JustinT Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Well today was only day off for the last few weeks :censored: ...And I drive across town to go work on my box knowing that I have my borrowed router and jasper jigs waiting for me. All I need is some bits... So I go pick up some Porter Cable 1/4" shank spiral upcut and 1/2" roundover bits...At this time I buy a new sheet of 3/4" Birch to make my double baffle ( $35 might I add). Now I go home and cut 2) 60 3/4" x 17" and glue them together~~~While waiting for the glue to dry I walk inside to baby talk to my mojos telling them they are going to have a new home tonight and such. Then I break out my jasper jig equipped RYOBI router with the spiral upcut bit to start cutting circles...I set the depth to 5/8" to for the lip where my subs sit and start cutting. First I cut the outer diameter then the inner diameter. Then attempt to go and clear up all the rest in the middle. I start cutting it and the router starts bogging down for some reason like it doesn't want to go around. Turns out the collet decides to loosen and let the bit fall down about 3/8" unbenounced to me...So now I have a huge 3/8" groove running around the mount where the screws are supposed to go :censored: :censored: After a few choice words, my father convinces me to go ahead and not scrap my $35 investment because we can use wood putty later to fill it in. So then I go to finish cutting the first hole...I do and what do ya know, I only have 1/2" of baffle to mount on of the suds to. More choice words follow :censored: Then my father said we can use some "hook screws" where you put a bolt through the sub mounting holes and it grabs some of the wood since I could daylight through my complete mounting hole. Now I finally move on to the second speaker hole. I do the same thing but cut a smaller inner diameter hole...But then I cut even a bigger groove as before because the bit pretty much fell out of the collet. I guess I'll need more wood putty than expected. :censored: So I finish that hole up nice and everything looks good. Then I try to cut the notches in the top baffle board and the plys of the birch plywood start separating as i am cutting it with the router.... :censored: :censored: :censored: This is when I just quit because I am so pissed and then I packed up all my tools and just went home. next day off I will try to do it again but with MDF THIS TIME! "IT SOUNDS SLOW MOTION AND STUTTERING"~~~~LOL 2 15" Fi BTLs 7.5 cf box @ 33hz Sundown SAZ-3500D Powermaster S3400 & D3100 Iraggi 300a alt SecondSkin - totally dead Knu wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathancullen89 Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 is birch stonger then mdf, i just bought two pieces of mdf tonight to finish my wall and saw birch there. it was like $35 for 3/4" and it looked like plywood (has the layers in it) so i figured it sucked. whats up with the bit falling out lol, can u tighten that or something. im using a dremal for mine and its a pain in the ass, its really slow and ive gone through $15 just in bits. ($5 a bit/broke 3 of them/ me really pissed cuz i have to keep taking the dremal apart) 1992 cavalier build 1992 blazer s10 kenwood cd hifonics hfi2500d 6 soon to be 12 12" hifonics hfi12d4's shit ton-o-wire Blurred Vision Audio Team SMD feedback/refs. clicky!- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinT Posted July 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 is birch stonger then mdf, i just bought two pieces of mdf tonight to finish my wall and saw birch there. it was like $35 for 3/4" and it looked like plywood (has the layers in it) so i figured it sucked. whats up with the bit falling out lol, can u tighten that or something. im using a dremal for mine and its a pain in the ass, its really slow and ive gone through $15 just in bits. ($5 a bit/broke 3 of them/ me really pissed cuz i have to keep taking the dremal apart) just a cheap ass ryobi. Birch it stronger and lighter but DAMMIT It is plywood "IT SOUNDS SLOW MOTION AND STUTTERING"~~~~LOL 2 15" Fi BTLs 7.5 cf box @ 33hz Sundown SAZ-3500D Powermaster S3400 & D3100 Iraggi 300a alt SecondSkin - totally dead Knu wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwright27 Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 but when stained, that shit looks SOOOOOOOO nice! 2006 F-150 4 DC XL M2 18's Walled Daily Driver XS Power 4 DC 3.5kw Team DC Team S.P.L. Lot of Audio Technix and 1/0 DC Audio Dealer American Bass Dealer XS Power Dealer Audio Technix Dealer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qu1cks1lver56 Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 where the hell are you getting birch for 35 a sheet? last time i checked the price on it it was 52 a sheet, wtf! First Gen Xterra: Always changing DNX 690HD RF 360.3RF T3002RF T4004RF T10001bdSilver Flute 6.5"s Tang Band 1" TweetersSundown X18 in 7cubes net tuned to 32hz Trust me .25 Blows your Load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinT Posted July 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 but when stained, that shit looks SOOOOOOOO nice! wrapped in carpet my friend, wrapped in carpet where the hell are you getting birch for 35 a sheet?last time i checked the price on it it was 52 a sheet, wtf! HD "IT SOUNDS SLOW MOTION AND STUTTERING"~~~~LOL 2 15" Fi BTLs 7.5 cf box @ 33hz Sundown SAZ-3500D Powermaster S3400 & D3100 Iraggi 300a alt SecondSkin - totally dead Knu wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qu1cks1lver56 Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 thats where i looked, it was like 5 months ago First Gen Xterra: Always changing DNX 690HD RF 360.3RF T3002RF T4004RF T10001bdSilver Flute 6.5"s Tang Band 1" TweetersSundown X18 in 7cubes net tuned to 32hz Trust me .25 Blows your Load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyBoy Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 is birch stonger then mdf, i just bought two pieces of mdf tonight to finish my wall and saw birch there. it was like $35 for 3/4" and it looked like plywood (has the layers in it) so i figured it sucked. whats up with the bit falling out lol, can u tighten that or something. im using a dremal for mine and its a pain in the ass, its really slow and ive gone through $15 just in bits. ($5 a bit/broke 3 of them/ me really pissed cuz i have to keep taking the dremal apart) how do you brake 3 bits in mdf? a dremel will cut it perfectly no problem. use the drywall spiral bits. and to the op, this thread is a disappointment. i thought ur router hit u in the nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyBoy Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 and theres 2 different types of birch. the whole board is made of birch, and i believe the other one is every other layer is made of birch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 birch is stronger and lighter, but imo more of a pain to work with. i'll just deal with the dust from MDF for the ease of working with it. always has been easier and had a better result in my experience. tho i did stain the bottom piece in my old build which you could see through the port. it was HOT. i'm going to do some trim pieces or somethin with thinner birch and stain it so i can use MDF for everything else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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