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Post by vcautokid on Jan 27, 2017 12:24:21 GMT -5
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Post by copperpipe on Jan 27, 2017 17:55:51 GMT -5
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Post by jmilton on Jan 27, 2017 18:27:21 GMT -5
I had a friend who cut racquet balls in half. Flat side down...worked pretty well.
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Post by hemster on Jan 27, 2017 20:35:00 GMT -5
I had a friend who cut racquet balls in half. Flat side down...worked pretty well. I can see how they'd be effective, perhaps a lot more than hockey pucks. |
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Post by Kadsura on Jan 27, 2017 21:30:49 GMT -5
Thanks very much for all the suggestions. For now, I think I'll try the sorbathane. (I wonder whether they sell it at Home Despot) Those stands look nice, but they're more expensive than the monitors I bought (Tascam at 84$ a pair)! I am interested in seeing how cheaply I can do this.
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Post by novisnick on Jan 27, 2017 22:00:34 GMT -5
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Post by Kadsura1 on Jan 29, 2017 22:29:39 GMT -5
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Post by niuguy on Jan 30, 2017 0:39:24 GMT -5
I'm shocked no one has mentioned using foam yoga blocks. Super cheap off of amazon.
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Post by beardedalbatross on Jan 30, 2017 3:48:18 GMT -5
I'm shocked no one has mentioned using foam yoga blocks. Super cheap off of amazon. Yoga Blocks are great for elevating to ear level and the early reflection hitting the desk, but they do jack all for isolation. For this reason on a desk I use Diversitech anti-vibration pads between the yoga blocks and speakers. Sorbothane can be placed on the yoga block and would work great. |
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Post by niuguy on Jan 30, 2017 15:14:21 GMT -5
I'm shocked no one has mentioned using foam yoga blocks. Super cheap off of amazon. Yoga Blocks are great for elevating to ear level and the early reflection hitting the desk, but they do jack all for isolation. For this reason on a desk I use Diversitech anti-vibration pads between the yoga blocks and speakers. Sorbothane can be placed on the yoga block and would work great. You think they still transfer a bunch of vibrations to the desk? |
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Post by beardedalbatross on Jan 31, 2017 14:38:51 GMT -5
Yoga Blocks are great for elevating to ear level and the early reflection hitting the desk, but they do jack all for isolation. For this reason on a desk I use Diversitech anti-vibration pads between the yoga blocks and speakers. Sorbothane can be placed on the yoga block and would work great. You think they still transfer a bunch of vibrations to the desk? Yes. You would have to use sorbothane or something if that's what you're looking for. |
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Post by emovac on Feb 7, 2017 20:44:33 GMT -5
I use Herbie's products for component isolation. For stacking speakers, I use a 1/4" black foam material (bought at a crafts store) and affix a felt material. Looks good, is function, and very inexpensive to make.
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Post by leonski on Mar 26, 2017 2:04:06 GMT -5
Not even close to being the same as wood. Are you saying that hockey pucks are compressible? Ever been hit by one? Leaves a veritable bruise I tell ya.  Wood is a composite. Hockey Pucks are, as you note, very solid. Wood might 'distribute' vibration modes and is self-damping. I'd personally cut hockey pucks IN HALF. Put the rounded end to the table and the flat side to the speaker. Use 3 in a 'tripod' configuration. You could also experiment with various durometer (measure of 'bounce') balls made from Viton would be pretty tough while if you can source a Latex ball, it might be softer. Again, cut 'em in half. Flat side to the speaker and round side down. Use 3, again in tripod configuration. |
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Post by rossonero3 on Mar 28, 2017 18:11:46 GMT -5
Are you saying that hockey pucks are compressible? Ever been hit by one? Leaves a veritable bruise I tell ya. Wood is a composite. Hockey Pucks are, as you note, very solid. Wood might 'distribute' vibration modes and is self-damping. I'd personally cut hockey pucks IN HALF. Put the rounded end to the table and the flat side to the speaker. Use 3 in a 'tripod' configuration. You could also experiment with various durometer (measure of 'bounce') balls made from Viton would be pretty tough while if you can source a Latex ball, it might be softer. Again, cut 'em in half. Flat side to the speaker and round side down. Use 3, again in tripod configuration. Any preferred tool or method for cutting a hockey puck in half? |
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Post by leonski on Mar 28, 2017 18:24:19 GMT -5
Ya Got me There!!!
I'd sure be CAREFUL with whatever technique I experimented with. Maybe a Jig Saw with a metal cutting blade?
Use a fine tooth blade in some kind of a Chop Saw and clamp the heck out of it?
Wear safety glasses AND Ear Protection, in any event.
Maybe my Electric Knife I use for cutting anything from Roasts to Foam? Again, clamp the heck out of it. Maybe use the Bread Blades?
Experiment and BE SAFE than report back any good news or awful failures.
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Post by jmilton on Mar 28, 2017 18:30:47 GMT -5
Wait. If you cut 2 pucks in half but only use it in a tri configuration...well, you are wasting a perfectly good half of a hockey puck!☹️
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Post by rossonero3 on Mar 28, 2017 18:43:01 GMT -5
Wait. If you cut 2 pucks in half but only use it in a tri configuration...well, you are wasting a perfectly good half of a hockey puck!☹️ Not exactly...3 pucks to get 6 halves for 2 speakers...bam! |
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Post by jmilton on Mar 28, 2017 19:59:27 GMT -5
Touché
Proving once again that there are three types of people in this world; those that can count and those that can't.
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Post by Soup on Mar 28, 2017 20:26:07 GMT -5
LOL!
I have that saying on my t-shirt.
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Post by leonski on Mar 29, 2017 0:24:58 GMT -5
Man, Nero3, I wish I was that good at shop math!
Don't forget, Sr. jmilton, there is a 3rd type of person, the NoAccount. Like me.
I alway used to take the 'odd half' of hockey puck, paint it red and take it to the desert for
long range (150 yards) target practice with my scoped .22
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