An absorption cloud design

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:46 pm

Hello all. I'd like to share my design for a fiberglass cloud frame.

This is the frame:

...this is how it looks filled with muslin wrapped 703:

...and here is a detail of the construction:

The frame is made from some type of aluminum guttering material which I found at Lowe's and whose name is unknown to me (please fill me in if you recognize it). I was just walking by and I was like, "Hey! That might work!" The pieces were cut with a hacksaw (those were some annoying noises for sure) and the pieces are attached to eachother by paper fasteners (Yes, the things your kids make little paper animals with moving joints out of in school). I used a screwdriver and a hammer to punch the slits for the fasteners (can you tell i'm not a 'tool' guy?) Chains are attached to the inside edges and the whole thing is hung from the ceiling by eyelet screws (will I write another sentence without parentheses?) Anyway, I hope you like my design (no, I won't)!

Edit - this seems like a good topic for a "sticky", so it doesn't get lost - Steve

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:13 pm

David,

I think that's great - I love the thinking out of the box concept - finding new ways of completing the quest.

They look good and should work just fine........... Thumbs Up

Rod

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:27 pm

Nice thinking and work, David.

This might also work using the widest vinyl corner bead you find, since the added perforation might let a little more absorption occur, and could reduce the need for the punch and hammer.

But yours definitely look nicer, David. Way to go!

Lee

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:32 pm

Very nice David, I just may have to copy your design, sans paper fastners (cool idea though). I love the look of it, very cool.

BTW, I thought I was the king of parentheses around here (guess not anymore).

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:04 pm

Looks nice.

Is there anything that that might rattle, over time?

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:56 pm

No rattles yet, Z. And... it's extremely lightweight. Thanks for the praise, guys. I look up to all of you, so it means a lot.

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:29 pm

that is pretty groovy, david, did it do what you needed it to?

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:35 pm

Yup, the test data showed satisfactory attenuation of the ceiling reflection.

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 2:12 pm

i've never seen one of those before, i don't think. i wonder if this thread will inspire a product? Thumbs Up

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:30 pm

David French wrote:

Yup, the test data showed satisfactory attenuation of the ceiling reflection.

You can always bung another layer of 703 on top of it, if you want better performance Smile

Looks really cool too! Wink

Paul

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:01 pm

z60611 wrote:

Looks nice.

Is there anything that that might rattle, over time?

Z,

You suffer from AVS rattle disease.

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Very nice work David

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:04 pm

WOW!!!!

Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 5:25 pm

Dave,

I built the exact same thing by the looks of things out of 1x4in timber, 3 sections each 600 x 1200mm to hold one sheet of 4in thick 60kg/sq. m rockwool.

I used pond netting from a garden store to wrapfix each section in, then wrapped the entire thing in towelling and fixed it to the ceiling with 2x2 wooden battens and 1x4 drops attached. It sits right above the drumkit. Total cost about £80 for the GB guys.

Doesn't look quite as smart but almost, and by god does it make the drums crisp - they f*cking snap now, no other word for it, the kick drum rocks.

We just don't have the home depots over here, its timber or timber.

I'll try to get a pic. Spoooky!

J

Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 8:48 pm

Hi Dave,

Looks great!

Is that 3 pieces of 2' x 4' 703?

thanks

tank

Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 2:02 pm

Tank,

for a very late reply, yes, it is.

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