BruceEicher
Well Known Member
Our airplanes are noisy and we all need the best ear protection...My dog (min-pin) goes on most trips with us and needs her own ear protection. So I set out to make her a more comfortable muff.
Using an Oregon Aero foam upgrade set I had from an old DC headset I cut and glued to form a cup shape, also glueing on the low density foam after. I used shoe goo.
I chose a thin but quite stretchy dress sock. Larger dogs would need wife's tights or yoga pant leg...
Then insert the foam cups into sock and roll sock ends (toe and top band cut off) inside one end at a time. So now what touches the dog is just the sock fabric.
I tested the DB reduction near a piece of our shop equipment at 85db and found an 18 to 20db reduction = 65-67db.
I have Katie wait till taxi to try it on Hana because at that point she appreciates the sound reduction effect more than dislikes the muff.
Push the cups around a bit under the sock to cover and tuck in the ears. This photo was taken this morning on a three hour trip to Montana. Sock slipped back some for photo but she kept it on the whole way!
I have a pair of the smallest factory made mutt muffs, black, if someone is interested.
Using an Oregon Aero foam upgrade set I had from an old DC headset I cut and glued to form a cup shape, also glueing on the low density foam after. I used shoe goo.
I chose a thin but quite stretchy dress sock. Larger dogs would need wife's tights or yoga pant leg...
Then insert the foam cups into sock and roll sock ends (toe and top band cut off) inside one end at a time. So now what touches the dog is just the sock fabric.
I tested the DB reduction near a piece of our shop equipment at 85db and found an 18 to 20db reduction = 65-67db.
I have Katie wait till taxi to try it on Hana because at that point she appreciates the sound reduction effect more than dislikes the muff.
Push the cups around a bit under the sock to cover and tuck in the ears. This photo was taken this morning on a three hour trip to Montana. Sock slipped back some for photo but she kept it on the whole way!
I have a pair of the smallest factory made mutt muffs, black, if someone is interested.
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