My other car's system

[Greg S]

Here's a link to my other car's system, it's in a 2006 Honda Accord LX-SE.

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2106859541

 

[theDRIZZLE]

Looks pretty damn good. nice work.

 

[neoturner]

what are you doing all your triming with a lazer? seriously what do you use.

 

[Greg S]

what are you doing all your triming with a lazer? seriously what do you use.

An air compressor hooked to my die grinder with a cut off wheel. Really messy as it shoot fiberglass dust every where, itchy if you don't wear long sleeves and long pants with gloves tape closed(shocked), but you get very clean lines.

 

[chuyler1]

I just use a jig saw most of the time. Looks good Greg.

 

[neoturner]

do you use the jigsaw in free air? My problem is that my pieces are smaller and certainly not flat. I end up using a dremmel router bit but that thing is loud as hell.

 

[vcinsanity1523]

wow that looks freeking awesome man nice job!!!

 

[chuyler1]

do you use the jigsaw in free air?

There is usually an edge I can rest it on.

 

[patmaz]

one word..WOOOWWWW,amazing job,looks oem......

 

[Greg S]

do you use the jigsaw in free air? My problem is that my pieces are smaller and certainly not flat. I end up using a dremmel router bit but that thing is loud as hell.

You think a dremmel is loud? Try an air compressor going 5 feet away from you head.(shocked) It's a lot faster though.

 

[got wake?]

You think a dremmel is loud? Try an air compressor going 5 feet away from you head.(shocked) It's a lot faster though.

depends on the compressor i replaced a 60 gallon 2 stage basic compressor with a 120 gallon 2 stage compressor with the air cooler and silencing pack. helluva difference. the 60 gallon you don't want to be within 10 ft of when it kicks on, but the 120 gallon you can be right next to it.


what kind and size of die grinder do you use? i'm looking into a Sioux 70k rpm 1/8" collet pencil grinder. twice the rpms as a dremel(shocked)


did you use a die grinder all the way around? that's where a right angle grinder with a cutoff wheel works well.


you definitely did some good clean work. i need to quit being so lazy and finish redoing my system.

 

[got wake?]

do you use the jigsaw in free air? My problem is that my pieces are smaller and certainly not flat. I end up using a dremmel router bit but that thing is loud as hell.

i've never really liked the dremel router bits. they tend to rip into the material and try to pull where you don't want them to go.


FYI, anyone with a router and circle jig attatchment, i'd suggest try using a carbide endmill. i started using a 1/4" 3 flute endmill over a year ago and it works great. it rips through MDF and leaves a very clean cut. something like this:

http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/NNSRIT?PMPXNO=9060884&PMT4NO=7169597

it has never burnt the wood and it rips through it faster than a standard router bit. i haven't tried it on a plywood yet, though.

 

[Greg S]

depends on the compressor i replaced a 60 gallon 2 stage basic compressor with a 120 gallon 2 stage compressor with the air cooler and silencing pack. helluva difference. the 60 gallon you don't want to be within 10 ft of when it kicks on, but the 120 gallon you can be right next to it.


what kind and size of die grinder do you use? i'm looking into a Sioux 70k rpm 1/8" collet pencil grinder. twice the rpms as a dremel(shocked)


did you use a die grinder all the way around? that's where a right angle grinder with a cutoff wheel works well.


you definitely did some good clean work. i need to quit being so lazy and finish redoing my system.

You're right about the compressor size, I've got the 120 gallon tank and it helps. The die grinder is a Blue Point(read Snap-On) 1/4" collet, don't remember the rpm.

Yeah, I used the die grinder all the way around but with a cut-off wheel, just without a guard so it was sending dust everywhere.

Don't worry about being lazy, I've had that sub for 4 years and only just put it in a car for the first time. So you're fine unless you have put anything off longer than that.

 

[got wake?]

i've heard pretty good stuff about blue point. as for the compressors, having an oversized filter/silencer setup definitely makes a difference.

i'm not up to 4 years, yet