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spikedout

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Posted: July 07, 2006 at 6:55 AM / IP Logged

Hey everyone, this is my first time on the forums and i've been looking everywhere for a post about how much area a gallon of FG will cover when glassin an enclosure?

I want to start my own project and I am trying to figure out materials and an approximate cost... if anyone could help me that would be great!

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Melted Fabric

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spikedout wrote:

how much area a gallon of FG will cover when glassin an enclosure?

A gallon of fiberglass?

Do you mean, a gallon of resin for fiberglassing?

If that is the case, for the average box, I'd say a little over a quart (25% of a gallon) would do the trick, then again, it depends on just how large or small your enclosure is.

What are the dimensions of what you are building or want to fabricate?

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it also depends on how many fiberglass projects you wish to tackle...it is considerably cheaper to buy your resin by the gallon...but if your only going to do one project or two then it is better to get it by the quart...resin has a self life and will tend to go nasty on you if left un attended for too long..

also it is cheaper to buy your mat off the roll rather then in packages

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Typically 1ltr of resin is used with 1 metre square of matting

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spikedout

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Posted: July 08, 2006 at 1:17 PM / IP Logged

Oh wow, it seems to cover alot more area then I thought.

Here is the drawing of what i want to do. Only the front panel will be fibreglassed because i want to change the angles of the subs, the outside subs will face inward a bit, and the middle sub will be angle'd upwards.

I am also wondering, will I need to support the subs from inside? (something underneath holding them up to relieve stress on the front end?) What do you suggest?

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My box was similar to yours, and no i didn't use anything to support the sub from the inside. Just make sure you use plenty fiberglass mat especially around where the sub rig attaches to the box.

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Thats a pretty sweet desing. My only suggestion would be to maybe think about angling the outer subs outward instead of inward. Inward subs might cancel each other out.

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spikedout

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sawhit4 wrote:

My box was similar to yours, and no i didn't use anything to support the sub from the inside. Just make sure you use plenty fiberglass mat especially around where the sub rig attaches to the box.

sawhit4 Would you be able to post pics of your box?? Im curious to see anything similar.

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How much will you be putting through your setup? (watts?)

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spikedout

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Posted: July 10, 2006 at 12:08 PM / IP Logged

Out of this box i will be running

1 - PDX-1.1000watt Alpine Digital Amp

3 x 10" Alpine Type-R 1042D subs

I listen to alot of electronic music with fast snappy bass... so i figured 10's would provide the tight bass I require.

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