to order a nice custom box but was afraid to go thru all that wait time and it arrive damaged or something. I've bought prefab that didn't fit bc apparently the seller didn't provide correct measurements so the box didn't sit as far back as I wanted which made me lose far too much trunk space. So I just bought a lot of tools over time instead. I'm currently playing with different values for the box size and I even made a box frame out of old shipping boxes just to really see how much space it'll take up. I plan to make the box when the weather is warmer.

@guitarman_3693

Ай бұрын

yes, franklin titebond. is top knotch. and the dust from your cut & glue is the best putty. i built furniture for over 17yrs. drill pilot holes for screws. use at least #8 or larger wood screws, if you decide to cover the box in the monkey fur or even a toletex material ( similar to what is on a guitar amp cabinet). ive glued so many different materials to wood & wood products. contact cement is messy, dangerous & non - forgiving. i suggest a product from 3M its called - super77- ive used many cans. it is a little costly. but it sticks & holds.

I followed this video to make a sealed box as the first subwoofer box I make and man, that guy at Lowe’s did not cut my boards straight 😂 had to sand a lot of the sides to even make them fit with one another. The box is slightly smaller than I wanted it to be because of all the sanding, but I’m still overall happy with how it came out! Good video man thanks for sharing 👍🏼👍🏼

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

Check out my carpet video too

@drgjs

3 жыл бұрын

The free cuts are never precise. if takes a proper jig and a table saw.

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

@@drgjs mine were literally perfect. What do you think a panel saw is? Basically a jigged up table saw ;) get someone who knows how to use the saw or see if you can setup the saw yourself like i do and they just push the button. Voila. Perfect cuts.

@shawnsanderson3695

2 жыл бұрын

Way to hang with it man. We know it's no fun when things don't come out as expected.

That was a dope circle cut brother dang.

Nice 👍 might have to make some new boxes for my old JBL 10" GT410's. Bought them brand new I think like, 20 years ago and still going strong 🙂 I've always had them in sealed boxes but would love to change it up a little and make ported boxes for them. I always thought ported boxes were super complicated 👍

Great video, I could watch these all day. I love working with wood even though I am not very good with it.

@ATCA

2 жыл бұрын

The more you do it, the better you will get

@martinramirezmi5457

2 жыл бұрын

Trevor Moon Thanks man 👍

@ATCA

2 жыл бұрын

Join the Facebook group. I would love to see build pics. Plus i do monthly freebees

Awesome video, thanks!

Thank You for all the details from beginning to the end. Excellent video! Subscribed!

Really superb technique 👌

Thanks for sharing it!! Great job!

That’s definitely a Handy Ap!!! I’ll definitely have to check that Out!!!

Thank you for this vid ! Going to try make my own custom box now for a sundown u series 12

Nice job bro!!! Learned some new tricks. I love the pre drilling idea and the counter sink idea. I usually just screwed mine together.

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

Did you see my carpet video? It really ties it all together

@knockout_wj8886

2 жыл бұрын

@@ATCA lol, my carpet sucks. I usually use roll on bedliner. I'm going to do a box with plexy windows and use Birch and I might try that unicorn spit.

Great video! If I wanted to add a second baffle could I just add it on top of the front, obviously measure and cut to fit and line up original port and cutout.

Dude thank you! I've been wanting to do this but always told myself I couldn't because I didn't know if home Depot and Lowes would cut them for me

@Ryan-ps4wr

2 жыл бұрын

they won’t they only cut them in half now

@sharpie132

2 жыл бұрын

Rent a saw

@opens11

2 жыл бұрын

@@sharpie132 what stores provide this?

