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Old Mar 21, 2007 | 06:05 PM
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costs alot more and not alot of people know how to weld?
Old Mar 21, 2007 | 06:07 PM
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why stainless steel ?
why not steel ?
Old Mar 21, 2007 | 07:34 PM
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Stainless isnt magnetic so why would that have anything to do with, well anything? The biggest reason is cost and peoples abilities to make it themselves. In fact right before i got wacked i was in the process of building one for world finals, but that was brough to an end quickly.
Old Mar 21, 2007 | 07:34 PM
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why stainless steel ?
why not steel ?
Because it will stain, dummy.
Old Mar 21, 2007 | 08:33 PM
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lolzzz^^^, Your box will tend to be more efficient also.... there wouldnt be any flex what so ever and I think you would get a more harder hittin bass than a normal mdf box.
Old Mar 21, 2007 | 09:52 PM
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Stainless steel is hard to weld..its like sheet metal. Its thin and is galvanized.
Old Mar 21, 2007 | 10:06 PM
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Stainless isnt galvanized. Plus a steel box still needs to be 3/4-1" thick to make it work properly.
Old Mar 22, 2007 | 01:04 AM
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just my 2 cents... but wouldn't it sound a lil like a tin can?
Old Mar 22, 2007 | 01:36 AM
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Expensive, harder to make, very heavy, would need to be very thick to not flex. you'd have to deaden it too I think to prevent resonance if it's a SQ box.

I'd love to do a SQ enclosure out of 1" corian tho...



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