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In Reply to: Re: Jon Risch bass traps and panels.. My room goes boom boom posted by Aaron 01 on October 17, 2005 at 17:50:47:
First of all, rigid fiberglass is better and easier to make absorbing panels. Don't work with fluffy fiberglass in your living quarters. Bring the panels in after they are coverd with fabric.
For one panel you need 1 acoustic ceiling tile 2x4 feet ($2.5), 16 feet of pink or yelow fiberglas R13 24" wide. 3 pieces of 1"x2"x8' wood strips (0.75" by 1.5" nominal) ($1 each), 14 3" drywall screws or if you have pneumatic nailer, use 2.5" 16 gaige finish nails. You'll also need some wood glue, staple gun, 1/4 and 3/8 staples, cotton canvas or other fabric, super strong thread, 20pc 1/4" flexible plastic crosses used for spacing ceramic tiles.
The wood has to be cut into: 4 pieces 47.75" long and 4 pieces 22.25" long. Apply wood glue to the narrow edges of the 2 long pieces of wood and put one under and one over the tile, flash with the long edge of the tile. If you have nailer gun, shoot through top strip and tile into the bottom strip. If you use screws you will have to pre-drill the top piece with 1/8" drill and then screw everything together. Repeat with all 3 edges, let dry. Now the edges of the tile are sandwiched between wood frames. It will look like two open 1.5" deep boxes back to back. Fill one side with 2 layers of fibreglass (first cut the fibreglass, then remove the paper backing). Cover with fabric, flip the panel over, compress fiberglass and staple the fabric tight to the wood (every 2"), don't worry if it looks like a pillow. Fill the other side with fiberglass cover with fabric so it covers the frame and staple it tight on the back. Mark 10 evenly spaced points on the front of the panel (2 rows 8" apart and 8" bitween points). Use 5" long DIY needle to punch through the panel and using strong thread and crosses pull front and back fabric close together same as an uphosteler would do with buttons. A loop should be on the front and a knot on the back. For bass panels I used dense cotton canvas so the fiberglass doesn't go through and at the same time higher frequences get reflected. For broad bend absorbers padding and burlap on top works well. Two layers of R13 are better than one leyer of R19.
I will upload the picture of the panel in my gallery.
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- The pink fiberglass panels - M.Stojek 10/18/0520:04:30 10/18/05 (0)
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