using cheap birch vs mdf

[35thStangGT 10+ year member]

I cant find baltic birch near me. So is lowes 6 ply birch good? Or what //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

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[nu2spl 10+ year member]

I cant find baltic birch near me. So is lowes 6 ply birch good? Or what //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

NO,NO,NO its not good

 

[Chriszle 10+ year member]

Better off with MDF.

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

i'm an MDF guy as it's tried and true

 

[gumby688 10+ year member]

Why can't you use it in a smallish box? or do the cavities really cause havoc and there are like 3 kinds of the birch at lowes the baltic the cheap a$$ kill you with splinters type and a mid -price one I wonder which he is talking about

 

[Iosias 10+ year member]

I cant find baltic birch near me. So is lowes 6 ply birch good? Or what //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

It will be fine, but look for something with 11 plys or so. I pretty much refuse to use MDF because of the dust and its health issues.

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

7ply will work just fine, try to get the most void free piece you can find and add some bracing if the panels are very long

 

[UnderFire 10+ year member]

Brace it good and it will hold up to low power, currently using a box built out of it in my house setup.

 

[35thStangGT 10+ year member]

I have a high powered setup and its top choice wood.

 

[35thStangGT 10+ year member]

Bump

 

[cx-7heaven 10+ year member]

I prefer to use birch as it's stronger and lighter than mdf, but the low ply high void stuff can be sucky if you are building a sealed box. I would recommend to seal all the edges of the wood-including your driver cutout with glue or fiberglass or something

 

[35thStangGT 10+ year member]

Ok. Its gonna be ported I think im gonns use buck box on this one.