where to buy wooden dowels for box bracing?

[walkychalky 10+ year member]

i need to buy some wooden dowls for bracing in my box...where do i buy them?...home depot?.....if so what department would they be in?.....i want to find some that are 2 inches in diameter and are at least 23.5 inches long. thanks

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[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Home Depot would be a good start or Lowe's or Sutherland's or whatever you have handy there in San Jose.

Hobby shops have 'em as well sometimes.

As to department I wouldn't have a clue. Home Depot is like a big toy store to me now that I am grown and I usually end up wandering around aimlessly everytime I go seemingly...

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

Lowe's sells them in the building materials section in a "box". There are various sizes with colors to represent the size. We carry both oak and poplar (not popular, like some idiots think).

In my store, there are on ailse 54. Your store may vary, but should be in the around the #2 wood such as 1x2s and 1x4s and such.

Edit:

For the 2" version, it may be a better idea to check the isle with the moulding. Ask for the millwork department. It is where they sell doors and windows, yet this same department covers moulding.

 

[walkychalky 10+ year member]

ok...i'll check it out then...thanx

also, this is my box design (i know the drawing is shltty) its 8.xx cubes @ ~35 Hz:

i am planning on doing two dowels from top to bottom and two from back to front, one on each side of the port.....do u think the top to bottom is overkill?.....should i do all 4 or just the two going front to back??

 

[soul05 10+ year member]

u can get them from any home improvement store like hd, lowes, osh, ace...etc

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

whats the dimensions of your box and whats going in it?

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

ok...i'll check it out then...thanx
also, this is my box design (i know the drawing is shltty) its 8.xx cubes @ ~35 Hz:

i am planning on doing two dowels from top to bottom and two from back to front, one on each side of the port.....do u think the top to bottom is overkill?.....should i do all 4 or just the two going front to back??

From my understanding, allthread is better for bracing

 

[btnhfan 5,000+ posts]

Use threaded rod instead.

Much, much better.

 

[walkychalky 10+ year member]

what is threaded rod and where do i buy it?

 

[Bolognablake 10+ year member]

what is threaded rod and where do i buy it?

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1938496&postcount=2

 

[nferra2 10+ year member]

wooden dowels at Wallyworld in the craft department.

 

[MadAudio 10+ year member]

wooden dowels at Wallyworld in the craft department.

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[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

You can buy allthread at Lowe's. It is in the hardware department.

 

[walkychalky 10+ year member]

ill stick to wooden dowels....seems much simpler....thanks for the help tho

 

[rippinitup7 10+ year member]

depending on your setup sometimes the threaded rod sticking on the outside of your box can make for some mounting issues. this is why i like the wooden rod. doesn't effect the outside of the box at all.