CAI partition materials

[Zahos]

Hey guys and gals,

just wondering what materials ppl used for making the outer case of their CAI partition for their pod filters, and also what material was used for insulation?

I was thinking of aluminium sheets for the box, and those silver sun shades for the insulation (the type that have air pockets to insulate).

If people have better suggestions (especially for the insulation) , and places I can get these things (Bunnings is absolutely crap, as I can never find anything I want there), I would appreciate that.

Thanks

Zahos

[meggala]

go to clark rubber on keilor road they have allt he stuff you want

thats where i got it

meggala

[Zahos]

thanks meggala, I'll check it out.

Will they also have the aluminium (or anything that suits) to make the outer box?

[meggala]

they have dense foil backed foam which is what I used its perfcet for the job

[Zahos]

no worries, I'll grab the same stuff then..

Thanks again...

[Zahos]

Oh, and another question I have for those with a CAI partition....

Did it do anything for the noise made by a pod filter, or is it just as loud?? I cant stand the noise... :cuss:

[Jay95R33]

Steve has hit the nail on the head.

Get your self some of that foam from Clarke Rubber.

For the metal stuff I used AluBond. Two 1mm sheets of aluminium seperated by 2-3mm of plastic/rubber. It has very good heat insulation properties.

But a single 3mm sheet of aluminium will work good too.

I found that mine did reduce the noise of the pod by about 30%. Your like me, I don't like it mega loud

[Zahos]

Hey ppl,

I'm still trying to find some aluminium sheeting, or alubond to make the partition with.......

I got the foil backed foam as meggala suggested, but I cant seem to find any1 that can help me with a rigid aluminium sheet....

I've been to several hardware stores, called several aluminuim places listed in the white pages, and no one can help me....

Is it just pure coincidence that I happened to ring all the knobs that cant help me, and completely missed all the ones that can????

Anyway, if someone could tell me where they got some from, it would be most appreciated.

Zahos

[Henros]

Dude, have you tried Capral Aluminium?

http://www.capral-aluminium.com.au/

Hope this helps.

[Zahos]

Yeah, a mate gave me their number last week, but all of their trade centres were closed until today...

Will call them...

Thanks for reminding me....

Jay, what about the alubond stuff you mentioned. Where can I get that from?

[Jay95R33]

Originally posted by Zahos

Jay, what about the alubond stuff you mentioned. Where can I get that from?

I actually scabbed a bit from a mate.

They used the stuff to do office re-fits. The alubond stuff is used as the partitions between workstations !!!!

Tell you the truth, I have no idea where you can buy the stuff from

J

[inark]

wonder if anyone will miss this partition at my desk

[Henros]

Zahos,

Shouldn't be too hard to make your own alubond -- aluminium plate + clark rubber stuff + aluminium plate = alubond

I have bought aluminium plates from Capral before. Their prices are not too bad, especially the offcuts.

Cheers.

[inark]

anyone have a stencil of a box for a 32?

[Zahos]

Originally posted by Henros

I have bought aluminium plates from Capral before. Their prices are not too bad, especially the offcuts.

Yeah, I'll get it cheaper anyhow....

A mate of mine is a cabinet maker, and buys aluminium from them for kickboards. He will get them through his company for me....

Thanks

Zahos