Denim Insulation Anyone??

[sippy]

I get my 'felt' from a friend who's an upolsterer.
His 'off the peg' stuff goes from 1/4" to 3" (the thick stuff can be teased apart to make two thinner panels) and then there's some stuff that looks and feels like long fleece, soft as kittens fur. The fibres are stitched together so it has just enough backing to hold together and goes well over the more solid feeling 1/4 - 1/2".

 

[chinook9]

Well I got my 1.8" x 16" x 48" roll of denim insulation. It definitely expanded to the specified dimension of 1.8 inches. In fact its a good 2 inches thick. It does compress nicely so I can probably use it in this thickness in a couple of locations.

I am experimenting to see if I can cut it into 1 inch thickness. I believe I could do this if I had a straight razor but no such luck. I am going to get a pair of really good scissors and see if they will work. I believe they will.

That said, if I can't use it, I can stick with the egg crate foam because it works well.

Anyone have any reasons why the 1" thick denim wouldn't work? I have just about no experience with building speakers.

 

[twitchie]

Another potential source could be to buy moving blankets from UHaul but I don't know if the material is thick enough. You would probably have to double up or more.

UHaul Furniture Pad

 

[kec]

Frost King has denim insulation 1" x 16" x 48" which is most likely made by UltraTouch - they use the same picture on the package. However, the one review i saw on ebay said it was only 1/2" thick not 1".

 

[planet10]

if I can cut it into 1 inch thickness

Not something i have achieved, but it can be ripped into a chaotic thickness which probably will work OK.

dave

 

[Pano]

Key word "chaotic." It does pull apart easily, but not neatly.