@IloveRoblox215

2 жыл бұрын

I’m sure you’re aloud to use the saw they have in store and cut them yourself! At least the saw he showed in this video. They do around me. Shit I went blind shopping and realized the size blind I needed wasn’t a standard size(not sold pre-cut) but they did sell blinds that could be cut to size and also had a nice table saw specifically made for blinds (THAT I MYSELF WAS ALOUD TO USE)!! Anyway don’t give up because someone commented saying that “YOU CAN’T” because that someone most likely doesn’t know the area you live in as well as if your local store allows you to use their equipment! To the person that said “YOU CAN’T” I’m not trying to be ignorant towards you in anyway I’m just saying my local Home Depot let’s their customers so maybe his does!

@donmeyers9795

2 жыл бұрын

Home Depot and lowes do not let customers use their power saws to cut wood that would be a big liability. Cutting blinds with hand tools maybe but that is way different. And they will usually do some cuts if you find the right guy

Very nicely explained and hand work. Thank you Sir.

Nice and simple,,,especially about the circle,,,,lovely,,,,,,,South Africa

Love the cardboard measuring !! its way better than putting a circle around the woofer and guessing the cut !!!!

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

The little things, man!

@black_phantom7506

2 жыл бұрын

That little tip was so clutch! Definitely going to use that method

@RandoManFPV

2 жыл бұрын

Aren't cutouts pretty standard? I thought most 15s use 14.3inch cutout and most 12's use whatever most 12s use

Thanks so much for this, managed to build a sweet box for my jl audio 10”

@ATCA

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!

Wow.., thanks for sharing sir.., nice design..,

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated

Thank you buddy for the video I used it yesterday to build my first sub box I used speaker box lite instead of sub box pro to get the specific dimensions I want hopefully it sounds great when it’s said and done have a great day bro.

Your a genius brotha,, a damn genius!!!

this here kids.... is why you stay in school and learn your math! Great video on an simple box but still looks good with the small preparations like the countersink bit and sanding the internal port wall.

Great video. I went to Lowe’s today & had them cut my wood for the dual 10 sub box I’m building for my Mustang. They didn’t charge me for a single cut!

@ronnydisalvo80

2 жыл бұрын

How much on wood?

@hypercity1530

2 жыл бұрын

@@ronnydisalvo80 $36 for a 4’ x 8’ piece of 1/2 MDF

@fullpeladas

2 жыл бұрын

You needed 3/4 inch wood if worry about the weight get Birchwood

@sashaghovanlou8175

2 жыл бұрын

@@fullpeladas yea 1/2 is way too thin

@UTAH100

Жыл бұрын

It is built into the price of the material. Nothing is free.

Very nice work

Thank you so much for sharing great video. Pls help me: My old enclosure (Sony SS MF400H) needs to be repaired. So which size of Spax screws is suitable in my case (thickness of MDF of SS MF400H is 10mm)? And which's alternative screw if Spax is not available? Thanks

Nice video very simple to get,if everyone makes videos like this everyone learns to make there own subwoofers)

@ATCA

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the kind words

NICE WORK!

Wonderful video , great job, I’m currently building 2 boxes for my two 12” Sony xplod 1200wats, just finished one yesterday and it sound owe some, my doors and ketches utensils are playing their own songs when I tested the sub, will upload it to my KZread channel as soon as I’m done

This was a perfect guide but I think for stuff like the port you should have done a quick like sound hits edges thing so people know why you need to round it off. Average person isn’t that deep into bass just want to build a box

Great video an ty for the tips

Great video

Great video, thanks

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

Check out my giveaway video. Its free. "Best 100 subwoofer"

We still need a toll... But see all these process always relaxation to me.. Boxes and speakers. Thx

This is got to be one of the best box build videos I seen thanks. Time to get started

Very good!

I'm saving this video !!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Thanks for the info

nice video thanks👍🏽👍🏽

I use a larger bit to counter sink but I wrap the bit in tape as a marker to control the depth.

@ATCA

2 жыл бұрын

If you watch when i was doing that, i show my bit case for a second. My 3/8 bit i usually use for this was broken :/

Cool tips and tricks!

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

Watch the carpet video too!

