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thinking about building a plexiglass sub box. Need advice. going with plexi to put neons in to light up. will house 3 JL 12W7 powered by 3 1000/1 amps. dont know if table saw will mess it up, what is best to seal or bond edges to make air tight. and should i even build a plexiglass box or stick with the good old MDF. just wanted to try something new. cost of material is no concern.

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Posted: May 08, 2005 at 8:01 PM / IP Logged

Cost is very high, but plexi is fun to work with. Glue holds the sides together and seals it too. A proper plastic cutting blade will work with a table saw. Is there a Tap Plastics near your house? They are a good source for sheet material and will cut it for you too.

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http://soundoff.phoenixgold.com/viewtopic.php?t=6249

It's a pretty good little tutorial that shows step by step what he is doing.

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a sheet of 3/4 locally around here will run you about $350-400.

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A more reasonable option would to build most of the box out of mdf, laminate the inside with 1/8" mirrored plexi, then do the front and top (or whatever will be visible) with 3/4" plexi. It will take alot less money and IMO look better.

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Just better make sure that it is one hell of a strong box if your gonna pound on 3 W7's with that much power. Hate to see it Fly apart on you.

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For the plexiglass there is a chemical bonding agent that will fuse acrylic plastic together at a butt joint. You apply with a syringe ( I think that's how you spell it ) and it bonds within 10 minutes. You will need to use fine thread screws as well to screw the box together for added strength.

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thanks for the help everyone.

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