The original plate was cold rolled or stainless:Ecoplates had stainless. If you think Ecoplates had cold rolled steel please post a source.
The original plate was cold rolled or stainless:Ecoplates had stainless. If you think Ecoplates had cold rolled steel please post a source.
Air resistance to movement will have a greater back effect on the lighter material so ring time is reduced - the input signal is short but the plate ring-on time is dependent on the mass of metal moving and the factors that impede that movement - as it has a large surface area the air damping factor is considerable.@RoadrunnerOZ "the thinner the plate material needs to be but the more air resistance damping comes into play." What does it mean?
"so as it seems you’re planning on using springs" I must say that I have not.
That was before the alchemical secrets of Hermes were revealed to me. Now I can see more clearly what needs to be done!Air resistance to movement will have a greater back effect on the lighter material so ring time is reduced - the input signal is short but the plate ring-on time is dependent on the mass of metal moving and the factors that impede that movement - as it has a large surface area the air damping factor is considerable.
As far as the springs go you posted a video of the construction of a plate which I assumed patterned what you were going to build - post #61 - that construction uses springs - shown at 02:00.
Bigger. If you want it to really sound good, you need to be in the ballpark of EMT, Ecoplate, etc. size. Otherwise the resonances will be too prominent in the midrange. I have experimented with this directly. Steel or similar frame is a must for the amount of tension required. It isn't terribly difficult to work with.I have trouble deciding between the bigger and the smaller size, for the bigger my worries is:
1# Dampening, is good/bad is dampening with a towel? How advanced is the construction of the dampers in relation to the rest of the construction, and to go without damper then maybe the smaller will be more suited for music production since it has shorter decay.
2# For the bigger size I guess the steel frame tubings will be more difficult to drill and cut.