I have a power acoustik Gw-124 and I would like a ported box and it says optimal 2.5cf tuned at 30 hz I'm having trouble figuring dimensions on subbox pro for it

I sub for sure bro one note predrill before the screw so to avoid tears on the material, anyway awesome build bro 😊

If you were to make a see through subwoofer enclosure out of plexiglass and use screws to assemble it can the screws crack the plexiglass if your not careful.

This is a fantastic and straight to the point tutorial - thank you so much! Really has inspired me into making my own box. Any tips on making a double baffle?

@ATCA

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely. It's really easy tho. Just make a piece to go in the middle. Glue them both together.

@Terrum

11 ай бұрын

@@ATCA Thanks for that. Easier said than done unfortunately 🤣 I remember it being quite tricky as not only did I have to cut out a bigger hole for the baffle, I had to cut out the port hole as well which was really close for comfort around the edges. But with confidence I succeeded.

@ATCA

11 ай бұрын

@Terrum that's awesome man. Check out my latest buikd

Quick question, where do you feed the speaker wires?

I believe you can avoid the putty all together and just mix the dust from Lowe's front the cutting process and mix it with the glue that also forms a nice filler. Also use the same mixture for the seams

Cool mate!

Thanks ❤

thank you very much from thailand 25 december 2022

Thanks

That is awesome.... I have a question.. with these measurements 16 x 32 x 18 could I make a ported box for two 15 inverted tuned 32 hz

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

Pm me and i can help you design a proper enclosure

@akolngto9314

3 жыл бұрын

@@ATCA sir what is your fb? Can u teach me. …

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

@@akolngto9314 go to Subsonicwaves group on FB. Search my name. Add me

@mittens_princess_nemo_prince

2 жыл бұрын

Need help building one bro

Good work

Nice one Trev , liked it. What did it finish up like ? Thanks for sharing the subwoofer web site info also.

@ATCA

2 жыл бұрын

Go to my page. Theres a part 2. Carpeting. Lots of neat tips there too

Great video. If I could only pick 2 tools to build a box with it be jigsaw and a drill.

@ATCA

2 жыл бұрын

Yes exactly!! But these cheap straight cuts at lowes are BOSS! can't beat it!

@myevilbanana

2 жыл бұрын

@@ATCA none of my local big box stores will makes cuts that small but with a little planning you'd at least get the biggest cuts out of the way

@ATCA

2 жыл бұрын

@@myevilbanana so in this video i outlined the 3 most important cuts. The vertical and the 2 horizontal. Most places will cut they wood. They will just charge you. Especially if its not often. However, if they wont let you measure the cut yourself, then Dont have them cut it. I went to Walmart with my CAR and cane back with 2x woofer boxes ready to glue and screw. Its definitely possible. And i have no affiliation with these guys at this store. They were even hesitant to let me film at all.

Pretty damn good sir!

@ATCA

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it

I bought the new 2021 ct sounds Tropo-xl-12 and I need to get/build a box for that

@ATCA

2 жыл бұрын

This box will work for a tropo. Add more port area and itll work for xl

If I take the size charts to Lowe’s,will they cut the exact sizes that I need for the subwoofer box???Great video by the way Broski

@gregblau8082

3 жыл бұрын

Usually they do the first 2 or 3 cuts free then charge 50 cents for each additional one. Also sometimes they aren’t perfectly even and you have to shave it down a mm or so but yes, they will do it.

@thegrindbyjohnedwards4970

3 жыл бұрын

They can’t even cut it into 4 even pieces for me I asked them to cut it into 4 equal pieces and 2 pieces are an inch off

so how big of a board total would I need to make the same design that you did? And how much material did you have left over after building?

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

This design used half a sheet. If you look at the video, i build 2 boxes and still had leftovers

I am interested in doing a 15in DJ-style Powered sub box. Can you off any guidance or tweaking of this setup for that purpose?? Priority for me is compact and tight.

