Cabinet baffle thickness?

[markmalin]

hi guys,

Just wondering, for those of you who build cabinets, what thickness do you use for the baffle? I'm thinking either 1/2" or 5/8" baltic birch. This is going int a Combo, not an enclosed speaker cabinet.

Thanks.
Marl

[glasman]

I normally use 3/4".

It really depends on what type of construction that you are using, dado, floating baffle, fully cleated etc etc.

FWIW, my open back cabs are floating baffle.

Regards,
Gary

[markmalin]

I normally use 3/4".

It really depends on what type of construction that you are using, dado, floating baffle, fully cleated etc etc.

FWIW, my open back cabs are floating baffle.

Regards,
Gary

Thanks Gary. Maybe you can explain these different config's? What I do is glue a 3/4"x3/4" strip of pine to the inside of the cabinet on either side (left and right), 3/4" back from the front face of the cab and spanning the whole height of the cabinet from the bottom to the top. Then I screw the baffle into this from behind in 2 or 3 places on each side (left and right). I think this is typical of a Fender, for example. Is this considered fixed or floating? (or something else?)

Just so you know, what I had thought of doing for the baffle was use 1/2" or 5/8" baltic birch ply and glue a 1/4" x 2" "frame" to the front of the baffle around the perimeter of the front face, then mount the grille cloth on the baffle (streched arcoss the front and stapled to the back). The 1/4" frame keeps the cloth from touching the baffle board. Then the speaker is mounted from behind. This is like on the old 5E3 Fender Deluxes.

I know different thickness baffles can effect the tone. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks.
mark.

[Structo]

I believe a floating baffle is one that just sits inside a dado that is cut all the way around the cab.
The method you describe I think is called cleating.

[Zippy]

I believe a floating baffle is one that just sits inside a dado that is cut all the way around the cab.

I think that is called a "rattling" baffle.

The baffle fastened to cleats on either side, ala blackface Fender, is the "floating" baffle.

Here is some long-winded chatter on the topic:

http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/all ... g-07/31112

[herby660]

i used a 1/2 inch sounds great!

[glasman]

I believe a floating baffle is one that just sits inside a dado that is cut all the way around the cab.

I think that is called a "rattling" baffle.

The baffle fastened to cleats on either side, ala blackface Fender, is the "floating" baffle.

Here is some long-winded chatter on the topic:

http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/all ... g-07/31112

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[markmalin]

i used a 1/2 inch sounds great!

is that 1/4" on the back panel?
How did you decide on the size of the hole in the back panel?

Mark.

[herby660]

My baffle is 1/2 inch birch play , cab outer 3/4 birch ply

Sounds superb....Itis a 1 x 12

regards


Richard