Yes, it should hold

Posted by pburant (A) on August 8, 2003 at 12:40:20

In Reply to: Re: Not having done this, I would.... posted by Peter_S on August 8, 2003 at 11:47:55:

The subwoofer boxes I made for my cars are 3/4" MDF. Nothing but butt joints, carpenter's glue, and a sh*tload of screws. These boxes are extremely strong. Needless to say, I wouldn't bother making joints - just butt the pieces together, glue and screw. Attempting to make joints could potentially make the design weaker.

You may want to drill small pilot holes for the screws. It will help prevent you from splitting the ends of the MDF.

If you still have strength concerns, you could use 3/4" plywood for the sides and bottom. As Tubes n' Hornz pointed out, depending on how deep you end up making the box, additional bracing could be needed. I would think angle brackets around the joints would do the job, as would the metal bands mentioned.

-Pete

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Topic - Sandbox - How Deep? - Peter_S 09:37:28 08/08/03 (19)

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Re: Sandbox - How Deep? - Larry 16:33:02 08/08/03 (0)

Be Careful - Jon L 12:25:58 08/08/03 (0)

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Re: Not having done this, I would.... - JimBop 12:47:52 08/08/03 (0)

Re: Not having done this, I would.... - Peter_S 11:47:55 08/08/03 (11)

Re: Not having done this, I would.... - illini_skn 14:09:10 08/08/03 (0)

Drill pilot holes, but - Tom 13:59:27 08/08/03 (1)

dowels - dogeatpuppy 16:31:00 08/08/03 (0)

Yes, it should hold - pburant 12:40:20 08/08/03 (0)

MDF will be fine as long as - Batman 12:19:12 08/08/03 (6)

Re: I wonder why it is that only DIY'er's use - BillEpstein 19:59:00 08/09/03 (0)

Re: MDF will be fine as long as - illini_skn 14:10:22 08/08/03 (4)

Glue for your gorilla - Batman 07:14:11 08/09/03 (2)

Re: Glue for your gorilla - illini_skn 13:11:38 08/09/03 (1)

While you're at it - Batman 13:49:15 08/09/03 (0)

Re: MDF will be fine as long as - pburke 14:34:37 08/08/03 (0)

Re: Randomness.... - Tubes n' Hornz 11:21:42 08/08/03 (1)

Re: Randomness.... - mfi 15:50:03 08/08/03 (0)

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