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lor dude

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Posted: July 01, 2006 at 12:05 AM / IP Logged

Yes Velocity......it was a little under what I would want for the money they charged the person.

......And to top it off you never see him put any screws in any box that he has put together

I'm Old School in the box department......about to do my first Fiber Glass Enclosure

Enjoy

........and He Brought forth the "Holly Hand Grenade"........

drvnbysound

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Posted: July 01, 2006 at 3:18 AM / IP Logged

I just came across this post tonight, just wanted to reply about the last post..

Many installers do not use "screws" to build a box. They are really not necessary, if you are using a suffice amount of wood glue between the joints. To prove my case, build a box of your own using 3/4" MDF (this will only work if you can make decient boxes, HAHA) using wood glue and screws. Wait about 24-48 hours for the glue to fully cure. Take the screws out and see how well the wood glue holds the box together.

I stopped using screws in the boxes I built about 4 yrs ago now, when I had the same thing happen to me. I was working on another box and ran out of MDF. So I had a couple of boxes laying around and figured I would unscrew the box, and pull apart the MDF I needed. After about 45 minutes with a crow-bar and hammer the MDF I needed was practically destroyed because the glue holds the joints together so well. The following week I went and bought a 35-gal air compressor and a brad nailer (just like you see Reme use) to hold the MDF pieces in place while the glue sets. Its a LOT faster to shoot brad nails into MDF than it is to set individual screws. TIME IS MONEY!

Just wanted to add my thoughts..

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Posted: July 01, 2006 at 11:37 AM / IP Logged

Yeah i use a nail gun with inch to inch and a quarter nails to hold my boxes together until the glue dries, works like a charm. I also seal the edges with liquid nails, so that helps to.

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Posted: July 01, 2006 at 5:17 PM / IP Logged

I wasn't critiquing the the actual method of his fiberglass, rather the fact that seeing that it's a more expensive vehicle ( and also a business vehicle) I'd expect more originallity from the fabricator. Even if there was time constraints on the project, I'm sure hiring a few installers to sand the project down wouldn't be that hard to find. All in all, the video is very vague and you can only guess that all the proper thicknesses of glass & glue was used to fabricate this project.

To add, I use 1" staples to hold my enclosure together with glue and after it's done I prefer to use fiberglass resin inside the enclosure to seal off the MDF & joints.

Jeff

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lor dude

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Posted: July 02, 2006 at 10:14 PM / IP Logged

Hey Guys Wasn't trying to stir the resin...or I mean pot. I guess with my small place( back some ago) I had to move the box a couple times before the glue would have dried. Kept Doing it that way, with the screws. Going to try my hand at fiber glass.

Enjoy

........and He Brought forth the "Holly Hand Grenade"........

Melted Fabric

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Posted: July 03, 2006 at 10:47 AM / IP Logged

Don't use screws in the fiberglass.....!!!!! Heheheh, just messin' with you.

I look forward to seeing your fibergL project.

Ior Dude wrote:

with my small place( back some ago) I had to move the box a couple times before the glue would have dried.

It you are going to move the box around while the glue is trying to dry on there, and don't want to use screws, you could use clamps to keep it in place while in transport.

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

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