Grill fabrics

Ken C · 22nd November 2004, 06:42 PM

Is there a rule of thumb to buying grill fabrics? I'd like to buy a few yards but the shipping is more than the freakin' cost of the fabric, so I'm tempted to run down to the local "fabrics-r-us" to buy some.

I'm sure they'll look at me like I'm a coke crazed leper when I ask for "acoustically transparent" cloth.

Any input? Any good subsitutes, or I'm stuck with buying from Parts express or madisound etc...

chris ma · 22nd November 2004, 06:44 PM

Hey,
can I join in here I am looking for the same stuff but do not know what is best suited?

The Butcher

ScottG · 22nd November 2004, 07:24 PM

Fat women's pantyhose. (and no, its not a joke..)

joster · 22nd November 2004, 07:36 PM

Unused, preferably.

pxr5 · 22nd November 2004, 07:41 PM

how d'ya like your cloth, heat shrunken fishnet, or wooly jumper

agrobler · 23rd November 2004, 10:15 AM

Apparently... Burlap although ugly and dusty as the space underneath my bed

... is quite good. Some guy looked at that vs speaker grill cloth and the speaker grill cloth reflected high frequencies quite a bit... BTW we call it Hessian and it's available in various weave densities... Veddy cheap... and the fabric store lady won't look at you funny... unless you're in America and call it Hessian... So how do you ask someone what size stockings they wear???

chris ma · 23rd November 2004, 11:19 AM

I do not think any lady would have a pantyhose that would fit a 24"X24"X48" each leg!!

Ken C · 23rd November 2004, 11:23 AM

Yikes...this thread got a bit out of hand and has left me scarred with mental images of things that should not be.

I suppose fabric is cheap enough...I can perform a few tests myself.

agrobler · 23rd November 2004, 11:30 AM

"I do not think any lady would have a pantyhose that would fit a 24"X24"X48" each leg!!" Unless you are using it as some sort of speaker contraceptive why don't you stretch it over a flat frame it'll get 24"wide... as for the tall.... maybe a few smaller frames...

PS use cheap ones (stockings), not silk... silk was once used to tune BR ports to avoid mid and tweet do not exit at port... that might be usefull as contraceptives....

Bill Fitzpatrick · 23rd November 2004, 04:04 PM

I've always used double knit polyester. It's very transparent and when stapling to a frame can be stretched a bit which will ensure that it's tight and wrinkle free. Any fabric store will have it.

22nd November 2004, 06:42 PM	#1
Ken C diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangor, Maine	Grill fabrics Is there a rule of thumb to buying grill fabrics? I'd like to buy a few yards but the shipping is more than the freakin' cost of the fabric, so I'm tempted to run down to the local "fabrics-r-us" to buy some. I'm sure they'll look at me like I'm a coke crazed leper when I ask for "acoustically transparent" cloth. Any input? Any good subsitutes, or I'm stuck with buying from Parts express or madisound etc...

22nd November 2004, 07:24 PM	#3
ScottG diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: US	Fat women's pantyhose. (and no, its not a joke..) __________________ perspective is everything

22nd November 2004, 07:41 PM	#5
pxr5 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: england	cloth how d'ya like your cloth, heat shrunken fishnet, or wooly jumper

23rd November 2004, 10:15 AM	#6
agrobler diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pretoria	Burlap Apparently... Burlap although ugly and dusty as the space underneath my bed ... is quite good. Some guy looked at that vs speaker grill cloth and the speaker grill cloth reflected high frequencies quite a bit... BTW we call it Hessian and it's available in various weave densities... Veddy cheap... and the fabric store lady won't look at you funny... unless you're in America and call it Hessian... So how do you ask someone what size stockings they wear???

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22nd November 2004, 06:44 PM	#2
chris ma diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Pickering, Canada	Hey, can I join in here I am looking for the same stuff but do not know what is best suited? The Butcher

22nd November 2004, 07:36 PM	#4
joster diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: St Louis	Unused, preferably.

23rd November 2004, 11:19 AM	#7
chris ma diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Pickering, Canada	I do not think any lady would have a pantyhose that would fit a 24"X24"X48" each leg!!

23rd November 2004, 11:23 AM	#8
Ken C diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangor, Maine	Yikes...this thread got a bit out of hand and has left me scarred with mental images of things that should not be. I suppose fabric is cheap enough...I can perform a few tests myself.

23rd November 2004, 11:30 AM	#9
agrobler diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pretoria	"I do not think any lady would have a pantyhose that would fit a 24"X24"X48" each leg!!" Unless you are using it as some sort of speaker contraceptive why don't you stretch it over a flat frame it'll get 24"wide... as for the tall.... maybe a few smaller frames... PS use cheap ones (stockings), not silk... silk was once used to tune BR ports to avoid mid and tweet do not exit at port... that might be usefull as contraceptives....

23rd November 2004, 04:04 PM	#10
Bill Fitzpatrick diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Eugene, OR	I've always used double knit polyester. It's very transparent and when stapling to a frame can be stretched a bit which will ensure that it's tight and wrinkle free. Any fabric store will have it.

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