Quick 703 Question

[danny.guitar]

As promised, here's a pic. They can be used as room treatment, or as gobos as needed. Frames made with 1x pine, glued and pocket screwed together, stained and poly'd. Since they are moved around a lot, the frames help keep them intact. If they were permanently on the wall, I'd probably go frameless. Some have plywood backs, others are felt on both sides.

I put 2 T-Nuts in each side, to attach the legs with a bolt. Finger tight is fine, so I don't need a wrench. There are two leg positions - the lower one showed here, and one where they are about 6'6" high, perfect for vocals, and drum OH's. The crappy stands are just crappy pine. There is a 3/4" dowel glued into the feet, allowing them to pivot in the legs. This comes in handy for a quick vocal booth config - you can spin the feet relative to the legs, so two of them can be right next to one another at an angle.

Also, the feet are easily seperated from the legs for transport. With a 12 pack of 2" 703, I made 4 4" thick, and 4 2" thick. Oh and they work really well.

How much did the total come to after making that setup? I've been wanting something like that for awhile.

 

[andyhix]

You know I had a very strict budget at first, then sorta went beyond it and lost track. Primarily, my budget was stretched because I went with felt at 3 or 4 bucks a yard, rather than something from the dollar rack - I just couldn't find anything I liked at $1. So, anyway, I don't really know what it cost in the end.

 

[NLAlston]

As promised, here's a pic. They can be used as room treatment, or as gobos as needed. Frames made with 1x pine, glued and pocket screwed together, stained and poly'd. Since they are moved around a lot, the frames help keep them intact. If they were permanently on the wall, I'd probably go frameless. Some have plywood backs, others are felt on both sides.

I put 2 T-Nuts in each side, to attach the legs with a bolt. Finger tight is fine, so I don't need a wrench. There are two leg positions - the lower one showed here, and one where they are about 6'6" high, perfect for vocals, and drum OH's. The crappy stands are just crappy pine. There is a 3/4" dowel glued into the feet, allowing them to pivot in the legs. This comes in handy for a quick vocal booth config - you can spin the feet relative to the legs, so two of them can be right next to one another at an angle.

Also, the feet are easily seperated from the legs for transport. With a 12 pack of 2" 703, I made 4 4" thick, and 4 2" thick. Oh and they work really well.

Thanks Andy, for the info and the photo. I am well-armed enough, now, to put something nice together for myself.

Much appreciation.

 

[Foo-bu]

this is going to sound like a really stupid and simple question but my handyman skills aren't good by any means...

how did you make your baffles so that there is a wood frame on the outside and the fabric just covers the fiberglass? is it just a matter of stapling or do you make two frames (one tho hold the fiberglass that gets wrapped with fabric all over and then another frame on top for aesthetics)?

 

[apl]

this is going to sound like a really stupid and simple question but my handyman skills aren't good by any means...

how did you make your baffles so that there is a wood frame on the outside and the fabric just covers the fiberglass? is it just a matter of stapling or do you make two frames (one tho hold the fiberglass that gets wrapped with fabric all over and then another frame on top for aesthetics)?

You don't really need a frame. You can wrap the 703 in fabric like a Christmas present and secure the fabric with hot glue. This puts the edges into play which absorb substantial low freqs. It's the edge effects that give some material SRCs>1.

 

[andyhix]

yeah. I used frames because they are moved around quite a bit, even from one house to another so it helps keep things from getting too beat up. If they were gonna be permanently mounted, I'd probably just do nice hospital corners and staple it or glue it right to the back of the 703.

But, to answer your question, I laid the 703 down on the felt on the floor, with about 5" or 6" xtra on all sides (for the 4" thick ones). I then folded the felt over, pulling it somewhat tight. It stuck well by itself - sorta velcro-like. Then I picked up the 703 and felt together, laid it in the frame, and pushed it so it stuck out just slightly past the front of the frame (this is becuase there is 4" of 703, and only 3.5" of wood). Then pulled the felt back and stapled it to frame. So, on the backside, you can see the staples.