Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Al Extrusion Vibration Damping

Jim Colley wrote:

>Just curious if anyone has any thoughts on how to increase the vibration damping
>characteristics of aluminum framing products.
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I wonder if an expanding foam product would have a usable damping
effect, but without the trouble of lead.

>I really like the flexibility of this product in machine design, but I fear
>when I finish building my mill I will have horrible chatter.
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It surely will if you make it with flexible materials :)

If your purpose, budget and timeframe allow, you might want to take an
iterative approach. Build it simple first, then find the problem areas
and fix them. You don't want to spend a lot of effort trying to solve
the wrong problems. (Presuming of course you don't already know this is
going to be a problem from prior experiance).

Dave