cheap foam

[sfogg]

"Cut the plastic and stand back- it's a FOAM EXPLOSION!"

See... I told you that was fun.

I keep meaning to pick up some of their corner blocks. How thick is it at the thickest point?

BTW, when you get around to putting up the foam for real if you need to cut it pick up an electric carving knife. It zips through the foam very well and makes trimming it to size/shape much easier.

Shawn

[colterphoto1]

"Cut the plastic and stand back- it's a FOAM EXPLOSION!" See... I told you that was fun. I keep meaning to pick up some of their corner blocks. How thick is it at the thickest point? BTW, when you get around to putting up the foam for real if you need to cut it pick up an electric carving knife. It zips through the foam very well and makes trimming it to size/shape much easier. Shawn

From a mounting perspective, the long sides are 11 1/4 and 11 3/4. They are 23 3/4 tall, quite a big hunk-o foam.

From a thickness of foam perspective, the two tallest peaks in the center of the formation are 7 and 8" thick foam. I'd say the average thickness is around 4-6", so this might do the trick on some lower frequencies than the 4" V foam.

I plan on stacking all four in the worst corner of my basement, then arranging shirred fabric around them so it looks like a fluted column with an uplight shining on it.

Michael

[michael hurd]

Nothing landed here in Canada yet, probably in a few days I will get it. the 2 1/2 week ( roughly ) delivery puts it here about the 2nd or 3rd of November.

[michael hurd]

Package bound for Thunder Bay left Windsor, Ontario on the 4th, landed last night at a Fed-up facility in Mississauga. Yay!

[DrWho]

Man you get a crap load of foam for what you spend! I was at Colter's the other day and it was just piled up all over the place.

One thing that really surprised me was how "small" the bass traps were.

[m00n]

Are you going for a completely dead room or are you strategically placing this foam?

[colterphoto1]

Haven't played with it much yet. I think I'll get some foamcore board and build some 3x3' or 4x4' diamonds with the squares zigzagged. That way I can move them around.

M

[michael hurd]

Wow, finally showed up today! That is a small box, I am almost afraid to open it! 14 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 18 inches, containing 54 4" thick wedge tiles.

Not too bad, today is the 14th of November, only about 2 weeks after it was supposed to arrive. []

[tofu]

im curious to hear how good the basstraps are

[formica]

Not too bad, today is the 14th of November,

only about 2 weeks after it was supposed to arrive.

So what was the total bill (taxes and the like?)

[michael hurd]

Rob: it was shipped from Windsor, ON, so there is no brokerage fees, grand total was $ 97 U.S. I'd have to take a look at the visa statement to give you an actual price in Canadian funds.

About $ 120 before the extra visa fees, not bad at all for 54 square feet of product.

[colterphoto1]

DrWho was over this weekend. I'd piled all the foam up in an unused bookcase directly behind the four coaster recliners. It was either VVVV facing outward, or packed solidly together in alternate openings in the bookcase, about 6 feet wide and to the ceiling. AWESOME haveing a totally dead wall behind you. Of course this was ridiculously thick, with sections one full foot deep, like the bass traps. BUT I LIKED IT.

Going to get some el cheapo foamcore board tomorrow. WIll build two 4x4 foot panels of 16 squares for first experiment.

The bass traps are great, but I've not been able to install them in a bothersome corner yet.

Michael H- wasn't it fun cutting open that package wooohhhoooo[]

Michael