Tired of listening to your 3D printer buzz and vibrate its way through another print from the next room? These plastic feet allow you isolate your printer from the surface it's sitting on, quieting it considerably.
These plastic feet snap onto the bottom of the wood frame and provide a 3/4" round mounting location to stick on 3/4" Sorbothane hemispherical bumpers. The Sorbothane bumpers do all the work, effectively quieting the printer. Often, the majority of the sound is transmitted as vibration into the table and floor, where it resonates and transmits into the room--especially at certain frequencies.
For the ~13lbs of the MakerFarm Prusa i3v, I used six 3/4" hemispherical 70 durometer Sorbothane dampers. The dampers are tuned, so using too many or too few, will reduce their effectiveness.
For maximum effectiveness, set the printer on a heavy, flat surface, like an 18" Travertine tile, available at most home centers for less than $10.
These are the dampers I used:
http://ift.tt/1kKKZJK
These plastic feet snap onto the bottom of the wood frame and provide a 3/4" round mounting location to stick on 3/4" Sorbothane hemispherical bumpers. The Sorbothane bumpers do all the work, effectively quieting the printer. Often, the majority of the sound is transmitted as vibration into the table and floor, where it resonates and transmits into the room--especially at certain frequencies.
For the ~13lbs of the MakerFarm Prusa i3v, I used six 3/4" hemispherical 70 durometer Sorbothane dampers. The dampers are tuned, so using too many or too few, will reduce their effectiveness.
For maximum effectiveness, set the printer on a heavy, flat surface, like an 18" Travertine tile, available at most home centers for less than $10.
These are the dampers I used:
http://ift.tt/1kKKZJK
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