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I found a place in Portland called Mr. Plywood. I'm betting he will have what I need.

Yup, I think so. I just called and its $38 per 5x5 panel. He said 9 equal layers, that sound right?

The only subwoofer enclosure I ever got rid of due to water damage was built out of 3/4 plywood. It was that Lowes Baltic Birch and it did have the thin outer plys. Lowes doesn't sell Baltic Birch. By definition, Baltic Birch has equal plies and is usually found in 5x5 sheets (occasionally in 4x8)....

CoronaOperator wrote:

DJPhatman wrote:

Jwsewell wrote:MDF for the win

You may want to use real wood for the driver retention blocks and to rim the access cutouts so the screws have something to bite into.

That is advise I will use for sure! Thank you!

The only subwoofer enclosure I ever got rid of due to water damage was built out of 3/4 plywood. It was that Lowes Baltic Birch and it did have the thin outer plys. I have been using fiberglass resin to attemp to waterproof my enclosures. MDF seems to soak up the resin better than plywood but polyes...

MDF for the win. I HATE plywood to begin with and no way was I going to mess around with warped panels. Not to mention MDF is a lot easier to machine and finish in my opinion. The weight is actually a good thing, helps balance out the weight of the 5.0L HO under the hood of a 2800 lb. truck Thanks f...

I am getting started on my 14x32x32 AutoTuba. Here is a link to my "Q&A" thread. http://billfitzmaurice.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=23327 It will be mounted in the bed of my 84 Ford Ranger standard cab firing into my seat back through a "blow through" The driver I am u...

Tom Smit wrote:Hi John, and welcome to the forum!
I responded to your AT thread. That is going to be "ridiculous", haha. For normal listening, I am going to guess that a 50w amp would be plenty, but I know that you will want the most available.

Yeah I'll have about 650 rms on tap.

Hello anyone who cares.
I'm John and I'm a car audio junkie! I have been interested in BFM designs for many years now and am here to research a dual AT for a pickup truck blow through subwoofer.