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I am looking to purchase some of the same material that was used on the D2F amp covers that Tom Palmer used. Any ideas? I would like to experiment with making my own covers.

steve

Dave Beaty bought out D2f.

So you might contact him at Telonics to see if he will reveal the source.

I thought that too Bill, so I contacted them and the D2F company was purchased by a company called Commercial Fabric Manufacturing in Seattle

HMM.

Heck, maybe Dave owns that company also. I know that when Tom passed, Dave began making his own covers.

This company makes similar quality as D2F.
https://www.tukicovers.com/

I've had both D2F and Tuki amp covers. The Tuki covers have a little thicker padding.

I wasn't looking for "who makes the best covers. I know about the many folks that are already making covers. I was simply asking if anyone know what they called the stuff that the covers are made of as I'd like to buy some, not to get into the business, just for my personal amps.

Cordura is a brand name of a similar material as Tom used, if you were to start Googling that it might get you there.

One rating of that type of material is denier, the greater denier number is higher weight I'm fairly certain. That's about all the helpful hint I can give you. You might have a local upholsterer that can point you in the right direction.

Hey Y'all,

I recently started making my own cases and covers out of Coroplast (material used for roadside signs). I have used 3M double sided automotive tape and Chicago screws for connections. These cases are remarkably sturdy and durable and are very light. My wife has been kind enough to make me transferable labels and graphics using her Crikut for a personalized touch. FWIW you might want to try making your own, the materials are widely available through Michaels, hardware stores and Amazon. I'll post pics if anyone wants to see.

Walter, that looks like a great product, I hadn't thought of it. I've been building cases out of Lowe's 1/2 finished plywood. 9 ply and lined on one side.

I found this on Tom Palmer's D2F history page when it was still up and saved it. The material for the D2F covers is described by Tom as:

A Polyester Vinyl Canvas which was bonded to a quarter inch of foam padding with a nylon tricot interior.