Is there any use at all for low density rockwool

orange · 5th July 2007

Iv'e just been given a few rolls of loft-insulation type rockwool. I've already got a few home made RW3 based bass traps but more is always better. Is there any use at all in using this low density stuff - maybe as corner 'superchunks' ? ........ethan ?

Glenn Kuras · 5th July 2007

If you make it thick enough it will work pretty well for bass trapping. Also you could use it for reflection points in the room

Glenn

Ethan Winer · 5th July 2007

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Originally Posted by orange

Iv'e just been given a few rolls of loft-insulation type rockwool. I've already got a few home made RW3 based bass traps but more is always better. Is there any use at all in using this low density stuff - maybe as corner 'superchunks' ? ........ethan ?

As Glenn said, when fluffy fiberglass is thick enough it works well. But you need a foot thick or more to get close to the performance of the rigid types.

--Ethan

Mark1353 · 5th July 2007

You can make tube traps. I have tube traps which use low density glass fiber compressed between two metal nets. The design is much more complicated than in SuperChunk though. Dunno if it's worth the hassle.

tINY · 5th July 2007

You can compress it too....

-tINY

Glenn Kuras · 5th July 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ethan Winer

As Glenn said, when fluffy fiberglass is thick enough it works well. But you need a foot thick or more to get close to the performance of the rigid types.

--Ethan

Good point!

somedude74 · 5th July 2007

Yes, for growing hydroponic plants. Not sure what type of plants they could be, but rockwool provides a place for the roots on which to attach.

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orange Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: London Posts: 1,688 Thread Starter	Is there any use at all for low density rockwool Iv'e just been given a few rolls of loft-insulation type rockwool. I've already got a few home made RW3 based bass traps but more is always better. Is there any use at all in using this low density stuff - maybe as corner 'superchunks' ? ........ethan ?

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Mark1353 Gear addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 351	You can make tube traps. I have tube traps which use low density glass fiber compressed between two metal nets. The design is much more complicated than in SuperChunk though. Dunno if it's worth the hassle.

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somedude74 Gear maniac Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 195	Yes, for growing hydroponic plants. Not sure what type of plants they could be, but rockwool provides a place for the roots on which to attach.