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I'm building a 24" wide THT as per the original plans, the only deviation being instead of PL premium I am using Gorilla glue. The material is 1/2" 9 ply cabinet grade baltic birch plywood. The Tuba will be loaded with a RSS390HF-4 driver.

In construction I have not had to use any jigs or guideboards except a long piece I screw down to align pieces with the lines on the first side.

In the beginning:


Woofer burn-in (I don't think I want to do this with it installed):


First panels:



A little jump:


So far so good...

Looking good, but why not use the PL? just curious

spoogin wrote:Looking good, but why not use the PL? just curious

I already had a bunch of gorilla glue, so I didn't need to buy anything.

Looks real nice. I hope it doesn't leak any..it'd be a shame.

Dubwoofer wrote: I already had a bunch of gorilla glue, so I didn't need to buy anything.

If Gorilla was a viable substitute it would say so in the plans. It has nowhere near the strength of PL. It may work OK, but if you have a leak where you can't reach it you're screwed.

Bill Fitzmaurice wrote:

Dubwoofer wrote: I already had a bunch of gorilla glue, so I didn't need to buy anything.

If Gorilla was a viable substitute it would say so in the plans. It has nowhere near the strength of PL. It may work OK, but if you have a leak where you can't reach it you're screwed.

I thought gorilla glue was urethane based

If guess we'll see what happens. So far I don't have any visible gaps and my pieces are lining up perfectly. I caulked the woofer chamber for good measure and I'll finish fastening the sides with a brad nailer.

Dubwoofer wrote:
I thought gorilla glue was urethane based

It is, but it's not in the same league as PL.

Bill Fitzmaurice wrote:

Dubwoofer wrote:
I thought gorilla glue was urethane based

It is, but it's not in the same league as PL.

"Gorilla Glue" is a treacle-like glue and Bill is right, it's not the best to use in BFM cab construction.
Gorilla Grip Express on the other hand is a 100% expanding polyurethane and is the same leage as PL, but often gets called Gorilla Glue. PL has a colourant added as it's widely used in the construction industry in the USA, the colourant being a woody colour ( brownish )
http://www.holdfast.co.nz/pages/product ... psid=20075

Harley wrote: Gorilla Grip Express on the other hand is a 100% expanding polyurethane and is the same leage as PL

That seems to be exclusive to NZ.

I'm hoping to finish the cabinet this weekend. I have no school today so hopefully I can make some progress.

The end is nigh...

No complaints about the gorilla glue.

That looks like a mighty clean build due to the glue you've used. Be sure to double and triple check it for leaks before you put the side on.

88h88 wrote: Be sure to double and triple check it for leaks before you put the side on.

+1

88h88 wrote:That looks like a mighty clean build due to the glue you've used. Be sure to double and triple check it for leaks before you put the side on.

+2

I would even caulk the side edges before you close it up. You won't be able to reach them once the second side is on.

I'll caulk as much as I can before the side goes on. So far things look good...