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Offline rgpit

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Sub Woofer Project
« on: January 10, 2010, 08:31:00 PM »
I am building 2 cylindrical subwoofers and need to cut out the end caps. Anybody know a good source for 1" MDF or HDF particle board?

Ron
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Re: Sub Woofer Project
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2010, 08:13:56 PM »
Got my >1" MDF ....Thanks Dale!

I hope to have these built by next week end.

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Re: Sub Woofer Project
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2010, 10:13:08 PM »
I hope to get some pictures posted by the weekend

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Re: Sub Woofer Project Pictures
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2010, 08:15:43 PM »
Here are a few pictures.

The cylindrical cabinet is 15" in diameter and 14" tall without the feet/spikes.

I still have to install the driver, add input terminals, add feet, stuffing, spikes, etc. The Fs of the system should be ~25Hz.

Here is a link to the subwoofer I'm using http://www.sbacoustics.com/index.php?link=products_detail&nop=7&noc=43
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Re: Sub Woofer Project
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2010, 08:53:15 PM »
Very nice work Ron!

Maybe you could bring it to the shop sometime for a demo.
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Re: Sub Woofer Project
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2010, 10:02:42 PM »
Wow! very nice. :o :o
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Re: Sub Woofer Project
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2010, 10:46:34 PM »
Looks very nice!! That's an interesting cone on th woofer. What are you using in juice it?
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Re: Sub Woofer Project
« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2010, 09:21:33 AM »
I am using an ICE based Class "D" amp with a Behringer DCX2496 crossover to drive them.
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Re: Sub Woofer Project
« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2010, 06:16:36 PM »
That looks great!  Are you going to be using in a 2.1 application or for a surround sound/home theater set up?
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Re: Sub Woofer Project
« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2010, 07:42:00 PM »
Thanks Tiga

I am actually building two subs, one for each channel in a two channel system.

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Re: Sub Woofer Project
« Reply #10 on: January 23, 2010, 11:12:46 PM »
Nice.

what are you going to finish them with?

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Re: Sub Woofer Project
« Reply #11 on: January 23, 2010, 11:19:36 PM »
Matt

I haven't decided yet. The wood veneer is birch. Do you have any recommendations? I have used water based polyurethane in the past.

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Re: Sub Woofer Project
« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2010, 07:56:44 PM »
Here is an empty enclosure on top of the circular base. The finished units will have three 3" X 1.25" dowel rods holding the enclosure up from the base instead of the three 4" drivers I used to take the picture.

I still haven't decided how to finish them. My wife say "make them black".

Ron
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Re: Sub Woofer Project
« Reply #13 on: January 29, 2010, 12:54:43 AM »
I vote for rosewood.
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Re: Sub Woofer Project
« Reply #14 on: January 29, 2010, 07:09:06 AM »
Very aesthetic looking...wife approval factor should be high.  ;)
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