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post #91 of 114
3/17/07 at 5:41pm
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Originally Posted by greg_mitch View Post

please don't post for sale items in this thread as it starts to muck up the original point of the thread....plus its against the forum rules I think...

Back on topic...I can't get over the cheap price of the Dazian fabric!

I cut off a corner today to do some fire testing (really unscientific testing).

I also grabbed some fabric from a pile my wife was using to make handbags (had polka dots on it).

I was surprised at how quickly the polka dotted fabric lit and then started to crackle and burn furiously! I was very amazed.

Then I lit the Dazian...errr...I should say tried to light the Dazian. The fabric only melts and does not light!

They both smelled alot though! I will be ordering around 40 yards of the stuff. Hopefully I can get some pictures up soon.

I did the same thing and the fabric just will not light up!!! Dazian expo is awesome for the price and if compare it to GOM, the GOM is WAY overpriced!!!
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post #92 of 114
3/17/07 at 5:56pm
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Ok, I am also looking for fabrics for frames and my front wall right now. Is the Dazian expo cloth acoustically transparent enough to use for the front theater wall in front of speakers or should I stay with GOM FR701? I just got sample of 701 and it is kind of burlap bag like. I really like the material currently covering my Definitive technology speakers. I have samples from Dazian on the way, so I would love to hear other's opinions.

Lastly I am struggling with the design for my walls in my HT, as the room is not dedicated and has very broken up wall space. There are basically (5) separate wall sections that are between 3 and 5 foot long. They are separated by either corners, or A/V rack and doors. I have already decided that I really want to use these sconces http://www.homedecorators.com/P/Wall...e/450/centered in these areas, with some sort of separate acoustical panels below them. Do you guys have any recommendations? Should I switch to lining the entire wall in these areas? Room design attached.

You have to be kidding me, I just ordered 5 of those sconces from target for $50.00 a piece. Definitely returning them and ordering them from homedecorators.
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post #93 of 114
3/17/07 at 6:16pm
Deck clips would be a good way to attach 2" panels.
See pdf.

 

DEC-KLIP!.pdf 322.4990234375k . file
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post #94 of 114
10/8/08 at 10:16am
Where did you get your couches from???
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post #95 of 114
10/8/08 at 1:24pm
Holy thread resurrection, batman.

Always count on the noobies.
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post #96 of 114
10/8/08 at 2:04pm
Man I wish I saw this thread before I made my own frames!
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post #97 of 114
10/8/08 at 4:53pm
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Originally Posted by Johnsteph10 View Post

Holy thread resurrection, batman.

Always count on the noobies.

Yeah, well thank. Before seeing this thread, I never really got the reason to use these fabric frames; I mean other than the fact that they looked cool. It's so you can line the walls with acoustic material and cover it in a way where the sound will pass through and absorb, not bounce off the rock like a pinball. Right??

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post #98 of 114
3/13/09 at 2:48pm
this thread has been pretty dead. Has anyone completed a room with this method?
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post #99 of 114
3/13/09 at 9:13pm
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this thread has been pretty dead. Has anyone completed a room with this method?

I don't know if anybody has completed a room yet but now that I don't have so many things happening all at once, I'm going to start finishing up the theater again.

The room has been totally rebuilt due to the water damage detailed earlier in the thread. Since then however, I have gone through a total redesign of the plan for the theater. I still intend to use the stretcher bars but just going to implement then in a different way.

Yes... I will be documenting everything as I go.

@billykid5150: The couches were from JCPenny. They have been replaced with Berkline 088's and now seats 7.
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post #100 of 114
3/15/09 at 6:00pm
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this thread has been pretty dead. Has anyone completed a room with this method?

Not quite completed (they never are), but pretty close theater uses these frames.

The lower half of my entire long wall and wrapping around the back, plus all of my decorative frames used these frames. I was pretty impressed with them. The lower frames are covering linacoustic and the top frames are just for decoration at this point.



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post #101 of 114
4/24/09 at 5:31am
Sorry, have to bump this one up since they are having a huge sale. I just ordered some extra heavy duty frames for my window plugs and saved and extra ~45%

Good deal!

http://www.frenchcanvas.com/Extra_He...rs_Economy.asp
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post #102 of 114
2/25/10 at 12:18pm
Why does it seem like everyone is using wood? Why doesn't anyone use metal or PVC?
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post #103 of 114
2/25/10 at 12:29pm
How do you attach the fabric to plastic? Wood and a stapler work great to stretch it.
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post #104 of 114
12/17/10 at 4:39pm
Anyone using these having issues with the frames twisting?
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post #105 of 114
12/17/10 at 4:49pm
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Anyone using these having issues with the frames twisting?
This tends to happen if the fabric has been stretched too tightly. I have a painting that I need to re-stretch because it has warped the frame.
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post #106 of 114
12/17/10 at 4:50pm
Haven't put fabric on it yet.
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post #107 of 114
12/17/10 at 9:32pm
I've given up on these bars. I've put two together and both are twisted. The wood was warped to begin with. I'll make some MDF fabric frames.
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post #108 of 114
12/18/10 at 8:17am
Why not send them back if they were warped when you received them?!

They are NOT supposed to be warped and no one else has this issue so this is obviously a special case not a function of the frames normally.
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post #109 of 114
12/18/10 at 8:35am
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Originally Posted by greg_mitch View Post

Why not send them back if they were warped when you received them?!

I put the first one together without looking and I only bought 8 pieces, so the time spent sending them back wouldn't be worth it. I bought these original pieces to test them out. Had I purchased all I need, I would definitely return them.



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Originally Posted by greg_mitch View Post

They are supposed to be warped and no one else has this issue so this is obviously a special case not a function of the frames normally.

I'm willing to bet it's not a special case. I'd imagine if I orders more, I'd see the same thing. Whether or not it bothers most people, is a different story. Either way, I'll be building my own as originally planned.
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post #110 of 114
12/18/10 at 2:24pm
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Originally Posted by yamahaSHO View Post

I put the first one together without looking and I only bought 8 pieces, so the time spent sending them back wouldn't be worth it. I bought these original pieces to test them out. Had I purchased all I need, I would definitely return them.

Understandable.

I'm willing to bet it's not a special case. I'd imagine if I orders more, I'd see the same thing. Whether or not it bothers most people, is a different story. Either way, I'll be building my own as originally planned.

I can assure you that I am not putting up with any warpage and it would bother me. They are straight as an arrow.
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post #111 of 114
12/18/10 at 3:42pm
Picture with it up to a straight edge?
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post #112 of 114
12/18/10 at 3:53pm
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Originally Posted by chucky08016 View Post

and more

Are there wrinkles on the fabric? Is that fabric hard to stretch to get rid of them?
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post #113 of 114
12/18/10 at 6:04pm
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Originally Posted by yamahaSHO View Post

I put the first one together without looking and I only bought 8 pieces, so the time spent sending them back wouldn't be worth it. I bought these original pieces to test them out. Had I purchased all I need, I would definitely return them.

I'm willing to bet it's not a special case. I'd imagine if I orders more, I'd see the same thing. Whether or not it bothers most people, is a different story. Either way, I'll be building my own as originally planned.

I just reread what I wrote and I forgot a very important word.

They are NOT supposed to be warped. Strange how that changes the entire meaning.
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post #114 of 114
12/20/10 at 8:16pm
Mine seem to have warped/twisted even more since they've been but together. I'm thinking of giveing the extra heavy duty ones a shot.
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