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5th January 2013, 05:04 PM #1GOLD MEMBER
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Quietening the thicknesser
In my noise-sensitive neighbourhood the sound of my thicknesser is a real issue. Its one like this W805 | T-330 Deluxe Thicknesser | machineryhouse.com.au .
I'm thinking of making some sort of hood or shroud for it that might perhaps reduce the noise. I'm not expecting a big result, but if I can take 5 or so decibels off the noise then its worth doing. Has anyone done this, and what was the result ?
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5th January 2013, 05:29 PM #2
A spiral cutterhead blade will reduce noise. I don't have any personal experience with one on my Ryobi 13" thicknesser though.
Plenty on here could tell you the noise difference.
Nathan.
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5th January 2013, 05:53 PM #3
I think there is a spiral head for that machine which might help a bit with the actual cutting noise level, but from my experience with the little Ryobi machine the screaming motor will still be enough to wake the dead.....
Thankfully (as you know Nathan...) I can make as much noise as I like here without upsetting anyone. The cows don't seem to mind the noise from my JPT-310 !!
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5th January 2013, 06:43 PM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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I sat my tablesaw on some old carpet once and noise went down by 7db, might be worth a try.
I would really love a spiral cutter from my unit, but the quote came it at about 2K for my machine
joez
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5th January 2013, 07:04 PM #5GOLD MEMBER
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Second Joez comment about carpet.
It works both as a sound absorber and as an insulator. Either grab some discarded carpet from the kerb or buy a couple of tiles of 'utility' carpet from the local big box hardware store - look for short pile as it is easier to clean the sawdust off. One piece goes underneath which stops the vibration spreading to the stand & more can be cut to make a loose fitting cover - either lining a plywood or mdf box (thicker & heavier the better) or just held together with cable ties so it can be folded up.
Make sure there is plenty of ventilation because you don't want to cook the motor.
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6th January 2013, 07:36 AM #6GOLD MEMBER
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Have you actually done this or is this just speculation ?
If done, did you measure The sound level and what sort of result did you get ?Apologies for unnoticed autocomplete errors.
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6th January 2013, 09:38 AM #8GOLD MEMBER
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Oops,sorry, that question was really intended for bsrlee, or anyone else who has actually done it with a thicknesser. I'm thinking they will be really hard to quieten because you cant enclose much of them because you still need most of the front and back open.
Btw, I've found the easiest way to get a workable measure of noise is to download a sound meter type ap for the ipad (and so i presume for the iphone). Probably not accurate enough for an engineer but good enough for this purpose.
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11th January 2013, 10:58 PM #9
Handplanes are quiet
Cheers,
Paul
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