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Took me a while to get around to posting this. First off, yes I am still seeking employment. I been on a few interviews, I just haven’t gotten an offer yet. Beyond that I keep pretty busy. Here is what I have been done the last month.

Project AlanM. A friend of mine wanted to add a sub for his music listening purposes and make use of one of the three EHQS subs we got for cheap. So below are the pics of the build. It will sit under his desk and double as a foot rest, so the finished looks didn’t matter to much.

You know there is a rule that you can never have to many clamps. Time and time again I have proven this to be true. I keep buying more clamps and I still manage to make use of them all. Any case on to the pics.

Here is our Sketchup drawing of the project.

The first few joints to be made.

The cutout where the sub will be placed.

Me running low on clamps

The first couple of bracings and back piece.

The sub hole cutout with out all the fun clamps.

The completed box with a relocated amp to the end of it. We were doing some late night testing while GF was fast asleep. Sounded pretty good for such a low cost woofer. Alan is pretty happy with the resulting sound, and that is what counts. Plus the foot rest part I hear is great .

Square port

side view

Sub

front

I got more to post, but that is it for this particular post.

Just recently helped a friend complete his first DIY subwoofer. He is happy with the sound so far and the design leaves room for a driver upgrade for even more output. I went and made this design a bit different as far as the looks go for the port. We went with a triangular shaped port instead of a slotted port or traditional round one. The port is going out the front and speaker itself is offset by an 1 off center to complement the look. For a $15 dollar sub, it sounds pretty good, it doesn’t go to low, but does at least hit the 20hz area nicely.

Here are a few pics of the sub.

Clamping for the triangular port before cutting. That was a challenge to clamp. Only the first baffle has been attached so far.

Front of box with second baffle attached.

First coat of primmer applied. This really helps seal the MDF up, and makes getting rid of the fine lines easier. Granted there is a lot of sanding involved.

Back of box with sub amp hole cut out.

A closure look at the triangular port.

First coat of paint with cheap spray paint. (Note never use cheap spray paint, it sucks period)

Second coat with much better quality spray paint. It actually doesn’t dry in the air.

Harley will need to upload the other photos he has on his camera. But that includes the final look with sating lacquer applied. Over all it sounds good, leaves some room for improvement and he is happy with the results.