Can anyone point me in the direction of some black stretch grille fabric? I want to make a stretch stocking that fits over an enclosure which is then secured with wooden end caps. Thanks.
Not sure about Ulverston, but certainly in London and probably in most any large City (I do that in Buenos Aires) there is a garment neighbourhood, which in due time will have a "raw cloth specific" area.
We have an 8 or 10 by 4 street area here, just "walk around" yours and visit all shops, not kidding, explaining what you need, they will show you many options, choose one you like.
Everybody gives different names to cloth, what you are looking for here is called "jersey" or "stretch", not sure there, but go by touch or feel.
People sometimes asks me where do I get speaker grille cloth and I ansswer "from a very very secret Audiophile cloth Lab" hehe .
Truth is way simpler of course 😀
Only problem is that you should "walk" through shops, verbal descriptions don´t help much.
We have an 8 or 10 by 4 street area here, just "walk around" yours and visit all shops, not kidding, explaining what you need, they will show you many options, choose one you like.
Everybody gives different names to cloth, what you are looking for here is called "jersey" or "stretch", not sure there, but go by touch or feel.
People sometimes asks me where do I get speaker grille cloth and I ansswer "from a very very secret Audiophile cloth Lab" hehe .
Truth is way simpler of course 😀
Only problem is that you should "walk" through shops, verbal descriptions don´t help much.
Stretch 4 way, transparent. You can use 2 way but it's harder to work with. Transparent means hold it up to the light and judge how well the sound will pass by what you can see through the cloth.
Or order it online.
Or order it online.
Agree with Cal - you need a fabric which is described as '4 way stretch'.
Stretch is assured by having a high Elastane content e.g. Poly-Elastane fabric - 80% Polyester; 20% Elastane.
UK supplier: Poly-Elastane
I am not a fabrics expert so try to obtain a sample, or get hands on experience of the fabric, before ordering in quantity!
Stretch is assured by having a high Elastane content e.g. Poly-Elastane fabric - 80% Polyester; 20% Elastane.
UK supplier: Poly-Elastane
I am not a fabrics expert so try to obtain a sample, or get hands on experience of the fabric, before ordering in quantity!
This UK supplier has 20% Spandex (Elastane):
Black Lycra Spandex 240g Fabric | Fabric Land
The lighter the weight (240g in the above example) the more likely the fabric is to be 'see through'.
Black Lycra Spandex 240g Fabric | Fabric Land
The lighter the weight (240g in the above example) the more likely the fabric is to be 'see through'.
Thanks. The cloth I am looking for is something like KEF fitted to their Concord speakers. Had a pair of these in the early 80's and the speaker covering was just a tube of stretch fabric that pulled down over the cabinet and then the top and bottom caps were fitted. You could certainly see the drivers through it but not bothered about that. Seemed to work very well and wanted to try similar.
I hope this image is more acceptable - it does illustrate how stretchy Spandex is! 😉
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I tend to use metal grills for my speakers.
Blue Aran sell these.
Banggood sell grill cloth.
Lots of grill cloth on ebay.
Blue Aran sell these.
Banggood sell grill cloth.
Lots of grill cloth on ebay.
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