I was wondering if any of you have a ball park amount for building your own box. I want to make my own sealed .75 cubic foot box. I want to carpet the box aswell as have speaker terminals. The box would be 12"x12x13.25. I have worked with wood before, and im pretty confident that i would be able to do it myself, but im just wondering if the cost will outweight the benifits? thanks.

 

I'm going to assume you have all the required tools, but none of the supplies.

sheet of 0.75 MDF. $20
wood glue $5
wood screws $5
carpet $15 (max)
terminals $1-20 (depending on what you want)
and lastly, some wire, 14,12,10g, all would be fine. $2 at home depot.
that's really all there is to it.
oh, and maybe some silicone to seal up all the seams..

Mark

 

if you can just buy a half sheet of 3/4" MDF your not gonna have to spend very much, just need glue, dry wall screws and patience, be far cheaper then buying a pre made box from a store

 

I have this down to a science now ..lol...$30 sheet of MDF Pre cut to my sizes(easier to carry into my car), box of screws$2.19, and glue$5.99, and time and effort(2hours after cut). Walla get various boxes

 

I have the glue and the 2" wood screws, i also have a countersink which should help I have all sorts of silicone (im not sure of what to use). I might just pay homedepot to cut the wood, but i also have a full table saw at my schools shop class aswell as any needed tools (like a jigsaw). For the carpet, how much would i need to carpet the box? I'm assuming a yard but im probably way off. If its only gonna be around $30 i'll do it my self for sure. thanks.

 

yup, I would say you have a good start on it, I don't use terminal cups, I just drill 2 holes, and silicone the holes after the wires are in place :P

 

where can you get a sheet for 20 bux?

 

could i make do with like bath tub caulk?

 

yeah you can, but only if you have straight cuts, bathtub caulking should work ok I guess...I don't subsitute on this one Ever!!