@ATCA

2 жыл бұрын

15 and compact don't really go hand in hand. But pm me. We can try

Sir? For you? What is the best kind of port? Aero? Or slot port? The defferinces of both? Thanks

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

I like slot because its easy to make and easy to calculate!

Budget circle jig is legit! great video!

I am wheelchair bound, I have a woofer just don't have the ability to build that kind of woofer box. I enjoyed this video big time. I hope i can find someone to help me build one for me.

@ATCA

2 жыл бұрын

Find a local shop or wood worker. Hell, even a smart young kid that can follow instructions. You might make some good friends along the way

Sir if we measure and to get the interior vol? What isa the correct way? Is it the outside diminsion need to measure then the result is a the interior vol. Or if we need to get the cu.ft of the box we must measure the inner part of the box not included the board materials? Which the the of these is correct sir?

@edwardzx7

2 жыл бұрын

Lxwxh, then divide your answer by 1728. I could be wrong on the 1728 though, I’m close.

@sashaghovanlou8175

2 жыл бұрын

interior volume would have to be calculated by the interior dimensions

Tnx dude I have a problem I have ecw12s4 250 watt RMS hammertech I don't have any frequency details Can you help me?

@ATCA

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps. Can you send me a link?

1:52 Yeah i needed that in my ears thanks lmao

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry bro. All part of the build.

@chaoticnsg7292

3 жыл бұрын

@@ATCA Nah brotha i enjoyed the video anyways. Motivated me to build a new box. But you have no idea how hard it is to find mdf where i live XD

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

@@chaoticnsg7292 i bet man. Its sporty here too

Well dam always had trouble cutting out the hole not no more!!?💪👌👍

Boss, 8 inch subwoofer, 0.84 cuft, how many inch ports and how many hz tuning?

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

Download Win ISD and watch a tutorial. Then use subbox.pro to design enclosure

I recommend Liquid Nails Construction Adhesive instead of glue.

Came from reddit to give you upvotes here as well. Great video tutorial for r/CarAV!

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!!

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

I just made my own reddit! I plan to post more soon

@johnwethekylow

3 жыл бұрын

@@ATCA r/trevormoon or something else? Sorry this is weird late, but i JUST got the youtube notification of likes on my comment.

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnwethekylow r/TrevMoon

Nailed it

@ATCA

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, I used screws om this one!

Very helpful video

Make sure on every single screw u put in you predrill all those holes so id clamp the pieces together and make sure you predrill the holes on the sides of wood where he will b sinking in the screws because he predrilled all the holes on the face and bottom but where they connect to the rest of board it needs to b predrilled or u will have your wood splitting just like he did

To anybody thinking about it. I never in my life thought did a box would make that big of a difference I'm 45 years old and I've tried lots of different stuff but holy crap this thing is amazing if you want to double or triple your bass just make it. And if you're not the handyman type find your local handyman buy him some beer some whiskey and say hey man what's this video can you make this for me.

@nicknoyb8067

2 жыл бұрын

Oh I forgot to add here you don't even have to use that particular wood I just use some scrap particle board that was half inch and doubled it up and holy crap it's amazing.

@nicknoyb8067

2 жыл бұрын

I scaled this up until this with my 12-in Sony explode subwoofer and so glad I did

@nicknoyb8067

2 жыл бұрын

I had not watched enough of this video it must have been another one I was looking for but I doubled the size of this I didn't make it near that small but I have a van and have room

@nicknoyb8067

2 жыл бұрын

Use a scroll blade. Cost a couple more bucks but way easier meet me

1k subscriber, thanks for the video

Welp didn't know Lowe's would pre cut boxes for you so for them to do it do you have to purchase the board from them ? I already have half of sheet of American BIRCH that I'm going to be making a box to fit in a 04 silverado single cab I'm waiting on the third quarter to see if I can get one or a pair of them new kicker solo baric L7 X's

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. You buy wood from them and you pay $.25 per cut. I made 8 cuts total.

