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dont know if this has been covered here or not. I cant seem to find anything of the same, here or other sites googled. I seen someone take a cardboard box and fill it with window and door expansion foam. good idea but ugly as shit and i dont know if the foam works better at sound proofing then what i built.
So you HAVE to have a SILENT inline fan for whatever purpose this will work, i promise!
materials needed
1) Some MDF or particle board 1/2" or 3/4" doesnt matter, 1/2" is lighter and $10 cheaper, but 3/4" is more sound proof, its up to you. I prefer MDF board any day over particle board because it has better sound dampening properties, and is more dense then fiber board. 10 yrs ago when i engineered and built custom car audio systems i only used MDF board, 150+dbs, believe me it works, but i will take this one step further for peace of mind. In my case shown here i used scrap particle board that i had laying around waiting to be used up. If you have MDF laying around use it instead.
2) wood 1 1/2" wood screws or drywall screws
3) caulk and gun
4) somthing to cut the wood, table saw, skill saw, or even a jig saw will do it. or have the lowes guy do it and just tip them a couple bucks.
5) drill, anything will do.
6) some sound board, or sound proof egg crate foam. i looked for this stuff but couldnt find it anywhere, so i used what i could get and know works. its $10 a sheet, cheap.
I just ordered this 6" centrifugal fan from vortex and man does it move air, but anything that moves that much air is also LOUD, but compared to the other inline fans its quiet.
my garden is large enough to be noticed if im not stealth about the way i use my equiptment, when everything kicks on you hear nothing and could be leaning against the grow room wall!
Originally i built this box around the vortex brackets supplied with the fan. in the end i didnt like the brackets and changed it. to just the fan inside the box fitted snuggly in there between the sound board and the weather stripping, so tightly it cannot move or make a sound.
so here are a bunch of photos in no specific order but you can see the idea. any questions just ask. Peace!
dp
So you HAVE to have a SILENT inline fan for whatever purpose this will work, i promise!
materials needed
1) Some MDF or particle board 1/2" or 3/4" doesnt matter, 1/2" is lighter and $10 cheaper, but 3/4" is more sound proof, its up to you. I prefer MDF board any day over particle board because it has better sound dampening properties, and is more dense then fiber board. 10 yrs ago when i engineered and built custom car audio systems i only used MDF board, 150+dbs, believe me it works, but i will take this one step further for peace of mind. In my case shown here i used scrap particle board that i had laying around waiting to be used up. If you have MDF laying around use it instead.
2) wood 1 1/2" wood screws or drywall screws
3) caulk and gun
4) somthing to cut the wood, table saw, skill saw, or even a jig saw will do it. or have the lowes guy do it and just tip them a couple bucks.
5) drill, anything will do.
6) some sound board, or sound proof egg crate foam. i looked for this stuff but couldnt find it anywhere, so i used what i could get and know works. its $10 a sheet, cheap.
I just ordered this 6" centrifugal fan from vortex and man does it move air, but anything that moves that much air is also LOUD, but compared to the other inline fans its quiet.
my garden is large enough to be noticed if im not stealth about the way i use my equiptment, when everything kicks on you hear nothing and could be leaning against the grow room wall!
Originally i built this box around the vortex brackets supplied with the fan. in the end i didnt like the brackets and changed it. to just the fan inside the box fitted snuggly in there between the sound board and the weather stripping, so tightly it cannot move or make a sound.
so here are a bunch of photos in no specific order but you can see the idea. any questions just ask. Peace!
dp
