UPSB v3
General Discussion / PS Table Cover
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Date: Fri, Apr 16 2010 02:59:34
Anyone know of any good ways to cover your desk to protect the desk from pen drops and dull the sound? I'm currently using some brown table mat which doesn't work too well when it comes to dulling the sound but does its job of protecting the desk.
I don't really want to use a towel as I find it rather...ugly. -
Date: Fri, Apr 16 2010 03:02:36QUOTE (Look Into the Sun @ Apr 15 2010, 11:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Anyone know of any good ways to cover your desk to protect the desk from pen drops and dull the sound? I'm currently using some brown table mat which doesn't work too well when it comes to dulling the sound but does its job of protecting the desk.
I don't really want to use a towel as I find it rather...ugly.
wrap the table with a massive paper like the biggggg construction paperrs
my parents are AZN so they did that haha] -
Date: Fri, Apr 16 2010 03:12:48
What I did is bought a huge pack of poster boards and cut them to fit my table before taping it on with packing tape, makes good notes for when you want to write something down quick or want to sketch something, when it's full or getting grimy you just add another layer over it. =]
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Date: Fri, Apr 16 2010 03:21:21
I use just sewing fabric. i fold it one time and that seems to dull the sound pretty well.
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Date: Fri, Apr 16 2010 03:52:34
use the cardboard from the box that my desk came in.
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Date: Fri, Apr 16 2010 04:10:40QUOTE (vicgotgame @ Apr 15 2010, 08:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I use just sewing fabric. i fold it one time and that seems to dull the sound pretty well.
Hmm, any specific fabric in general?
Not sure what color to get either. Something that provides nice contrast with my skyblue + white SX. -
Date: Fri, Apr 16 2010 04:12:31
Light-ish brown is always a nice color IMO.
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Date: Fri, Apr 16 2010 04:30:23QUOTE (EssenceOfLife @ Apr 15 2010, 11:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>What I did is bought a huge pack of poster boards and cut them to fit my table before taping it on with packing tape, makes good notes for when you want to write something down quick or want to sketch something, when it's full or getting grimy you just add another layer over it. =]
lmao i write all over mine tooo haha
omfg i gota clean it up soon =P
cloth sounds kinda expensive but pro =] -
Date: Fri, Apr 16 2010 04:34:39QUOTE (xSpin @ Apr 15 2010, 08:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Light-ish brown is always a nice color IMO.
I was thinking that too. But I'm not sure what type of fabric I should get. Needs to be thick enough to absorb impact and dull sound. Recommendations?
The poster board idea is nice but doesn't dull sound. -
Date: Fri, Apr 16 2010 04:44:27QUOTE (Look Into the Sun @ Apr 15 2010, 09:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I was thinking that too. But I'm not sure what type of fabric I should get. Needs to be thick enough to absorb impact and dull sound. Recommendations?
I don't really know anything about fabrics, but I'm guessing it doesn't really matter. You could just get a big piece of fabric and fold it enough I guess, but it might be a little thick? Idunno. I'm thinking about getting fabric too, but I'm still not sure. :/ -
Date: Fri, Apr 16 2010 04:59:27QUOTE (vicgotgame @ Apr 15 2010, 11:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I use just sewing fabric. i fold it one time and that seems to dull the sound pretty well.
you might want to change the color though, I've heard people criticizing your spinning as ugly partly because of the background -
Date: Fri, Apr 16 2010 05:10:11QUOTE (Zombo @ Apr 16 2010, 12:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>you might want to change the color though, I've heard people criticizing your spinning as ugly partly because of the background
Thats stupid. I like green. They'll have to deal.
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Date: Fri, Apr 16 2010 05:26:55QUOTE (vicgotgame @ Apr 15 2010, 09:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Thats stupid. I like green. They'll have to deal.
It's a rather pukey looking green but no worries vic, your spinning makes up for the bg color.
I'm just afraid I'll buy fabric that doesn't dull sound very well. I'll go check out some shops later.
