I found THE cheap way and THE good way to....

tenkas · Post by **tenkas** » Thu Nov 27, 2003 11:58 am

I found the cheap and good way to make some cheap aborbers (fiberglass or roxul mineral wool).

You take a fiberglass bat of let say, 3 inch thick, put it in a heavy duty garbage bag, you sceale the garbage bag and voila! There is your absorber.

I would like to know if using garbage bags to cover fiberglass (or mineral fiber) could be ok.... I just bought some 3inch AFB roxul so I want to know if covering it with garbage bag is as effective has covering it with the black cloth you put on a garden (john suggested it).

So please help me here guys, thx a lot!

Post by **John Sayers** » Thu Nov 27, 2003 1:40 pm

Yup - that will work - it will reflect the extreme high end but I don't think that's a bad thing

cheers
john

tenkas · Post by **tenkas** » Thu Nov 27, 2003 3:45 pm

Hi John! Man thanks a lot you guys! I am only 16 and I only work on weekends so I can get a little money to build my studio. I was looking for a cheap alternative and there is my answer.

I guess that everyone one tight budget sshould look and garbage bags! Don't forget that orange garbage bags would look KILLER lol

But is it dangerous for health to hang fiberglass with only a cover of fabric?

thx

tenkas · Post by **tenkas** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 3:20 pm

anything about the health issue of using fabric? And if all of my absorbers are covered with gargabe bags, is it going to reflect TOO MUCH of the highs? If so I could but a few peaces of carpet in a CHECKER form on the garbage bag so 1/2 highs are absorbed, 1/2 highs are reflexed, what u guys think?

thx a lot

frederic · Post by **frederic** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 12:44 am

I wouldn't see fabric coverings over fiberglass as a health issue, unless you chose to EAT the fabric. And the dye in the fabric would kill you quicker than the fiberglass would.

tenkas · Post by **tenkas** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 8:02 am

oh! I see... so if I keep on a regular diet, the fabric should do anything to me... good to know! And do you know good temporary methods of hanging fiberglass panels on walls? (I was thinking about a special type of glue that washes of quickly... dunno if it exists... thx a lot!

francois

Michael Jones · Post by **Michael Jones** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 8:28 am

Also, keep in mind that RockWool is VERY dense! Any "fibers" that fall off of it are so heavy they aren't likely to become airborne.

giles117 · Post by **giles117** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 12:53 pm

Not to mention rockwool is made out of steel and rock.

Hmm those are carcinogenic now aren't they. LOL

Bryan Giles

Post by **John Sayers** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 6:25 pm

No Bryan - Rockwool is made from ROCK!! It's melted and air blasted against a flat wall to produce a wool which is then cut into sheets. I don't think rock dust is carcenogenic otherwise there would be no quarries.

cheers
john

tenkas · Post by **tenkas** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 8:09 am

well it is written on every package of ROXUL rockwool that the fiber IS cancerigien...