kr1s1
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Post by kr1s1 on Jan 30, 2021 13:46:21 GMT
If that's not a secret, what fabric is RealTraps used?
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Post by rock on Jan 30, 2021 17:11:14 GMT
Funny, I thought it was Guilford but I looked for the type of fabric used on the realtraps site and I could not confirm that it is. Either I was looking in the wrong place or maybe it is a secret? (I don't usually use emojis, but when I do, I often can't decide which one.) shop.guilfordofmaine.com/product-category/acoustic/
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kr1s1
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Post by kr1s1 on Jan 31, 2021 7:05:38 GMT
That's the point.
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Post by deanm on Feb 3, 2021 4:16:21 GMT
So, speaking of fire-treatment, I'd like to share something here. I've been covering traps with muslin cloth, and that stuff burns as fast as toilet paper. So, being a paranoid type, I did some research on how to make it safer, and found this.
I cover the traps with muslin, and stretch it out to get rid of as many wrinkles as I can.
I make a super-saturated solution of borax powder (the laundry detergent additive) in hot water. I add 2.5 - 3 tablespoons into a cup of water in a Pyrex bowl, then microwave it until it starts to boil, take it out, stir thoroughly (but carefully) - if it doesn't all dissolve, I microwave it again. Once it's clear, I let it cool off enough that I can put it in a cheap spray bottle without it melting. Cool enough that holding the spray bottle doesn't burn me, but still hot enough that the borax crystals don't form and fall out of solution in the bottle.
I take said spray bottle and spray the muslin liberally, while the solution is still warm to the touch. As it cools on the muslin, it leaves behind borax crystals stuck to the fibers. When it's dry, I can see the crystals on the muslin shimmer in the light, and can see any spots that I've missed.
The borax makes the muslin *much* less flammable, and the process of hot water drying makes the muslin shrink, which helps remove wrinkles. (unbleached, uncolored muslin - not preshrunk. dunno how well it works on preshrunk muslin.)
The crystals aren't large enough to impede airflow - the muslin remains acoustically transparent.
Mind you, I have never actually tested this in a studio fire. I don't intend to. I did test scraps of treated muslin, with a lighter. It will still burn (don't think that this is going to be some kind of firewall) but the flame doesn't spread. Once I took the lighter away from the cloth, the flame immediately went out leaving only a smolder. The untreated samples, by comparison, burned out of control faster than dry paper.
Other things that I have heard about borax include that it is a natural insecticide / insect repellent, and that it deters mold and mildew growth. I can't confirm these one way or another.
YMMV. I make no promises. But after seeing how fast untreated muslin burns, I feel like sharing this here is valuable. It makes a marked real difference.
Don't let it cool off in the spray bottle, or it will form crystals in the tube that are difficult to get rid of.
-dean
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Post by Hexspa on Feb 3, 2021 9:09:39 GMT
I'll keep this in mind. Thanks.
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TLA
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Post by TLA on Mar 17, 2021 1:11:30 GMT
I recently installed some Guilford fabric. Amazing Quality!
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