ES18-BPH Budget Build

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   Hi all 
Right suppose its time for my first build.  gone down the mdf route.. mainly because its cheap yet effective and if i mess it up its not too bad. just have to be gentle with them and they might last me a year lol.

I have got the wood cut (no miters yet) and have enough to make 4 cabs. Couple of Emience delta pro 18 drivers i had spare which will have to do.

ill keep posting pics up as i go. 

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huntman40 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 27 July 2011 Location: Lechlade Glos Status: Offline Points: 165	Post Options Post Reply Quote huntman40 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: ES18-BPH Budget Build Posted: 27 August 2011 at 1:26am
	Hi all Right suppose its time for my first build. gone down the mdf route.. mainly because its cheap yet effective and if i mess it up its not too bad. just have to be gentle with them and they might last me a year lol. I have got the wood cut (no miters yet) and have enough to make 4 cabs. Couple of Emience delta pro 18 drivers i had spare which will have to do. ill keep posting pics up as i go.

huntman40 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 27 July 2011 Location: Lechlade Glos Status: Offline Points: 165	Post Options Post Reply Quote huntman40 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 September 2011 at 2:51pm
	well so much for posting as i go ill put the build pics up soon but ive already finished 2. 2 more to build and going up for sale.(dont need 4. much bigger than expected!) wish i had listened to people though. MDF is awfully brittle and i cant see the cabs lasting a year of light touring :(

sKs01 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 11 April 2008 Location: sheffield Status: Offline Points: 1744	Post Options Post Reply Quote sKs01 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 September 2011 at 4:16pm
	Looks good to me. I would router the external edges if I were you, MDF has a tendency to flake if you catch it on a right angle. If your careful MDF cabs can last a fair while, a friend of mine has got some MDF bandpass boxes still in use from 2008 or so used pretty regularly, just buy an extra tin of paint and filler to keep them looking in descent nick. Edited by sKs01 - 08 September 2011 at 4:17pm
	You're a big man, but you're in bad shape. With me it's a full time job. Now behave yourself.

huntman40 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 27 July 2011 Location: Lechlade Glos Status: Offline Points: 165	Post Options Post Reply Quote huntman40 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 September 2011 at 4:20pm
	Yeah thats a good plan. saving up for a descent router atm then i shall round them off. also got some metal corner things in the post which should keep them in better shape. still have 1/2 tin of tufcab as well. great tip for anyone using mdf to build... save the mdf sawdust that you collect in your dust extraction and when you need to do some filling, mix it with pva into a paste.. makes some awesome hardcore filler

bee Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 14 June 2011 Location: Middlesex Status: Offline Points: 4553	Post Options Post Reply Quote bee Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 September 2011 at 9:07pm
	goos tip huntman. if you use any of the dust from the wood you are cutting, you can make your own filla. If you plan to varnish the wood etc, you can get clear pva. Works a treat.......

huntman40 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 27 July 2011 Location: Lechlade Glos Status: Offline Points: 165	Post Options Post Reply Quote huntman40 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 September 2011 at 1:11pm
	some build pics Strange extra panel where the driver mount is, is a brace part that i had rested there. just clearing that up to save confusion. its still sat there in this photo friend tom doing some work for a change and my lovely new panels ive had made =D More rackscrews in post what you think? Edited by huntman40 - 09 September 2011 at 1:18pm

iloveit777 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 07 June 2014 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote iloveit777 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 October 2014 at 10:19am
	hello can u tell me how much wood was needed for 4 cabs, could do the math myself but thought it would be easier to ask on here x

C-Audiofreak Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 12 June 2014 Location: Norfolk uk Status: Offline Points: 467	Post Options Post Reply Quote C-Audiofreak Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 October 2014 at 1:47pm
	Yes they look like awesome builds mate I also would like to know how many 8x4 sheets are required to build four cabs?

T-Bone Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 27 December 2005 Location: Tampa, FL USA Status: Offline Points: 292	Post Options Post Reply Quote T-Bone Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 October 2014 at 2:39pm
	Yes nice work you need to build another 2 ES to raise your tops above the crowd and more bass impact YEAH !
	BASS, how low can you go!

Horntec Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 11 January 2016 Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote Horntec Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 January 2016 at 2:43pm
	Hey man I saw your pictures about the ES-18BPH and i want to ask you, if you have the plans of this subwoofer, I mean the exactly plan from each piece of the subwoofer. The Problem is, I'm not a joiner or something like that, and I'm not good in reading plans.. It would be very nice if you can send me this, I will give you my E-Mail. Sorry for my bad english... Greetings from switzerland EDIT: Dont need them anymore ;) Edited by Horntec - 01 February 2016 at 12:07pm

Norseman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 04 March 2013 Location: Torquay Status: Offline Points: 124	Post Options Post Reply Quote Norseman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 September 2021 at 2:58am
	im curious about the sealed chamber, and how to go about attaching the "door"

DMorison Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 14 March 2007 Location: Aberdeen Status: Offline Points: 1617	Post Options Post Reply Quote DMorison Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 September 2021 at 12:19pm
	Attach a strip of wood or batten to the sides of the cab (and one under the back edge of panel G) below where the door will sit, mount your tee nuts to the underside of the battens, screw the door down onto those battens, preferably using some foam sealing/gasket tape in between. This image I found via google shows 2 of the battens attached, the side ones have yet to be put in place.