Hello. I would like to ask if anyone has considered building speaker cabinets or Open Baffles using PVC panels. I went to Home Depot and checked them out. I made a rap test on both 3/4" wood and PVC and the PVC not only sounded more dead than the wood but also seemed to be denser than the wood panel of the same thickness. opinions?
It would not work unless the PVC was 3/4" thick and then i still don't think it would be as dense as MDF one 3"/4"thick 4'x8' sheet of MDF weighs 96 pounds thats 3 pounds per square foot thats pretty dense and great for building speaker cabinets.
Maybe the material might be better for the purpose? because I knocked on both pvc and wood panels and pvc did not sounded as hollow as wood. I do not have the weight of a 4'x8' pvc panel though..
Vinil Chloride (Monomer) is not the same as Polyvinyle Chloride (Polymer)!
VC is cancerogene, but PVC is not.
VC is cancerogene, but PVC is not.
Like asbestos, it is toxic too... I just found out many articles on the internet.. I believe PVC use now is out of the question...maybe glueing two .75" mdf panels together and lining the back with 110mm of some sort of Dynamat or any other type of acustical dampening material.........
Check the dates of those articles as PVC has changed in the last few years...at least that is what I read.
PVC may release toxic gases if burned - many Chlorine combustion products aren't nice
Urethane "Modeling Board" is made in several densities
Urethane "Modeling Board" is made in several densities
PVC is still one of the most widely used thermoplastic resins.
Sand is toxic (silicosis), cotton is toxic (byssonosis)...
No, it is not toxic and it is not out of question. Read the internet articles more carefully, PVC is safe.
"vinyl chloride is used to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC)"
Sonce is not tossix, EPA has classified vinyl chloride as a Group A, human carcinogen. !!
https://www3.epa.gov/airtoxics/hlthef/vinylchl.html
Sonce is not tossix, EPA has classified vinyl chloride as a Group A, human carcinogen. !!
https://www3.epa.gov/airtoxics/hlthef/vinylchl.html
when the vinyl chlorides polymerize they become very long chain molecules - water, fat insoluble, and relatively inert to biological processes
many plastic's monomers/precursors are very unhealthy while the fully polymerized products can be food contact or even implant safe
small amounts of burning can happen when cutting with wrong feed/speed edge shape power tools
many plastic's monomers/precursors are very unhealthy while the fully polymerized products can be food contact or even implant safe
small amounts of burning can happen when cutting with wrong feed/speed edge shape power tools
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MDF and Ply both off-gas formaldehyde. A probable carcinogen. Pick your poison. Or do like I did and use a HEPA, activated carbon, potassium permanganate filter on the intake of your home air recirculation system.
If PVC was toxic it would leech toxins out into our water and just about all newer homes i have worked in use PVC for water supply lines. As far as MDF being toxic i don't know but i bet there is more harmful chemicals in our food than MDF. The MDF is just saw dust and glue.
I use BB Plywood and I use an extra layer of 1" phenolic resin board on the motor board. Phenolic board is mush denser than mdf or plywood.
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