Spaceman Theater build - Page 23

I believe there is some benefit when done correctly. Not sure if mine will help or hurt overall acoustics. It's strictly for oohs and aahs, which will hopefully increase in a few weeks when Jeff comes by to add a star mural.

Thanks guys.

No photoshop here. Just a cool little paint sprayer, lots of plastic sheeting, and more blue tape than I care to mention.

They are all 4" and are located in the perimeter soffit. The ones over the screen have the directional trim. The remaining ones have standard trim. I'm going to check out the selection at HD and grab a few different types and sizes to see which looks the best.

I took the liberty of modifying Brad's fabric stand so I could hold both rolls of fabric. I was able to use scrap OSB, 1 scrap 2x4, 2 scrap 2x3s, and 2 scrap closet rods, so this one was a freebie.








Top fabric: GOM FR701 Chocolate
Bottom Fabric: Acoustex Designer Series #60 Cocoa




I'll be setting up some type of out-feed table for unrolling, cutting and assembling. Most likely a 4x8 sheet of plywood on more sawhorses.
Edited by Spaceman - 10/19/12 at 1:44pm

The look and texture of both colors are nearly the same. If you had given both samples to me, I would have said they were both GOM FR701. Unfortunately, the lighter brown is not available in the FR701 line, so I had to pay $9 more/yard to another manufacturer to get that particular color. I even called GOM to check on the price of doing a custom dye, hoping it would be less than the $9 premium. After learning the minimum order was 1000 yards, i told them a quote was not necessary.

I'm looking for a cheap black fabric to hang on my back wall before I put the fabric panels up (to keep the shiny FSK facing on the acoustic treatments from showing through the fabric on the panels). What have you guys been using for "behind the scenes" black fabric? I'd prefer something fire-resistant.

For my 1000th post, I give you.....FABRIC PANELS.

I was going to buy a few more saw horses and a sheet of plywood for my out-feed table, but HD had 6' folding tables on sale so I grabbed 2. They are pretty cheap and don't quite fold flat, but they give me a nice big surface to work on. They also aren't very tall so I have them propped up on some plastic storage containers. Still not quite tall enough, but my back hasn't seized up yet.


When calculating yardage for my fabric order, I laid out all of my panels on 66" wide rolls, then added 2 extra yards for future repairs.


I'm using this layout as a reference to mark the best locations for making cross-cuts across the roll. Each panel gets highlighted after it's wrapped and placed back on the wall.


I also have elevations of each wall that show where each numbered panel goes. That one gets highlighted too.


Progress so far:






My goal was to get the majority of the left wall done, so I can get a side-by-side comparison of how the fabric looks under different types of lighting. I'm going to grab a few different types of halogen bulbs to put in the 3 cans on that side of the room to determine which looks the best before I buy all 15 bulbs. Under the lighting of my tripod work light, I've determined:

1. FR701 Chocolate has a purple tint to it. Will try to fix that with proper bulb selection.
2. Acoustex Cocoa has an orange tint to it. Will try to fix that with proper bulb selection.
3. While my paint selections for the ceiling seemed to match the fabric fairly well while standing in the aisle at HD, they obviously don't match very well in the room. Not even close. The ceiling trim was supposed to match the dark fabric and the actual ceiling was supposed to match the light fabric. I really don't want to redo the ceiling, but I'm not happy with the look. Not sure what to do.
4. The mid-support pieces in the larger frames are visible through the fabric, but once the linacoustic is tucked in the frames, those will disappear.

Well, that's where I'm at. The fabric sure brings a finished look to the room, but I'm having a hard time getting excited about it due to the paint and fabric mismatch.

FYI-My in-laws got me one of these a few years ago. Hadn't used it much, but it works really well for making long cuts on the fabric.
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=202690991&storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&ci_sku=202690991&ci_kw={keyword}&kwd={keyword}&cm_mmc=shopping-_-googleads-_-pla-_-202690991&ci_gpa=pla#.UIrliGdUo5M
Edited by Spaceman - 10/26/12 at 12:43pm

I should have had them scan an actual fabric sample to get a custom color. Instead, I held the fabric up to their color cards and thought I found 2 colors that were "close enough". Wrong!

I need to test different bulbs this weekend to see if I can find one that gives a more accurate color representation of the fabric (dark and medium brown instead of purple and orange). I'd like to finish all of the panels first, but I'm trying to get Night Sky Murals scheduled to come in the next few weeks to add stars to the coffers. If I need to repaint the ceiling, it needs to happen soon. Jeff's trying to schedule his trip so he can do several murals in the area, so I don't want to cancel and get bumped off his schedule.

I ordered 10% extra to cover screwed up cuts or future damage, but not both. Fingers crossed.

Cleaned out the lighting department of both big box stores in preparation for weekend lighting trials. I'm sure there is something in here that will help bring the fabric back to it's "natural" color, but unless there are little elves with paint brushes hiding in the boxes, I think I'll be repainting the ceiling next week. Stay tuned for updates.