So a little over a month ago I pulled the trigger on a pair of flat pack OB sub cabinets. Slowly but surely I've been assembling them. The first one is finished being glued together and sanded down. Just to warn you I'm no woodworker and don't have a shop for this. Most of it is being done in my apartment with the sanding done outside on my back porch.
I figured I'd share my build pics for you guys.
Each cabinet was well packed!
Dry fit looks good.
My initial attempts to clamp were... well... a learning process. Clearly I did not buy enough clamps.
I decided to add the braces to the baffle early. It's a good idea to have a ruler and some kind of square-tool for this.
The 2nd one went better. Somehow the first brace ended with a slight tilt.
While Jon recommended starting at the top I couldn't quite wrap my head around doing it that way. Adding the bottom to a side panel seemed more logical. Adding the baffle was easier and helped keep things square.
Adding the other side panel was a piece of cake.
Next came the top. I had to sand down the top of the baffle a millimeter or two.
Sanding off the rough edges.
Clamping the base. This was trickier than I expected. Nobody ever mentions how when you screw down the clamps things can drift off their mark. I actually strained a tendon or ligament in one of my fingers trying to realign the cabinet!
The first cabinet looks good! 53.2 pounds. I'm torn about how I want to finish it. The Duratex looks like the easiest path but I'm not sure I want them all black. I was thinking possibly veneering the sides to class them up a bit. That would be something new to learn. Scary stuff!
Hey Danny, any word on the 8 Ohm drivers?
