Senior Project Final Product

1. PORTFOLIO:
BUILDING A
SUBWOOFER
ENCLOSUREJ E R R A I L M C M I C K E N S
F A C I L I T A T O R : J O S E P H S E S S U M

2. STEP #1: TAKE MEASUREMENTS OF THE
SPACE BEING USED, AND CHOOSE THE
STYLE ENCLOSURE, AND GATHER
MATERIALS.

3. STEP #2: TAKE THE MEASUREMENTS OF
THE SPACE THAT IS BEING USED AND
TRANSLATE THE MEASUREMENTS ONTO
THE WOOD.

4. STEP #2 (CONTINUED): MAKE SURE TO BE
PRECISE AND USE THE EXACT HEIGHT
AND WIDTH THAT WAS FOUND.

5. STEP #3: ONCE THE MEASUREMENTS ARE
TRANSLATED, YOU WILL LAY THE 3/4"
MDF PLYWOOD ONTO YOUR WORK
STATION.

6. STEP #3 (CONTINUED): THEN YOU MUST
STABILZE THE SAW SO THAT THE LINES
ARE CUT AS CLOSE TO STRAIGHT AS
POSSIBLE.

7. STEP #4: ONCE EACH PIECE OF WOOD IS
CUT, YOU WILL NEED TO CUT THE HOLE IN
THE CENTER, THIS WILL HOLD THE
SPEAKER.

8. STEP #5: AFTER MAKING THOSE CUTS,
MEASURE A STRAIGHT LINE ACROSS 1/4"
FROM THE TOP AND MAKE MARKS
ACROSS THAT LINE. ON EACH MARK DRILL
A HOLE.

9. PICTURED BELOW IS WHAT THE
HOLES SHOULD LOOK LIKE.

10. STEP #6: AFTER THE HOLES ARE MADE,
YOU CAN ATTACH THE SIX PIECES.
STARTING WITH THE BOTTOM THEN
ADDING THE SIDES.

11. STEP #6 (CONTINUED): FIRST GLUE
TOGETHER ALL OF THE PIECES, THEN
SECURE THE STRUCTURE WITH SCREWS.

12. STEP #7: ONCE THE ENCLOSURE IS PUT
TOGETHER, GET RID OF THE HARD POINTY
EDGES SEEN HERE, FOR A CLEANER LOOK.

13. STEP #7 (CONTINUED): TO DO THAT USE A
ROUTER, WHICH IS A WOOD-WORKING
TOOL MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR
SMOOTHING EDGES.

14. STEP #8: AFTER THE YOU FINISH WITH
THE ROUTER, SAND PAPER THE ENTIRE
ENCLOSURE BOX, SO EVERYTHING COMES
OUT EVEN.

15. STEP #9: NEXT YOU HAVE TO WIRE IT.
YOU SEND THE WIRES IN THROUGH THE
SIDE AND OUT THROUGH THE FRONT, AND
ATTACH A HOLDER TO KEEP THEM IN
PLACE.

16. STEP #10: INSERT THE SPEAKER IN THE
FITTED HOLE IN THE FRONT OF THE
ENCLOSURE WIRE THE SPEAKER TO THE
WIRE CONNECTOR IN THE BACK ON THE
BOX.

17. THROUGH THIS PROJECT MY FACILITATOR
TAUGHT ME MORE THAN HOPED FOR, AND I
AM EXTREMELY SATISFIED WITH THE FINAL
OUTCOME.