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<blockquote data-quote="americannight" data-source="post: 7970684" data-attributes="member: 624648">Made a decision to go with the 3&quot; Precision Ports.&nbsp; Placed an order on parts express for those and also a terminal cup that looked pretty good.&nbsp; One of the things that can be a challenge is that I don&#039;t have a lot of fancy tools at my disposal.&nbsp; A neighbor lets me borrow his table saw whenever I need it which is a huge help.&nbsp; I had planned to use my plunge router with a rabbeting bit to recess the woofer into this baffle piece.&nbsp; But with these woofers I would need a 3/4&quot; rabbeting bit which is only available with a 1/2&quot; shank.&nbsp; My router only accepts 1/4&quot; shanks.&nbsp; So rather than invest in a new router and bit, or rent one.&nbsp; I got creative here and cut a piece of 1/2&quot; MDF and glued it to the two 3/4&quot; pieces.&nbsp; So this now makes a 2&quot; baffle which is kind of overkill.&nbsp; But I used the 1/2&quot; MDF piece to cut the woofer hole so the speaker will sit flush.&nbsp; Here&#039;s a couple photos.&nbsp; First is a test fit of the woofer.&nbsp; It should sit nice and flush now once I wrap this with fiberglass, including the thickness for that.&nbsp; The second photo is the 1/2&quot; MDF piece glued and clamped.&nbsp; Tomorrow when it&#039;s dry, I&#039;ll cut around the line draw on it which will make &quot;snowman&quot; or &quot;figure 8&quot; shape which should look neat with the fleece wrapped around it and glassed in.&nbsp; Having done the fiberglass once now, with the trunk panels, it&#039;s getting easier to imagine the possibilities, what shapes are possible, and how it will come together.<img src="http://www.theamericannight.com/images/S60system16.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://www.theamericannight.com/images/S60system17.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="americannight, post: 7970684, member: 624648"] Made a decision to go with the 3" Precision Ports. Placed an order on parts express for those and also a terminal cup that looked pretty good. One of the things that can be a challenge is that I don't have a lot of fancy tools at my disposal. A neighbor lets me borrow his table saw whenever I need it which is a huge help. I had planned to use my plunge router with a rabbeting bit to recess the woofer into this baffle piece. But with these woofers I would need a 3/4" rabbeting bit which is only available with a 1/2" shank. My router only accepts 1/4" shanks. So rather than invest in a new router and bit, or rent one. I got creative here and cut a piece of 1/2" MDF and glued it to the two 3/4" pieces. So this now makes a 2" baffle which is kind of overkill. But I used the 1/2" MDF piece to cut the woofer hole so the speaker will sit flush. Here's a couple photos. First is a test fit of the woofer. It should sit nice and flush now once I wrap this with fiberglass, including the thickness for that. The second photo is the 1/2" MDF piece glued and clamped. Tomorrow when it's dry, I'll cut around the line draw on it which will make "snowman" or "figure 8" shape which should look neat with the fleece wrapped around it and glassed in. Having done the fiberglass once now, with the trunk panels, it's getting easier to imagine the possibilities, what shapes are possible, and how it will come together. [IMG]http://www.theamericannight.com/images/S60system16.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.theamericannight.com/images/S60system17.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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