vibration noise reduction...

[rafezetter]

I'm (slowly) making a router table and sound transmission will be an issue, so anything I can do to reduce it's effects will help and I'm wondering if anyone with a router table has considered adding some anti vibration material like rubber between the router and table to reduce the effect of the router vibration turning the table part into a sounding board?

Also how much sound reduction does boxing it in give?

Any 1st hand advice appreciated.

 

[Myfordman]

Think about it! You don't want any scope for movement between the router and the table ever!

I have read of people boxing in but you still have to do the dust extraction and you need air flow to cool the router. so if you are doing any quantity of work you are putting the router at risk of over heating and if you are not doing much work then what's the problem?

In my experience, the noise starts when the cutter meets the work and I don't see a way of reducing that.

MM

 

[rafezetter]

I had thought about possible issues from the rubber causing alignment issues, but I was thinking that if the router were to be bolted to the top tightly, and using a dense rubber, that movement would be minimal (and might actually give me a way to "level out" the router bit so it's perfectly 90 to the table) while still giving a barrier to reduce sound conductivity.

My situation is that I live in a shared house; have to work in an outside work area that is an open lean to (with plastic roof) attached to the house, and I'm already under restrictions as to when I can do stuff - after 4pm weekdays and only saturday, as mandated by the landlords as there's a guy work works nights and doesn't get up until 3/4pm and some of the other housemembers arrive back from work from about 4.30pm so its rock and hardplace.

So, anything I can do; and be seen to be doing (apart from moving) to offset noise will help, however much a hassle it might be.

I'm already looking into sound baffles I could hang for the times I use the machines.

 

[Myfordman]

Hmm! Difficult situation indeed.

Boxing in with high density materials and an absorbent lining such as fibeglass should help with the screech of the brush motor but do pay attention to the risk of over heating by only running in short burst and feeling the router body regularly.

MM

 

[AndyT]

I think you need to get some moulding planes!

 

[Mar_mite]

I find turning the speed down on the router helps loads. My one has a dial between 1-5 if I put it on 4 it's a lot quieter.

 

[rafezetter]

I find turning the speed down on the router helps loads. My one has a dial between 1-5 if I put it on 4 it's a lot quieter.

I have an older axminster 1/2 collet one about 1200w (bought from a guy here) I'm going to use, and it does go 1-6, so I could try slowing it and experimenting with how it comes out; to be honest apart from drilling I've never really slowed any of my power tools, and Norm on NYW only seemed to slow his router for panel cutting, so thanks for pointing out what I've overlooked.

 

[Andy RV]

I can't help with your problem but I can tell you that my router table is the loudest piece of equipment that I own! It seems to resonate very well! :twisted: