RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Sound proof box

Graham,

If you are having noise problems with the Proxxon, don't even think
about a larger mill. The Proxxon is the quietest mill I own (others are
Sherline, Shoptask, Bridgeport) by a considerable margin.

For keeping the noise from transmitting through the bench I have in the
past mounted the machine to a wood plate then set the plate on a
neoprene foam pad like they used to use under typewriters. The wood
plate give the machine some stability and the rubber foam pad cuts the
noise transmission.

Tim
[Denver, CO]
Sherline products at Deep Discount
Mach1 & DeskCNC with credit card ordering
www.KTMarketing.com/Sherline

> -----Original Message-----
>
> I have finally got my proxxon conversion fully up and running but and
> the only problem with it is the noise. My house ajoins another and
> there is no chance I can mill on an evening.
>
> I'd like to make a sound proof box for it and have already made a
> 2.5" thick polystyrene cover for it that now just requires a "double
> glazed" door. However after trying it last night with some foam
> jammed in as a door it was anything but sound proof. Sitting the
> mill on some foam did help a little but is not ideal.
>
> Has anyone built such an enclosure? Would it be worth lining it with
> egg box foam? Should it be clad with a hard material like MDF as
> well? Is there a way of making a decent base for the mill that will
> not turn my bench into a sound box?
>
> Help
>
> Graham
>
>
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