The 25 minute, $25 acoustic panel (or $42.00 bass trap)

studio_drums · Post by **studio_drums** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:46 pm

Materials needed:

- Owens-Corning 703 ($17/panel incl. shipping)
- 8' Furring Strips (1"x3") ($1.24 each)
- 'Heavy Duty' Stapler with 1/2" staples ($3-4 per box)
- Burlap Fabric 1 1/2 yards @ $2.09/yard ($3.00)
http://www.hancockfabrics.com/product--9186.shtml
- Spray Adhesive ($3-5 per can)
- Liquid Nails ($3.17 per tube)
- Hammer
- Power Saw

Wood cuts: (2) 19" pieces and (2) 48" pieces

Staple both sides!

THESE ARE VERY STURDY WHEN COMPLETED!!

Use 2" 703 for acoustic panel
Use 4" 703 for bass trap

Photos tell the story:

studio_drums · Post by **studio_drums** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:47 pm

More steps

studio_drums · Post by **studio_drums** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:49 pm

More steps

studio_drums · Post by **studio_drums** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:50 pm

More steps

studio_drums · Post by **studio_drums** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:51 pm

Piece of cake!

Ro · Post by Ro » Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:53 pm

sweet

norg · Post by **norg** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:11 am

the only thing i can't find on that burlap on their page is flammability information, if there is any. do you plan on spraying the fabric with anything?

aside from that, it looks fantastic!

-= george =-

studio_drums · Post by **studio_drums** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:06 am

Yes, I do plan on treating them with a flame retardant. What do you recommend?

norg · Post by **norg** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 6:32 am

this link is frequently recommended here:

http://www.natfire.com/products.html

good stuff there.

-= george =-

AVare · Post by **AVare** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:14 am

A fantastic tutorial. Thanks!

Andre

studio_drums · Post by **studio_drums** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:09 am

Thanks guys- happy to share...

FYI:

Eyehooks can be screwed into the wood for easy hanging on a wall or ceiling.

They're very light and the fabric helps hold them together.

I'll be hanging them from my ceiling using wire ties(eyehooks in ceiling, too), and on the wall using picture wire.

bangbang240 · Post by **bangbang240** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:02 am

Here's another thanks!! I built some traps over the weekend and I pretty much did exactly what you did here except I used 4 inches of insulation and they look great! I'll be posting some pics of them in my thread soon..

Ro · Post by Ro » Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:11 pm

I like you aproach, it's different and maybe easier than other builds I've seen.

@bangbang240: be sure to take detailed pix, we love them here

studio_drums · Post by **studio_drums** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:52 am

Thanks- they may not be as pretty as some of the others but they sure are easy to build!

studio_drums · Post by **studio_drums** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:40 pm

I ended up building 30 of these things. The more staples, the stronger they will be. I ended up using 6 instead of 4 on the flat sides. Made a difference. Good luck...