is this enclosure possible?

Yeah man I made a sphere out of gf using a japanese lantern ball thing.   OOOH MAN! It sucked balls. Sucky sucky sucky. It's one thing to gf something flat or kinda curvy or something. but something totally round. I got flashbacks of kindergarden. It was a big mess. But yeah it's possible.Tell the Snap-On guy I'm not here!

That really looks interesting , Got my wheels to turning, The first thought I had was to mold the inside of an atv tire maybe even fill it with great stuff (expanding foam) cut rubber off after dry and you should have the basic shape.and then just go from there. But as we all know sometimes it takes more than a few thoughts before it works

what kind of problems did you run into 5150 azn? And did you end up getting it done? If so, attach a pic. Im now reconsidering this project because of time/experience. Even though using my estimated $350 worth of drivers and amps would sound like a $1500+ sub if done properly, i might just get a $300 HSU. ( someone give me some positive feedback on the project so i get enthusiastic again loll)

sounds like it would be pretty easy to me (this coming from someone who hasnt done fiberglass before) but for a mold i would think make some rings and glue them to a beach ball and a bit of fleece to smooth the rings out should work just fine. after you get the first coat on just deflate the beach ball and pull it out (or cut) usually glue wont stick to plastic to well so the beach ball should pull off the wood if using regular elmers glue. if not just cut it off. if you want the amp mounted on with the speaker think of using it for the base. just remember that if you enclose the amp make sure you invest in some fans to keep it cool.

erm..i m new here..and i reli liked the idea...i think i could build it up wif FG...but my onli prob now were...wut r the measurements i need? as my 12" driver needs 1ft³ to perform properly...can any1 tell me wut diameter sphere should i make for this enclosure?many thanks in advance

kelvin--- wrote: erm..i m new here..and i reli liked the idea...i think i could build it up wif FG...but my onli prob now were...wut r the measurements i need? as my 12" driver needs 1ft³ to perform properly...can any1 tell me wut diameter sphere should i make for this enclosure?many thanks in advance

Kelvin, I think you may be over your head on this one. However if you do plan to go ahead on this more information is needed. The diameter of a perfect sphere with the volume of 1ft³ is 14.88 inches. However, There is more math involved. You need to subtract the volume of the sub you're using (especially important with such a small enclosure volume) also you need to subtract the amount of volume that you had to remove to have a flat surface to mount the sub on. I could mathematically compensate for the driver volume, but that difference in the sphere is beyond my calculus.

problem #1 was trying to keep the ball from rolling over when you are putting the fg mat on. Also you have to keep the ball from sitting in it's own puddle of fg. I solved this problem by hanging the ball on a string. Problem #2 when putting fg mat on the ball. The mat would slowly slidedown the side of the ball. Problem #3 resin rolls down the side of the ball, making a big puddle. I'll get you a pic later.Tell the Snap-On guy I'm not here!

5150azn...i m waiting for ur pics...coz it can b used as great reference..hope u wil upload it when u r free