Noise & Vibration Dampeners
Description
Instructions
I've designed this nose dampeners to reduce the noise and vibration created by my RepRap Prusa Mendel.
The main goles were to:
- reduce the noise and vibration as much as possible
- make it strong and durable
- use the least material possible
- accomodate variation of thickness of the printer feet.
For maximum nose & vibration reduction effect you need to meet following criteria:
Material used: PLA
Fill density: 100%
Please let me know how it worked for you.
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After a couple of weeks with a heavy prusa on top, the feet have deformed so that they're flatter and less springy. How odd :s (pla)
any way to make one that wobbles in 2 directions? I can still hear the x-carriage wobble the table a little, though the y is completely fixed by this.
The reduction in noise is fantastic.
Does just what is says on the tin.
I cant head the axis drives. Now whats your suggestion for that noisey fan!!! :)
I'm happy that the dampeners are working for you. I've noticed that the leg on your print is hollow. You want that solid. As for the fan just peel the sticker in the center off. There is a plastic lock washer, take it off. Pull the blades off, clean the axle, put a little bit of lubricant (WD40, 3in1) on the axle, put it back and fan should be quiet again. ;)
The orign for the STL is located
vertex 1935.496948 1385.301025 25.500000
And it might be better to have set the origin near to zero thus
vertex 26.826904 8.601074 13.000000
This allows the composer in Slic3r for example to mange the object.
On my Huxley print it was also shelled - shoud be interesting to see it in action.
NetFab allowed me to readily fix the posit
ion.
My Huxley is placed on top of a box which is clearance above some stairs. This has a tendancy to resonante throught he house. My wife as you might imagine is not happy with the noise of the acoustic resonater created by the box and stairs underneath the printer.
Could save my marriage ;) or
at least allow printing late into the evening.
I'm amazed at how well these work, I thought they'd snap or not reduce noise much, but they're great. I need to test how difficult they are to break so I know whether to just add the spring design to the next vertices I print.
Very nice! I printed a set and they're quieter then the foam blocks I was using.
No issues with the "foot" snapping off due to the weight of the machine?
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This is totally awesome. It absolutely works. Reduces the noise and vibration on my desk by heaps.The feeling is like having gone deaf its that good. Thanks for the design!