mike wallis
03-25-2005, 2:11 PM
Hey everyone,
I wanted to start a thread that I think many residential laser engravers could benefit from.
For many of us the factor between running your business out of you home and leasing a space can be the breaking point in turning a profit especially when starting up. Although I haven't gotten any complaints as of yet my dust collector which vents to the top of the roof makes sort of a howling noise. Depending on your neighbors you may or may not get a complaint. In a attempt to avoid this I've assembled a muffler out of tubing and insulation that comes right off the output of the collector that has lowered the decimal level a little but could still go down more. I have a idea that may or may not work but think its worth a try. Most automobiles has a silencer that attaches directly to or near the air filter box. If the silencer is removed from the air box there is a very noticeable difference that is comparable to a DC howl. I think that if a silencer like the automobile silencer on a slightly larger scale were applied to the DC it may do the trick.
In the next few weeks I'll be doing some R&D on this but if anyone else has any ideas or already proved designs I love to hear them.
Mike
I wanted to start a thread that I think many residential laser engravers could benefit from.
For many of us the factor between running your business out of you home and leasing a space can be the breaking point in turning a profit especially when starting up. Although I haven't gotten any complaints as of yet my dust collector which vents to the top of the roof makes sort of a howling noise. Depending on your neighbors you may or may not get a complaint. In a attempt to avoid this I've assembled a muffler out of tubing and insulation that comes right off the output of the collector that has lowered the decimal level a little but could still go down more. I have a idea that may or may not work but think its worth a try. Most automobiles has a silencer that attaches directly to or near the air filter box. If the silencer is removed from the air box there is a very noticeable difference that is comparable to a DC howl. I think that if a silencer like the automobile silencer on a slightly larger scale were applied to the DC it may do the trick.
In the next few weeks I'll be doing some R&D on this but if anyone else has any ideas or already proved designs I love to hear them.
Mike