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Date: Fri, Apr 16 2010 05:26:56
i use a black t-shirt and/or pillow case, doesnt do anything about the sound and my table never got dasmaged asnyway... but it makes my whie pen look pretty
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Date: Fri, Apr 16 2010 09:59:15
hm, maybe a piece of a cheap yoga-mat?
i think there are a lot of colours and the material is some kind of gum. -
Date: Fri, Apr 16 2010 13:22:26
You should try use this(the black pieces on table). I forgot what it was called exactly, but it's foam. There are people who use it to make hand craft such as flowers. You may find this used in some kids' products. Available in many colors so you can choose which match for your mod color. and it's durable(not easy to tear) and easy to clean(though i'm not sure how, maybe use water). In the photo i was using 4 pcs of A4 size(for easy to bring). You probably can find it sold in 1 LARGE piece instead of A4 size for your table. If you want you can use A4 size and mix with different colors. It works great to reduce noise(the hard sound of heavy tip knock on table), protect the tip(s) of your mod and works as great background for video filming(many color choice, including white). And it's not expensive.
edit: well, i'm not sure but it looks like(from photo) the interior of UPSB pencase, not very sure since i don't have one.
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Date: Fri, Apr 16 2010 14:32:37
i use cardboard that came with my table
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Date: Fri, Apr 16 2010 17:03:13QUOTE (Stuhl @ Apr 16 2010, 02:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>hm, maybe a piece of a cheap yoga-mat?
i think there are a lot of colours and the material is some kind of gum.
I was thinking that but yoga mats seem quite pricey in general.
@cyshing
Ooh, that looks like a pretty good idea. I'll take a look at walmart/target once I get the chance. -
Date: Fri, Apr 16 2010 18:52:14
well for casually spinning and stuff, I use a white towel, which is indeed fairly ugly. but for filming, i just stick some light brown charcoal paper over the towel so it doesn't look like butt, and yet noise is reduced just as well.
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Date: Mon, Apr 19 2010 06:26:11
I have most of my work table covered. Here are my thoughts.
Regular cloth usually does not do a good job of muffling the sound, unless you have a thick piece of cloth. The key for sound proofing seems to be using flexible material that has air layer between the top of the material and the table. I personally use kitchen drawer liners.
However, the second problem I encountered was texture. Being in an office space, where I need to occasionally share my keyboard with coworkers for pair programming (that means the keyboard has to slide easily), I can't use foam or kitchen drawer liner because they are too grippy.
My solution was to use a mix of cloth and liner. I use two layers or liners sandwiched between two layers of black spandex (this gives a clean look and smooth feel that hasn't had any coworkers complain). Spandex also works very well with optical mice...some cloths I used before didn't work very well due to their texture. -
Date: Mon, Apr 19 2010 06:36:37QUOTE (Kam @ Apr 18 2010, 10:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I have most of my work table covered. Here are my thoughts.
Regular cloth usually does not do a good job of muffling the sound, unless you have a thick piece of cloth. The key for sound proofing seems to be using flexible material that has air layer between the top of the material and the table. I personally use kitchen drawer liners.
However, the second problem I encountered was texture. Being in an office space, where I need to occasionally share my keyboard with coworkers for pair programming (that means the keyboard has to slide easily), I can't use foam or kitchen drawer liner because they are too grippy.
My solution was to use a mix of cloth and liner. I use two layers or liners sandwiched between two layers of black spandex (this gives a clean look and smooth feel that hasn't had any coworkers complain). Spandex also works very well with optical mice...some cloths I used before didn't work very well due to their texture.
Complicated but sounds good. pics/links to pics please? :] -
Date: Fri, Apr 30 2010 00:41:31QUOTE (vicgotgame @ Apr 15 2010, 08:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I use just sewing fabric. i fold it one time and that seems to dull the sound pretty well.
-.- and i thought your table was just painted puke green
>.>
I'm using a piece of cardboard right now. It works nicely.
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Date: Fri, Apr 30 2010 01:10:43
My desk isn't big, so I just use a folded white T-shirt for the part of the desk that is clear. The sound is really muffled, but it works pretty well protecting-your-mods-when-they-drop wise. You could experiment with cloth, layer it a bit more, etc.I simply fold the sleeves in, and do a half-fold. That's about four layers.
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Date: Tue, May 18 2010 20:23:47
Yep, cardboard works the best.
I use a box cover that's cut to a square.
It's reversible and easily replaceable.