Found an interesting article today:
http://www.resfreq.com/usefulinfoonwood.html
In it the author recommends laminating plywood to MDF to combine the dampening properties of MDF with the rigidity of the ply. He settled on DAP ALEX Plus to bond the layers, but I'm also considering Green Glue..
Anyone here built a cabinet this way?
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Its an interesting read for sure. I remember an old set of Jensen floor speakers we had were a similar build. IIRC it was particle board laminated with ply and then a veneer. They sounded fantastic and the enclosures were dead when you wrapped your knuckles on the side but I think that if the 1.5" thick walls were made of MDF the results would have been similar.
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It'll be behind the screen anyway, will probably get covered with black velvet to soak up transmitted light.
BTW, I called Fargo & Alex Menards - both of the idiots that answered the phones said they would have to special order the Batlic Birch plywood.. I went to the Moorhead store on lunch and found it on the rack, wrote down the SKU, and called the other two stores back. Guess what, in-stock at both places..
Towers will go back upstairs when this unit gets built..
BTW, I called Fargo & Alex Menards - both of the idiots that answered the phones said they would have to special order the Batlic Birch plywood.. I went to the Moorhead store on lunch and found it on the rack, wrote down the SKU, and called the other two stores back. Guess what, in-stock at both places..

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TL wrote:It'll be behind the screen anyway, will probably get covered with black velvet to soak up transmitted light.
BTW, I called Fargo & Alex Menards - both of the idiots that answered the phones said they would have to special order the Batlic Birch plywood.. I went to the Moorhead store on lunch and found it on the rack, wrote down the SKU, and called the other two stores back. Guess what, in-stock at both places..
Towers will go back upstairs when this unit gets built..
Pretty sure you have to have an IQ < 75 to work at menards, it's almost a job requirement.
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