Called a masonry bit ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by muhhan
Yeah use thicker material, screw down tighter, and try to add some padding of some kind between the plexi and the box. Clear silicon perhaps?
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Called a masonry bit ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by muhhan
Yeah use thicker material, screw down tighter, and try to add some padding of some kind between the plexi and the box. Clear silicon perhaps?
Dynamat on Plexiglass? LOL...
Thicker Plexis is the way to go.
Simply put, the only reason it's rattling is because the increases in pressure.
Putting more screws around the edges won't change this, as the volume of the box increases, your plexi -- being the weekest side in the box -- is going to move.
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Originally Posted by aka_NSX
Yeah i realise that the pressure in the box is too much for the 5mm plexi glass lol. Well it cost 5 dollars so I wasn't really complaining lol. Well i'll probably search for some thicker plexi. Any size anyone recommended? Or does everyone think that 18mm is thick enough?
Cheers for that mugeneration. I was so caned after work yesterday, my brain was well gone by 5pm!
bboy eclipse, 18mm is pretty dang thick so it should be OK. 18mm is the thickness of MDF I used for my sub enclosure. Btw, that's a nice looking 'box' you got there!:p
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Originally Posted by muhhan
O ok well i'll probably go with 18mm when i can be stuffed driving out to get some. It's hiding in da boot so da plexi can wait. Lol i bought the box for 50 bucks at a second hand store lol. It's a custom made box. Painted it as well as it was looking pretty shocking before. Well thanks again for the advice.
It looks carpeted so I doubt it's rattling on the box. It's most likely the plexi just vibrating and making noise. I would go to a thicker size and then put a screw in every 2 inches. You just need a really sharp bit, one for metal works the best as it is pointed at the end, and a masonry bit is made for cement and bricks. Just don’t put pressure on the bit when drilling as you will punch thru and crack the plexi. Let the weight of the drill do the work. I use a smaller bit than needed for a pilot hole, then a counter sink bit until you reach the right size hole you are making, this won’t go all the way thru and takes at most 2 seconds of drilling. Then you go to the other side and drill thru with the right size to fit the screws. This way there is no chance of busting thru and cracking the plexi.