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hey guys, i need something to use as a port , i need to get two ports, both 4 " inches in diameter and 10 3/4's long. ive tried and no shops around here carry that size. i was wondering if you guys had any ideas of subsitutes to use for a port, like plastic plumming tubes or something, anything?
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a 4" diameter pvc pipe. any hardware store should have that. and thx for making that topic hehe. i gotta find me some port stuff also. =)
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if the pvc doesn't pan out... you could try getting a cardboard tude from a local newspaper or something like that,,, the paper comes on fairly large tubes...
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a local hardware store will have pvc tubing. they will have different sizes also. This is the same as anything that a stereo shop will carry. The only problem with cardboard tubes is that they will flex and they wont work as good as the pvc tubing. peace DK
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You can get large cardboard tubes from a carpet store. They'll probably have plenty lying out back. If you're afraid of flex, you could fiberglass it and brace it on the inside with wood scraps and more fiberglass.
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Those heavy cardboard tubes that they roll carpet, and newspaper on, are quite solid, and they will not flex any more than the PVC unless they get really wet, or you roll over them with your car (even then they're damn solid).
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lol no kidding. you've just spent thousands on the rest of your system and you can't chuck out a little extra for some pvc?? =)
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thanks for the replys everyone, i really appreciate it, oh and dukk, it has to be at least 10 3/4", thast what s recomended in themanual, so id like to stick with something around that . and i have another question guys, sorry for being a pain in everyones @ss. but once i get the pvc tube or the cardboard tube, what do i use to make it fit flush with the panel of the box? i really appreciate all of you answering, thank you.
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push it in until its flush and screw her down or glue. and somewhere out there you can get the cap pieces. they are little black pieces of plastic that fit over the top.
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Or if your really slick (like me ) you can spray paint the pvc (I actually use black vinyl paint, go fig )and then carpet the box. During the carpeting, cover everything. Then use like a hobby knife (pen knife's work great) and cut right around the edges. This is pretty cheap to do, and looks pretty slick.
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hehe.. i had a problem yesterday. how the he| | do you do the ports.. lol the whole is just too big. so my impatient brother just drilled screws into the pvc (oh well). i know there's got to be a better way.
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To mount a port I generally trace it with a pencil, cut it with a jigsaw (don't like hole saws), and rasp it until the port fits snug but not mega tight. Then I carpet the box, right over the port hole. Cut the carpet over the hole in a * pattern and force the port into the hole, trapping th carpet. It should now take mega force to slide the pipe in (a block of wood and a hammer help!!) Some silicone around the backside and it is done and the carpet is edged perfectly.
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Personaly, I like to cut em as close as possible, then use a wood filler like knead it to fill the gaps, then silicon on top of that . I'm one messy dude
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a vent is just a tad difficult when you got a slant box w/ only 3" on top =) if the sub barely fits into the hole, i doubt i'd be able to cram a vent port in their.
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I like The Dukks method. I use a roundover routher bit on the inside and outside before placement, paint it, and liquid nail the bejesus out of it inside the box before I put the back piece on..
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