@johngray2526

3 жыл бұрын

that's cool but I already have a half sheet of birch & I guess I'll make a Frankenstein box for a 12 kicker subwoofer 😂 but gotta start somewhere if it's gonna be DIY how do i make a shallow single ported to where it can be sealed when not ported for the kicker 12 to fit in the 04 single cab truck

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

@@johngray2526 sealed and ported volumes rarely jive. Pick one or the other

@JaykUS354

Жыл бұрын

Need to figure out specs on the Roku Wireless Subwoofer Pro to make a ported enclosure… would actually prefer to just use the wireless receiver component and build a completely different sub with better driver, etc 😂

Dope content. Is this type of enclosure good for a home theater?

@ATCA

2 жыл бұрын

Same ideas apply. Just tuning and whatnot will change

I confuse what is the correct way how to get the interior vol. Cu.ft. Is it the outside dimesnion need to be measure to get the innet vol? Or the inner dimension to get the innier vol cu.ft.?

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

Measure inside to get inner. Or use subbox.pro to calculate automatically

@akolngto9314

3 жыл бұрын

@@ATCA i used allready that. But the depth is not editable o i cant edit… i dont knw whyas the problem of the site.. but thanks the answer in order to get the cu.ft. Is the inner part of tha box. Thanks

Hey Trevor great video man... Just curious... How did this enclosure sound? cuz I noticed your woofer displacement was set to 0.07 I couldn't find any 12s with that displacement 🤔 with sub specs from CT sounds I tried this enclosure with a tropo 12 but the port didn't fit.. any help would be greatly appreciated as I'm about to embark on my first enclosure build 🙏

@ATCA

Жыл бұрын

The port didn't fit? I used this box for tropo 12. Sounded amazing.

@ATCA

Жыл бұрын

Here's the box in action. kzread.info/dash/bejne/p3Vkj9yLipqcZJs.html

@johndeleon713

Жыл бұрын

​​@@ATCA man it really does.. nice job.. I see now what I did differently.. I have the port area set to 32in and the box is tuned to 33hz.. I finally managed to make the port fit nicely but the box has a much wider face.. 36 wide, 13.8 high and 13.19 deep

@ATCA

Жыл бұрын

@johndeleon106 you cam change the width.

How did you have the wood cut when it gives you a decimal like 13.52"? Did you round it up at all? I'm not sure how to measure decimals with tape measures.

@ATCA

2 жыл бұрын

.52 would be half inch. Use online decimal calculator

@LixarPlays

2 жыл бұрын

@@ATCA Thanks!

Hey bro any chance you could help me out finding it hard to use “subbox” cheers thanks

@ATCA

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. What do you need

@tktrm5195

3 жыл бұрын

@@ATCA trying to make a ported box with a front panel wood port for a 12” dd audio 712D subwoofer I only have 3 sheets of mdf at 1800cm length and 400cm width not sure how to work the subbox site etc net volume and such to fit my wood requirements any help would be great thanks bro

Can I use that same program to bud a wall in my truck?

@ATCA

2 жыл бұрын

If you know how to scale it and overlook certain things

How important is that "L" shape in the port? In other words, what if I didn't put that bend in the port, (the smallest piece, and it's just a straight path?

@ATCA

2 жыл бұрын

L is just easier to tune smaller boxes lower. If you dont calculate it and you just put the straight piece, it may be tuned too high. Check out the app. Link in description. Play with port configs for a given volume

I’m building my own after watching this lol

my speaker 12inch what the size the box

So I have a kicker cvx 15 on the specs sheet it says when building the box to use silicone to fill in the gaps???

@ATCA

2 жыл бұрын

Nah dude. Its bogus. For one, it should have any gaps. Plus kicker will void warranty if silicone even touches the woofer. There should no gaps on the cut. If you cut straight and sand it all down to fit, the glue is plenty enough

@sharpie132

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks almost done just need to cut the hole and glue the top