Water Damaged Speaker

[Scally]

I have a speaker that got wet from rain coming under a door.

The particle board has swollen.

It is a reasonable speaker so I thought I could make a new box. It is about 800mm high x 300mm deep x 400mm wide.

Is it OK to do this?

What timbers would you recommend?

Is there anything I need to be careful about?

[Master Splinter]

Chipboard or MDF. Just follow the same construction technique as the old one.

Your biggest problem will be trying to match the finish to the existing; unless you are very lucky you wont be able to find anything even close, so I would suggest re-veneering both of them (take the veneer off the other one and re-veneer it)

You'll find more about speaker building here:
http://www.theloudspeakerkit.com/

[Harry72]

Yep what MS said or remake both speakers, you dont need to keep them the same shape just keep the same cubic volume and the port length/dia.

[Scally]

OK, thanks.

It appears to be straightforward.

Why is MDF used instead of solid timber?

I am sure it would be cheaper and easier to use. Is the sound quality better?

[black_labb]

OK, thanks.

It appears to be straightforward.

Why is MDF used instead of solid timber?

I am sure it would be cheaper and easier to use. Is the sound quality better?

it resonates less, giving off less of its own character.

and its quite cheap too

[Scally]

That makes sense.

I have a "few" projects on the go at the moment so it will be a few weeks before I make a start.

I don't know much about speakers but it would be interesting to make a set that would rattle the windows, one day.

[Harry72]

I can rattle the windows of the house's across the road... using only a single 12" sub!