I finally took delivery of a roll of Graphite/Fiberglass 1/2' rope, its main purpose is for a good seal for woodstove doors. I have been fiddling and managed to fab up a good fitting set of baffles for a pair of Cocktail Shakers using all 304 Stainless, sans packing, they sounded similar to unpacked Epcos, maybe a little louder. So I wired in traditional packing (Ver 3.0) and gave that a go and it shredded in 25 miles, all bunched up, yet trapped, I assume because of the tapered body of the can. So now, I'm going with the rope. So far the sound is satisfactory, again close to Epcos, but seem to flow better due to the shorter perforated 1" stick right down the middle of the pipes. I started with 1 1/2" baffle tube(Ver,2.0), way too loud and I lost too much low end torque, so 1" seems to be the answer. If the rain will stop, I can give a better review.
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