Good bass trap frame?

[Sean Sullivan]

I found this frame on another thread, and it seems to be a good design because it exposes so much of the material. And it be the cheapest

One thing I wanted to know is if I have a trap with say a 4 inch depth, do I want to make the frame exactly 4 inches deep or should I make it a inch or two deeper and leave some space?

[Glenn Kuras]

I guess you could leave some space in the back, but you really don't have too.

[DanDan]

I would go slightly larger than the 4 inches. It will look smoother if the bumps in the insulation are not showing through the final fabric covering. I encourage you to consider the commercial option. It is quite difficult and ultimately expensive to do this right in small quantities.
DD

[Sean Sullivan]

Well, the cost of the wood to build the 9 frames is $50, and I believe the fiberglass is $150, and fabric and other parts maybe $25-$50 depending on what's on dale. That would buy me two bass traps.

I understand time is money, and I'm sure mine won't look as nice as a GIK or RealTraps, but I have the time available to build them, and I'm sure I can make them look presentable.

GIK and RealTraps provide a wealth of knowledge and I wish I could give them my business, but I'm kind of poor and spend $200 as opposed to $1300 to treat my room just makes more sense for me at the moment.

And I plan on building 6 and 4 inch traps.

[kraskland]

Originally Posted by upinflames

I found this frame on another thread, and it seems to be a good design because it exposes so much of the material. And it be the cheapest

One thing I wanted to know is if I have a trap with say a 4 inch depth, do I want to make the frame exactly 4 inches deep or should I make it a inch or two deeper and leave some space?

DanDan has a good idea with the gap in the front so the insulation doesn't show so much. You could also build in four pieces of wood sticking out the back of the trap so it stands off the wall 4" or whatever gap you want. Then you can just hang them like pictures. Also, if you're using mineral wool you might want a bit more support on the bottom so it doesn't fall through.

[Sean Sullivan]

I was going to hang them in the corners like is show on the GIK website. But that makes sense for hanging them everywhere besides corners.

I was going to use rigid fiberglass. But I like the idea of adding some support on the bottom so it doesn't fall out!