How To Build A Subwoofer Enclosure At Home With No Special Tools

In this video we go over a way to make a quick subwoofer enclosure in just a few hours with no special tools. This is not the only way to build enclosures, in fact its not how I build most enclosures. However, most anyone can build these enclosures at home with this method. Don't settle for a prefab enclosure when you can build one cheap!

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[edwardzx]

No matter how many times you watch a box building video it never gets old! Nice vice, straight to the point, and no videos!

[mikegrey]

Finally someone does an actual budget box build! Love it 2 thumbs up!👍👍

[jayweb]

This is actually extremely helpful for someone like me who doesn't own any ripping saw to cut the panels and I also have a small vehicle so I can't just load a 4x8 sheet into my vehicle. Plus I live in a small efficiency apartment and don't have room to cut wood.

[vetten]

Home Depot made all the cuts. That’s great. I just made a box and the MDF sawdust is overwhelming. Really nice job.

[Mmartinez]

Man, thanks for this video. I have all the tools and more and watching this give me to do my own boxes. Instead paying people or buying the wrong boxes, now I can make my own. Thank you again, never late than never.

[joelongstaff]

Trevor You sir give the best advice I've seen about building cabs." Follow instructions given". Almost like the manufacturer knew something. The link to the box calculator is great thank you. It saves a lot of math. I'm off to look at more of your videos.

[TrevorTurkington]

Great video. As a woodshop teacher I can recommend if you keep your screws a bit further away from the edges of the MDF corners you can avoid the splitting on the ends. MDF if very finiky so its a good idea to to some test drilling on corner pieces to get the hang of it first.

Again, great explanation!

[FpvDroneLife]

Very cool video man. Simple. You didn’t give long drawn out unnecessary explanations on everything thing you were doing nor did you not give enough info on what you were doing. You nailed it well in this case screwed it an made it simple. Great video!

[jasonrmacomber]

Tip: don't use water based anything to seal MDF, use oil base. Also, use Bondo puddy filler it's harder and dries faster. Then DuraTex as a durable finish.

[booobtooober]

Two tips to avoid all those splits, MDF is very strong when running screws through but very weak when running screws into the edge. 1) Do NOT put screws into the end gain within 2-3 inches of another edge. 2) Drill largest diameter possible pilot holes and drill them slightly deeper than the length of your screws. The drill bit must equal the diameter of the screw shank at a minimum, slightly larger is better so the threads barely cut into the MDF then use a few drops of glue in the edge grain holes and be careful not to over tighten and strip out the hole (be careful NOT to fill holes with glue, cause hydrolock splits)

[leonray]

Ayy man, another great video bud! I swear, if half the guys who wouldn't consider trying their hand saw this video, less out there would be running prefabs. Awesome vid

[neatt]

Nice 👍 might have to make some new boxes for my old JBL 10" GT410's. Bought them brand new I think like, 20 years ago and still going strong 🙂 I've always had them in sealed boxes but would love to change it up a little and make ported boxes for them. I always thought ported boxes were super complicated 👍

[magictoaster]

I followed this video to make a sealed box as the first subwoofer box I make and man, that guy at Lowe’s did not cut my boards straight 😂 had to sand a lot of the sides to even make them fit with one another. The box is slightly smaller than I wanted it to be because of all the sanding, but I’m still overall happy with how it came out! Good video man thanks for sharing 👍🏼👍🏼

[thejoker]

We still need a toll...
But see all these process always relaxation to me..
Boxes and speakers.
Thx

[madukameregini]

Wonderful video, great job, I’m currently building 2 boxes for my two 12” Sony xplod 1200wats, just finished one yesterday and it sound owe some, my doors and ketches utensils are playing their own songs when I tested the sub, will upload it to my YouTube channel as soon as I’m done

[EarthPoweredHippie]

That was a dope circle cut brother dang.

[thatguykai]

Thank you buddy for the video I used it yesterday to build my first sub box I used speaker box lite instead of sub box pro to get the specific dimensions I want hopefully it sounds great when it’s said and done have a great day bro.

[martinmi]

Great video, I could watch these all day. I love working with wood even though I am not very good with it.

[skhosanamathiyane]

Nice and simple, , , especially about the Africa

[bradking]

Love the cardboard measuring !! its way better than putting a circle around the woofer and guessing the cut !!!!