Why does the box look like crap? Could you put laminate on it?
Show off your hard work!
It looks like crap for a few reasons...
First, this was a budget build and I didn't already own a circular saw so to keep costs down I bought the $30 Ryobi from Home Depot. I'm pretty inexperienced as far as woodworking goes also. To make transporting the wood easier, I also bought the precut 2x4 foot pieces of MDF, rather then buying the whole sheet. I assumed these pieces were exactly 2x4 feet. When things didn't line up perfectly I realized some of the sheets I bought were off by 1/8 inch or so. All of these factors contributed to my finished box not looking the best. I did what I could with wood filler, but I think I just made things worse. Oh well, it sounds really good and it mostly sits underneath a table. I also made the driver cutout a hair too small and had to use the dremel to make it fit. Still need to clean that up and repaint.
I posted these pics in another thread about my build. Others have pointed out that I made my port too small as well. I think at the volumes I listen at it won't be much of an issue though. All things considered I am very happy with how my first DIY project turned out.
UPS says my Gemini amp should be here monday, I've been running the sub with an Audiosource amp 100 in the meantime. I'll update with how the Gemini works out once I get it up and running.
