wooooddddddd:P

[SlammeD_SiR]

what would u guys say best material to make a box in ( besides fiberglass) plywood mdf???

[Jordantyler]

3/4 or 1 inch mdf

[Ingleside]

i dont know exactly what its called but i've read somewhere that people have used voidless birch plywood.

cost more than MDF but a lot lighter in wieght.

[revrider1]

3/4 " Mdf

[btnhfan]

1.5" Mdf :)

[iagrdshaka]

3" MDF

hehe

[revrider1]

:eyebrow:

[SlammeD_SiR]

lmao well mdf it is as far as thickness, thats a diffrent story

[revrider1]

I have built boxes with Birch and they are lightweight, never any problems.

[SlammeD_SiR]

well weight isnt an issue to me, im not going to race up in my civic .. im more concerned wit sounddddd

[Neothin]

where would I find this birch plywood? I'd love to save a little bit of weight on my box. what kind of thickness am i going to need for a .6 cubic ft sealed box for a 10" type-x?

[hofulstrof]

of your going to build out of plywood you want something that is void free baltic birch ply is a very good choice of material for boxes and is the most common void free ply. but its expencive and only comes in a 5x5 sheet .

[ramos]

Lowes here has 4 x 8 sheets of baltic birch. It's $60 a sheet though :( :)

[ramos]

If you plan on covering it with carpet or anything, and weights not an issue. I would stick to MDF. Lot cheaper :)

[tRiGgEr]

Don't bother bith the Birch plywood. It's more expensive and you don't save on enough wieght for it to be cost effective. Simple 3/4" MDF is the way to go.

http://www.capitolcitylumber.com/plywood.cfm

Usefull material information.

[hofulstrof]

Lowes here has 4 x 8 sheets of baltic birch. It's $60 a sheet though :( :)
you can only get baltic is 5x5 sheets. because its all imported from europe or something

[ramos]

Just checked, your right baltic birch is avaliable in 12" x 60" or 60" x 60". I was looking at the canadian maple ply. Most is imported from the russian baltic region. :)

[ramos]

Well, now my friend at lowes just called me back. They can get 4 x 8 sheets as a special order. But it cost mucho denero. :)

[SlammeD_SiR]

the good thing about heavy box, is u get a lower drop in the back ;)

[hofulstrof]

Well, now my friend at lowes just called me back. They can get 4 x 8 sheets as a special order. But it cost mucho denero. :)

i dont think its the same stuff at as the 5x5 sheets. but either way a 4x8 sheet of any voild free ply or marine grade is very expencive. the most expencive stuff i have found was $220 per 3/4" 4x8 but i cant remember what kind it was

[ramos]

My point exactly, if weight is no concern. Stick too MDF :)