Hi! I'm trying to reduce the noise produced by my printer.

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Hi!

I’m trying to reduce the noise produced by my printer.

So far, I’ve used some antivibration rubber that a cowerker is using (not with 3D printers) and it seems that the noise is not reduced, but the vibration of the table the printer is seems to vibrate less.

What it’s a good way to reduce the noise printer?

The printer manufacturer reduce maximum speed a while ago and that changed the pitch and volumen of the sound.

Right now, I have not enough space to make a well isoleted enclosure for it, but I will make it.

Thanks!

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No fancy things needed, just change your stepper drivers to TMC2100 if possible!

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@Sven_Eric_Nielsen the board that I’m using have everything soldered in place (it’s not a mega + ramps configuration).

Everything is fault of @BCN3D_Technologies ​ sigma anouncement and people uploading videos, it runs super smooth and quiet that I feel like I need that.

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years ago we had a dot matrix printer that was very loud. What we made for it was a box with a hinged top that was large enough to access the paper controls and path and had sound insulating foam on all of the inside surfaces except the hinged lid which was clear. you could still tell the printer was going but the sound was reduced by about 90%

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@Dave_Baehr thanks, but as said, right now I don’t have enough space available for creating an enclosure for the printer…

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MISSED THAT (SPACE) - WHAT ABOUT NOISE CANCELLING HEADPHONES

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@Dave_Baehr ahaha it’s an idea, but I will not be able to do anything else like watch tv or so hahaha

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actually you could, get the wireless headphones like the bose 35 (not sure of model) and you can watch tv and hear it with the sound cleaning or your phone or whatever… you are just trying to block out the printer

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@Dave_Baehr I prefer a solution that makes the printer sound lees not ignore the printer hahaha

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Wait for the new Witbox printer :slight_smile: You will have to check every 10 minutes because you’ll think it has stopped working :slight_smile:

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@Alberto_Valero_Gomez hahahaha that a nice improvement :slight_smile:

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First off, check the current going to each driver using the potentiometers next to them. Some printers do it digitally do keep that in mind. I used to run my printer with 100% current on each axis till I realized that I could adjust them! Makes a significant difference

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There are motor isolating mounts by Astrosyn, plus knock-offs that seem decent. If you haven’t already gotten rubber feet, that can help a lot. Sometimes switching motors helps a lot but I have not read up on that. If you aren’t doing high speeds, 0.9° motors can help a lot by shifting the motor frequency, hopefully away from the machine frame’s resonant frequency.

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Like @Griffin_Paquette ​ said, lower your stepper current. This made a huge difference in the noise level on mine too.

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@Steve_Barney what is the less current that the driver can use? I have a bq hephestos 2. I think that it can’t be ajusted from the board itself

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As low as you can go without missing steps. I’m not familiar with hephestos, do your motors run hot? Mine ran hot and made a lot of noise before decreasing.

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@Steve_Barney never touched those :slight_smile: maybe I’ll ask in their forum, to see what can be done and how.

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Lower motor currents will help. Isolating your printer from the surface it sits on with something like closed cell foam, or even some fabric (tea towel / denim etc) can make big difference. Cut a small square patch and fold couple times. Piece under each corner. TMC2100 will also make huge diffeerence to noise and will significantly improve print quality so you might look into a new board if you cant plug these into your existing board.

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@Mindless good shout on the Yogi mat as they are usually closed cell foam and usually 1-2 inches thick

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@Mindless I’m using some antivibration rubber that a co-worker had and the sound it’s been reduced by 3 to 5 dB.