How about dynamat? It can be used under the hood of a car, so it
must be pretty fire resistant. JC Whitney and Crutchfield sell it.
Jim
---Tw Cook <tw@texas.net> wrote:
>
>
> There's a company called MarkerTek (http://www.markertek.com) which
sells AV
> stuff including a wide variety of sound absorbing material. They carry
> official Sonex brand foam, which is the premium stuff, and which is
pretty
> expensive, but they also carry their house brand called "Markerfoam"
which
> I've used in the past (to quiet noisy fans in servers placed in
offices)
> with good effect. Markerfoam isn't too expensive, the 3" thick stuff
is
> about $30 for a 54"x54" sheet.
>
> Tw
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Sloane <msloane@att.net>
> To: Shop-Talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 10:50 AM
> Subject: Re: Compressor sound
>
>
> >
> >When I was in the conference room building business, for sound
> >absorbtion/cancelling we used have foam rubber panels whose surface
was
> made up
> >of rows of alternating cones and depressions.
> >
> >An extra layer of sheet rock will also help to keep the sound down
also, as
> >suggested. Also something under the compressor feet to absorb the
sound and
> >vibrations would be a big help.
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >Tony Clark wrote:
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Ken Landaiche
> >>
> >> >Well, I am really trying to eliminate the noise from the
compressor
> without
> >> >building a room outside of the garage. So I'm open to
suggestions. Those
> >> who
> >> >do build an outside closet must provide some ventilation. Are
there any
> >> >guidelines for that? Can the ventilation in an in-garage closet
be sound
> >> >baffled in some way. What do you shop-talkers think?
> >>
> >> On the dampening of sound, I once asked my friend in the field of
> audilogy
> >> about materials to use for such purposes . . . He corrected my
ideas
> which
> >> were somewhat confused with heat insulation and reminded me that
it's
> >> density that dampens sound . . lead sheet is good! I'm
interested in
> >> something dense, fireproof and cheap . . .Maybe some of this
"cement
> board"
> >> that's used to back plaster and tile would be good.
> >>
> >> Tony
> >> (Asphalted felt is fantastic but burns like crazy)
> >
> >--
> >
> >------------
> >Mike Sloane
> >Allamuchy NJ
> >(msloane@att.net)
> ><http://home.att.net/~msloane>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
==
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