Cabinet Dampening Materials

[Robh3606]

I have been looking for a safe material to use in a home environment. I found something that looks good for a reasonable cost and in manageable minimum order sizes. I purchased 2 gallons of Mascoat Delta Db. I will be updating this as I try it out. Heres a link to the site.

http://www.mascoat.com/db.php?PHPSES...9ce23a29af68f0

The total cost of 2 gallons of black was $134 total delivered to my door in New York. They ship from Texas so you west coast guys should get a break on shipping if anyone else is interested.

Rob

[mwaldron]

http://www.daubertchemical.com/main.taf?p=3,4

I haven't researched purchase options, but looks like comparable material.

[JBLnsince1959]

Rob:

does that stuff work on wood?

[Robh3606]

Yes it does. Thanks for the link. I have been searching for a while and they were very user friendly as far as the quantities and availability. You basically call them, place an order and it shows up a couple days later. I wanted to use Aquaplas but simply gave up trying to get a single 5 gallon pail on 2 seperate occassions. There are lots of companies out there that sell this type of material so you can pick and choose providing you can get it in a reasonable quantity from them.

Have no idea how well it will work or how audible it would be but no matter what happens any additional dampening is a good thing.

Rob

[Robh3606]

does that stuff work on wood?

Well I quess we are going to find out. It will certainly stick to it. I know with sheet metal you want a coating about the same thickness. You can do multiple coats to build up the thickness. I figure you cut 2 pieces of MDF coat one and do the old knuckle wrap test. It should be pretty clear from that if it's going to work or not and frankly I don't see why it wouldn't.

My main concern is it's water based so any MDF or wood you apply it to should be sealed with a water proof varnsh so it doesn't absorb it and swell. May not be an issue depending on just how much free water there is in the mix. I have not opened it up yet. They send you a mixing paddle so it must settle in storage.

Rob

[richluvsound]

We here in the old countries are watching this experiment closely.
Thanks for info Rob

Rich

[JBLnsince1959]

We here in the old countries are watching this experiment closely.
Thanks for info Rob

Rich

as Rob said there's lots of products out there, I've seen several on the internet. Most are like a paint as I think they are mostly designed for metal and machinery, also i haven't seen too many with numbers to let you know what Freq. they're best at dampening. Well, we have to let Rob test and let us know.

[Titanium Dome]

Rob

It looks like spraying is the way to go, but it will require the right equipment. Will you spray or brush?

[Ian Mackenzie]

Hi Rob,

Any new to report on your damping investigations.

I saw a news report on elephant dunn the other night. No one wants the job at the Zoo!!

Apparently the 200+kg they expell a day makes a really dead thump when it hit the ground.

Just thinking of alternatives..and cheap......

Ian

[Robh3606]

The weather here has been too good to be true. Saturday and Sunday were another pair of perfect 70-75F days. Not a cloud in the sky and the water temperature still close to 70F. When the boat comes out I will take out the saws.

I like your idea, it's cheap, easy to apply when fresh, environmentally friendly no ROHS/CFC concerns, and leftovers can be used in the winter to heat the house. If we could just get past the WAF it might work.

Oh and the smell

Rob

[speakerdave]

Also throws off methane gas that can be used to power industry.

[Robh3606]

Also throws off methane gas that can be used to power industry.

Another plus!

Rob

[Ian Mackenzie]

Now we will have Merlin flying an elephant back to Windor from India and Rich holding the bucket!

[richluvsound]

I wonder if we can arrange some A- B comparisons between the much larger African and the much lower to the ground, Indian Elephant. I dont fancy standing below and behind the African species Has anyone seen my umbrella ) and besides what if the beast moved just at the optimum moment

Hey Rob, shift that high pressure system over my side of the Atlantic will ya ! Its bloody freezing here.

And Rob, if your really broke we will arrange a fund raiser. You dont have to cut the boat up for your next speaker project

[Hoerninger]

Oh and the smell

Some preliminary tests with cats have shown that the dried material has no smell but it is very rigid.
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Peter