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Post by peterbatah on Oct 2, 2018 16:46:54 GMT
The slats on the side of the broadband traps are to expose more usable absorption surface area. It is an optimization.
If you have a 6" deep panel that is 24" wide and expose those 6" sides, you have 50% more exposed absorption surface area (e.g. 2x6" = 12" = 24"/2 = 50%).
DIYers expose portions of the sides in a variety of ways.
HTH
Thanks so much for providing the pics and info. Do you know if the building plans for those panels might be available somewhere. Especially, the first set of photos with the slats cut out on the sides. Or, any of them for that matter! Much appreciated. Peter
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Post by pingpangpong on Oct 3, 2018 4:28:16 GMT
Hey peter, i dont have any palns, maybe 61 has?.....ive just finished making a batch of the frames from mdf, im just mixing sawdust and wood glue as we speak to cover my screw holes, and staining the mdf and finished with varnish...im just on a quick break then when i head back out to the workshop i will take a few photos and post if thats any help, i just made my measurements with a mixture of room size and what im also preparing to do, and to leave some wall space. I wouldn't think there has to be to much put into exact sizes, (my guess) i also made the cuts so there was no waist of mdf, it looks like the slats I n the pic were done with a jigsaw, a rotor would be cleaner, or the holes, i went with the holes and just equals the distance and leaving room where screws would be....
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Post by pingpangpong on Oct 3, 2018 6:16:38 GMT
Heres a few shots, you can see the size roughly compared to the hight of the room which is 3m, the square pannels are for the ceilings, and the rectangles for the walls, the mdf is 6" deep, the ceiling pannels are around 4' square or what ever the sheet is i forget the metric just over 4' i think, im planning on some smaller panels to go above the wall pannels in the ceiling corners, and have spaced them roughly from my seating position and the bass traps which are just marked on the walls, ive not decided if im going to build the basstraps into the corner, or make them stackable?.....im also building a boxing around the room for cables to join up the rooms, so be like a wide skirting......the material sample thats held on the pannel is how im planning to fix so it sits down from the edge, i was planning on making it removable but not fully sure how the final finish will be yet, im just about to practice on a couple of pannels for my drum room ceiling as they wont really be seen...
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Post by pingpangpong on Oct 3, 2018 6:18:09 GMT
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Post by pingpangpong on Oct 3, 2018 6:20:28 GMT
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Post by peterbatah on Oct 3, 2018 13:43:43 GMT
Good day! Thank you for your prompt reply. Much appreciated. Your panels are really coming along and they look marvellous. I can't wait to see the finished product. Please keep us posted. I am also looking forward to see how you end up mounting the panels. Curious to know what their final weight will be. Have a wonderful day wherever you may be. Peter
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Post by ths61 on Oct 3, 2018 17:48:28 GMT
Thanks so much for providing the pics and info. Do you know if the building plans for those panels might be available somewhere. Especially, the first set of photos with the slats cut out on the sides. Or, any of them for that matter! Much appreciated. Peter He Peter, I don't have any specific plans but by the picts, they should be pretty straight forward.
For the first picts:
1) Choose or rip boards to the width of the rigid fiberglass stack depth (more if you are going to place a retaining strip).
2) Cut to length. 3) Mill out holes/slots but be mindful of removing too much material to retain enough rigidity. 4) Assemble, paint/stain/finish as desired. 5) Cover.
I used the cloth on my DIY versions to increase structure integrity by covering the entire outside. This helps keep the sides parallel and tight against the rigid fiberglass.
HTH
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Post by peterbatah on Oct 3, 2018 20:05:20 GMT
He Peter, I don't have any specific plans but by the picts, they should be pretty straight forward.
For the first picts:
1) Choose or rip boards to the width of the rigid fiberglass stack depth (more if you are going to place a retaining strip).
2) Cut to length. 3) Mill out holes/slots but be mindful of removing too much material to retain enough rigidity. 4) Assemble, paint/stain/finish as desired. 5) Cover.
I used the cloth on my DIY versions to increase structure integrity by covering the entire outside. This helps keep the sides parallel and tight against the rigid fiberglass.
HTH
ths61 Thank you so much for chiming in. I will be sure to use this information in my DIY build. From what I can see in the very first pic, it appears that you used particle board. Am I right? A short while ago I filled in and submitted an online form with my room dimensions. The analysis to be performed by an acoustic specialist. He sent back this diagram which appears to suggest that I would need absorption along every wall in my space. Depth of panels as deep as 16". Below is what I received: Attachments:
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Post by peterbatah on Nov 28, 2018 18:44:39 GMT
Thanks so much for providing the pics and info. Do you know if the building plans for those panels might be available somewhere. Especially, the first set of photos with the slats cut out on the sides. Or, any of them for that matter! Much appreciated. Peter He Peter, I don't have any specific plans but by the picts, they should be pretty straight forward.
For the first picts:
1) Choose or rip boards to the width of the rigid fiberglass stack depth (more if you are going to place a retaining strip).
2) Cut to length. 3) Mill out holes/slots but be mindful of removing too much material to retain enough rigidity. 4) Assemble, paint/stain/finish as desired. 5) Cover.
I used the cloth on my DIY versions to increase structure integrity by covering the entire outside. This helps keep the sides parallel and tight against the rigid fiberglass.
HTH
Hello again. I am not much of a wood worker but am going to try my hand at building these panels with the cutout slat. Would you have any suggestions as to what I might use to create cutout those slats. Eg. Router (type of bit), jigsaw. Much appreciated. Peter
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Post by pingpangpong on Mar 17, 2019 12:25:56 GMT
Been away for awhile, had some nastys to deal with, anyway im back on with my room, few more pics of how im planning to mount them peterbahta.....i finished my ceiling panels but made a miskake in the measurements opps!.....so need to make some more, going to make a free standing drum sheild i think with the others....and have another room to build yet.....
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Post by pingpangpong on Mar 17, 2019 12:40:00 GMT
The fixings have some play so i can move them further from the wall, ive only hung them today just to get them out the way so i can get some other worked finished, the two i finished are standing behind my desk in the back room atm so havent a photo....i think the weight unfilled was 7 and 1/2 kilos..... Attachments:
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Post by pingpangpong on Mar 17, 2019 12:55:55 GMT
The polyfill was nice and easy, used a mixture from on the roll and loose in bags, ironed out a few issues with it bulging out, then just stapled some fabric to the back to tidy it up........on the pictures of the panels i hung, i just have rolls of tape resting between them and the wall at the bottom, when i finalise the mounting i will make something with a rubber bung the same distance from the gap at the top of the wall for the bottom. Only the top is fixed, its very strong, and the panels lift on and off really simple for cleaning or just taking down if need be.....
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Post by Hexspa on Mar 17, 2019 18:01:02 GMT
Looks amazing!
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Post by pingpangpong on Mar 17, 2019 21:53:45 GMT
Cheers hexspa. And thankyou and the other guys on here for giving me the help i needed, and settling the whirlwind in my head! Ive got some more headaches comming up, so get ready!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2019 23:29:24 GMT
Looks really nice! Looking forward to see the room finished.
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