best type of screw for mdf subwoofer application

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11-22-2005, 09:35 PM

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Derek Jerome

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you really should use t-nuts, but a 1" wood screw will work ......the added thickness of the woofer baffle means the screw won't go through the box that far if at all

11-22-2005, 09:57 PM

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#8 robertson 1.5" screws

11-23-2005, 05:18 AM

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sorry... I thought you were putting the box together, for securing the sub to the box, #10-32 T nuts or even 1/4" T nuts and a bolt is the best way to go.

11-23-2005, 06:38 AM

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Originally posted by hofulstrof:
any #6 or #8 wood screw 3/4 to 1" long. enuf said

you're going to use 3/4" screws for 3/4" MDF? ... so, how well do YOUR boxes hold together? [img]graemlins/freak.gif[/img]

11-23-2005, 07:13 AM

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for mounting the woofers into the box, 1" screws, for box construction 1.5" screws. what is important is to predrill the holes with an 1/8" drill bit

3" screws [img]graemlins/freak.gif[/img]

11-23-2005, 01:30 PM

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Also, for driver mounting you should be using a pan head screw and not a common countersinking wood screw..

11-23-2005, 01:43 PM

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And to make it even better, double up the thinkness of the baffle board as it is the weakest part of the box.

11-23-2005, 03:18 PM

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k, i'm back from the hardware store and this is what i got - #8 x 1" countersinking deck screw and #10 x 1" pan head wood screw. which would be better? they didn't have pan head deck screws, if there even is such a thing. also, what is baffle board?

11-23-2005, 03:30 PM

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get a nail gun

11-23-2005, 04:13 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by JordyO:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by hofulstrof:
any #6 or #8 wood screw 3/4 to 1" long. enuf said

you're going to use 3/4" screws for 3/4" MDF? ... so, how well do YOUR boxes hold together? [img]graemlins/freak.gif[/img] </font>[/QUOTE]we are talking about mounting a sub in a box not building boxes [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]

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