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  1. Jmilch's Red Oak Ply Box Build ( instead of birch or mdf)...

    in Subwoofers / Enclosures

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    Sexy box :drinks:

    Thank you man :drink40: I really appreciate it

    Hell yeah man, shit looks sweet as hell. I was thinking of doing this myself but didn't want to risk screwing it up lol, cuz I knew I would and then be pissed for wrecking the nice lumber.

    I am FAR from a carpenter dude. I wouldnt do it without a nice table saw, decent router, and good large scale woodworking clamps. Other than that, I used basic tools and I am not a skilled or experienced wood worker. I spend probably 8+ hours of work on it including assembly and sanding.

    oak and birch ply are going to be about the same thing. its the veneer or top layer that is actually oak/birch the rest is a cheaper wood.

    the color looks like mine. what did you sand with between coats?

    400 grit after the stain, and 600 grit wet sandpaper between coats of poly. I was meticulous with the sanding... I felt like not giving it 100% would make the rest of the project a waste of time.

    just a quick question how much did you pay for the oak

    btw i like the look

    Locally the Red Oak 12 ply was on sale, and as cheap as birch 8 ply.

    So it was a no brainer.

    i see that sounds like a good deal to me

    Yea it was on sale. Plus I liked the veneer a lot better.

  3. Jmilch's Red Oak Ply Box Build ( instead of birch or mdf)...

    in Subwoofers / Enclosures

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    Looks pretty nice, man.

    Thank you :drinks:

    Looks good man

    I appreciate it man

    Last time I bought it oak ply was like $45 per sheet. Looks good man its always nice to see something different.

    Yea I am one who tries to do things a bit different now and again. Thanks CJ! :drink40:

    **Update**

    I forgot to mention the inside was glassed last night. Just did a single thick coat. And I added a bolt set for the terminals. Also has 8 awg wire for the speaker wires.

  5. Jmilch's Red Oak Ply Box Build ( instead of birch or mdf)...

    in Subwoofers / Enclosures

    Posted · Edited by jmilch

    **Since this design is kind of universal for a trunk, I added the sketchup file and the PDF materials list/cut sheet file if anyone wants to build it.**

    I am FAR from a carpenter. So take it easy. I didnt match the grain perfect, and I noticed the imperfections in the veneer were NOT visible until I put the stain on, go figure lol.

    • 3/4" 12 ply Red Oak Extra Thick Veneer
    • Double face plate
    • ~ 3.0 Cubes after displacement
    • 30 Hz tuning
    • 15in^2 port area per cubic foot
    • 3/8" Routed edges
    • Minwax Antique Oak Stain (2 coats)
    • Premium Poly (used on basketball courts etc. Got it from work) 4 coats
    • About 4-5 hours of sanding before the stain and between coats.
    • Locking T-nuts used with lock washers for the sub (not pictured)
    • Assembled with only 4 screws, extreme duty liquid nails was used for the construction.
    • Inside was glassed after the pics were take
    • 8 AWG wire was used with bolt terminals

    And here are the results:

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    For size comparison, this is a memphis 15 on top of it.

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    I liked it. Sounds excellent, and it is every bit as strong as Birch ply.

    So if you want to go for a different look, try the Oak ply if it is 12+ ply.

    Click HERE to download my sketchup file

    Click HERE to download the materials list/cut sheet

  22. RE SEx 12s 2ohm vs Z1a

    in Subwoofers / Enclosures

    Posted

    lol some interesting replys ill say that!

    I ended up hooking them up to a DDM3 @ 2ohm which is only putting out 1500watt so 750watt per sub and they are only moving a tiny bit (can only just hear them), And thats with the stereo turned up to my max listening level.... So ill drop them down to .5ohm which will be roughly 3200watts so 1600watt per sub and see what happends (And yes i have the power to back it up)

    Someone needs to do some reading... on both installs and ho to set gains on a amp.You may have already clipped your subs to death man. :peepwall:

  24. RE SEx 12s 2ohm vs Z1a

    in Subwoofers / Enclosures

    Posted

    Those subs are 600rms each.

    Thats true but on the box it says "Up to 2000watts power handling" So thats why im a little paranoid as to how much power i can actually give them, I pretty much want to give them as much as they can take/handle.

    They can take/handle 600 RMS as long as it is good clean unclipped power.

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