Canvas sound-deadening panels

Manufacturing of Linen canvas

1. Cultivating
It takes about 100 days from seed planting to harvesting of the flax plant. Flax cannot
endure very hot weather; thus, in many countries, the planting of seed is figured from
the date or time of year in which the flax must be harvested due to heat and the
growers count back 100 days to determine a date for planting. In some areas of the
world, flax is sown in winter because of heat in early spring. In commercial
production, the land is plowed in the spring then worked into a good seedbed by
discing, harrowing, and rolling. Flax seeds must be shallowly planted.

2. Harvesting
After about 90 days, the leaves wither, the stem turns yellow and the seeds turn
brown, indicating it is time to harvest the plant. The plant must be pulled as soon as it
appears brown as any delay results in linen without the prized luster. It is imperative
that the stalk not be cut in the harvesting process but removed from the ground intact;
if the stalk is cut the sap is lost, and this affects the quality of the linen. These plants
are often pulled out of the ground by hand, grasped just under the seed heads and
gently tugged. The tapered ends of the stalk must be preserved so that a smooth yarn
may be spun. These stalks are tied in bundles called beets and are ready for extraction
of the flax fiber in the stalk. However, fairly efficient machines can pull the plants
from the ground as well.

3. Releasing the Fiber from the stalk

The plant is passed through coarse combs, which removes the seeds and leaves from
the plant. This process is called rippling, is mechanized in many of the flax-producing
countries.

The woody bark surrounding the flax fiber is decomposed by water or chemical
retting, which loosens the pectin or gum that attaches the fiber to the stem. If flax is
not fully retted, the stalk of the plant cannot be separated from the fiber without
injuring the delicate fiber. Thus, retting has to be carefully executed. Too little retting
may not permit the fiber to be separated from the stalk with ease. Too much retting or
rotting will weaken fibers.

Retting may be accomplished in a variety of ways. In some parts of the world, linen is
still retted by hand, using moisture to rot away the bark. The stalks are spread on
dewy slopes, submerged in stagnant pools of water, or placed in running streams
After the retting process, the flax plants are squeezed and allowed to dry out before
they undergo the process called breaking. In order to crush the decomposed stalks,
they are sent through fluted rollers which break up the stem and separate the exterior
fibers from the bast that will be used to make linen. This process breaks the stalk into
small pieces of bark called shives. Then, the shives are scutched. The scutching
machine removes the broken shives with rotating paddles, finally releasing the flax
fiber from stalk. The fibers are now combed and straightened in preparation for
spinning.

4. Spinning
Line fibers (long linen fibers) are put through machines called spreaders, which
combine fibers of the same length, laying the fibers parallel so that the ends overlap,
creating a sliver. The sliver passes through a set of rollers, making a roving which is
ready to spin.

The linen rovings, resembling tresses of blonde hair, are put on a spinning frame and
drawn out into thread and ultimately wound on bobbins or spools. Many such spools
are filled on a spinning frame at the same time.

hese moist yarns are transferred from bobbins on the spinning frame to large take-up
reels. These linen reels are taken to dryers, and when the yarn is dry, it is wound onto
bobbins for weaving or wound into yarn spools of varying weight.

The higher the cut, the finer the yarn becomes. The yarn now awaits transport to the
loom for weaving into fabrics, toweling, or for use as twine or rope.

Properties

Modern canvas is usually made of cotton or linen, although historically it was made from
hemp. It differs from other heavy cotton fabrics, such as denim, in being plain weave rather
than twill weave. Canvas comes in two basic types: plain and duck. The threads in duck
canvas are more tightly woven. The term duck comes from the Dutch word for cloth, doek. In
the United States, canvas is classified in two ways: by weight (ounces per square yard) and by
a graded number system. The numbers run in reverse of the weight so a number 10 canvas is
lighter than number 4.

Purpose

The purpose of a Canvas sound-deadening panel is obvious: it absorbs sound in a room.

When placed in strategic locations along the wall, the effect is dramatic. High frequency
"ringing" is killed off, and bass is no longer muddy or boomy. All those sound waves that
would have bounced off the walls are instead mostly absorbed by the panels, so that the
primary wave from the speakers is what you hear most. Thus, the lecture can

Method of installation

Step 1: Cut and build wood frame around each panel on each wall

The wood is measured and cut according to the dimension of wall. Then the frame is biuld
for further installation.

Step 2: Reinforce Frames

This step serves two purposes; reinforcing the overall strength and sturdiness of the frame,
and creates a placeholder for the insulation. The middle of the frame is supported by few
pieces of wood. Then end of wood is also glued for better strength.

Step 3: Wrap With Fabric

Lay the completed frame on top of the laid out fabric on a flat surface. Make sure there’s
enough fabric on all 4 sides to substantially wrap around the sides and staple to the inside of
the frame.

Staple the first long side, move to the opposite side pulling the linen canvas fabric tight
before each staple. Leave the corners for now and staple the top and bottom always pulling
tight to ensure there’s no wrinkles or bubbles.

Advantages

This Canvas sound-deadening panels are realtively cheap and easy to install. These panels
also function as decoration to improve the aesthetic appeal of the room. It provides
resonable sound absorption in the lecture room. The maintenance of the panel is also cheap
and easy.

Limitations
These kind of panel is less effective than Foam Acoustic Panels or Raw Acoustic Boards since
it does not contain any foam or insulation layer inside the panel. The filler of other panel can
act as trap the sound waves and prevent them from echoing. It does this with a porous outer
surface that allows the sound to penetrate and an inner core with foam or fibre that absorbs
the sound. This works because the sound waves cause the inner core of the panel to vibrate,
generating a small amount of heat. The net effect of this is to convert sound into heat which
quickly dissipates, creating a quieter, more pleasant environment. Since Canvas sound-
deadening panels is just only a type of Acoustic Fabric Wrapped Panels, it cannot outperform
the other types of acoustic panels.

Maintenance

The panels are maintenance free since it only need to be replaced if broken or teared. The
replacement is easy and fast with removing the damaged frame and put on a new one.

Building cost

The cost of Canvas sound-deadening panels is much cheaper than other acoustic panels. The
other acoustic panels such as Cotton Acoustic Panels, Foam Acoustic Panels, Metal Acoustic
Panels and Polyester Acoustic Panels cost more to be built.

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