[quote title=Mike Butler (media) wrote on Sun, 31 December 2006 18:43]
Elliot Thompson wrote on Tue, 19 December 2006 13:57 |
bryan holroyd wrote on Tue, 19 December 2006 15:48 |
...When it comes to strength, screws win over staples. Just bringing this to your attention, in case you haven't realized...
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If you are relying on screws for strength, you are using the wrong glue. Most commercially built speaker enclosures are assembled without metal fasteners of any type. Just bringing this to your attention in case...
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Actually,
My Double Eighteens are framed (More Skeleton)with 2 by 4's and the ply is drywall screwed from both sides (From the outside into the 2 by 4, and the inside of the 2 by 4 to the ply)with silicone between the ply (18 mm) and 2 by 4's
With a double baffle board (18 mm x 2) to mount the woofers, strength is the least of my problems with these cabinets.
The idea was to build them as strong as possible when I was 15 years old.
I never used glue because everyone kept showing me Elmer’s wood glue. I would imagine, they thought I was making a model airplane or something (A kid claiming he’s 15 but looks like 12 wants to build speaker boxes) So I bought 6 Tubes of GE silicone and 6 boxes of drywall screws, and began building 6 double eighteens.
By the time I was 21, had a total of 12 using the same method.
Best Regards,