jhoak Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I have a DIY sub that I built using a GR Research SW12B and a Dayton plate amp. It's currently raw MDF but I've decided that I like it well enough to go ahead and veneer it to match my Cornscalas. In the course of flipping it around filling nail holes and whatnot I had the idea of converting it to down firing rather than front firing. Making it down firing would cut a lot of time and some expense out of the project because I would not need to fabricate a grill for it. So... The question is: How tall of feet to I need to apply to a down firing subwoofer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n84china Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I've built a sonotube subwoofer and the legs were 2-2.5" dowels that I cut to size. No need to go bigger than that in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoak Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 Thanks!!! I'm thinking about using those oak "ball" feet that they sell at Lowes. They're not really balls becaues that have 2 flat sides but I think they would look pretty good. As I recall they're around 3" tall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n84china Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Yeah, I think those would be perfect! So many great options out there depending on your creativity & taste. Good luck! I've never veneered anything as it seems like a rather daunting task. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoak Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 I've never veneered anything as it seems like a rather daunting task. Not at all I've done a good bit of it now. All of it the "iron-on" variety. Here's a few of my "projects": http://community.klipsch.com/forums/t/148721.aspx?PageIndex=3 http://community.klipsch.com/forums/p/125734/1270880.aspx#1270880 http://community.klipsch.com/forums/p/150455/1559469.aspx#1559469 http://community.klipsch.com/forums/p/153703/1612529.aspx#1612529 The La Scalas project was my very first veneer project and by far the most difficult to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I've never veneered anything as it seems like a rather daunting task. Not at all I've done a good bit of it now. All of it the "iron-on" variety. Here's a few of my "projects": http://community.klipsch.com/forums/t/148721.aspx?PageIndex=3 http://community.klipsch.com/forums/p/125734/1270880.aspx#1270880 http://community.klipsch.com/forums/p/150455/1559469.aspx#1559469 http://community.klipsch.com/forums/p/153703/1612529.aspx#1612529 The La Scalas project was my very first veneer project and by far the most difficult to date. You do beautiful work. I hope I can get that good some day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I'll measure the height of my Outlaw LFM-1 Plus when I get it tomorrow. Its down-firing with two down-firing ports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 My sub sits 2" from the floor using the spikes and hardwood floor discs that came with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoak Posted December 11, 2011 Author Share Posted December 11, 2011 As it turned out making it down firing presented more challenges than I had anticipated. In particular mounting the plate amp. I took it back to its original front firing configuration. I posted about it here: http://community.klipsch.com/forums/t/156554.aspx Thanks for the info though. If I ever do decide to build one in a down firing design I'll keep that in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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