Reddit mentions: The best mechanical vibration damping pads

I am not sure, as I haven't tried either one, but I have ordered these for a similar issue. can't yet comment on how good they are, as they are still on their way to me. These appear more sophisticated, but as I said, I haven't yet tested them.

https://www.amazon.com/Diversitech-MP4-V-Anti-Vibration-Pack/dp/B00BVEMLR4/ref=pd_sim_60_5?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00BVEMLR4&pd_rd_r=099c2662-e9de-11e8-8e2e-49ff07944d9e&pd_rd_w=GtOIO&pd_rd_wg=eekSs&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=WA3WKQJD37F71YAJTE2G&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=WA3WKQJD37F71YAJTE2G

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Moving your bed close to a support point (such as a structural wall) might reduce the vibrations you feel as well, as the vibrations will typically have the largest amplitude toward the center of the floor span. Finally, I suppose you could try also putting the anti-vibration pads under the posts of your bed. Unfortunately, it is impossible to guarantee that any of these steps will solve the issue, but they might be worth trying.

So, I like to listen to music (loudly) in my car, but as I increase the volume, certain sub bass frequencies will begin rattling the items in my glove compartment. This obviously becomes a nuisance during my morning/evening commutes.

My proposed solution is to line the glove compartment with a material designed to absorb low frequency vibrations. After some googling, I found a material called Sorbothane, which many people use for dampening low frequency vibrations.

Questions:

1. Am I off-base with my solution? Will a vibration-absorbent material placed between the compartment surface and the items within be enough to considerably dampen the rattling?
   
   
2. If I am indeed on the right track, does this material (Sorbothane) seem ideal? I have very little technical knowledge of vibration-dampening, so let me know if there are better materials/solutions to this issue.
   
   
3. If somehow, miraculously, my proposal is still completely on-track, would this item be sufficient for my purposes?
   
   Note: my car is a 2-year-leased 2016 Honda Accord Coupe, so extensive/invasive solutions are unfortunately a no-go. Additionally, it does not have an actual subwoofer, just standard built-in speakers with fairly decent low-frequency response.
   
   Many thanks in advance to anyone who can steer me in the right direction. Also, apologies for the lengthy post. Just wanted to get everything explained properly.
   
   

Yeah my motivation was storage. Sound dampening is a great idea! I stole the idea from someone on thingiverse who thought the same as you. They added vibration dampeners like the ones below, so I added them as well. I like to think it is quieter, which is why I am looking for something else to store underneath instead of replacing them with the original feet.

https://www.amazon.com/Diversitech-MP4-V-Anti-Vibration-Pack/dp/B00BVEMLR4?keywords=square+dampening&qid=1536604713&sr=8-15&ref=mp_s_a_1_15

Yeah, but people use a lot of different materials to do so. One of the best or most popular ones I think is Sorbothane. You can get individual sheets of it on Amazon. You just have to cut it to fit the shape of your case.

I learned about this stuff from another user. You may wanna buy something thicker but it works great. I love the case btw. Isolate It!: Sorbothane Acoustic & Vibration Damping Film 70 Duro (0.10 x 6 x 12in) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0084EXWP4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_XWxEzb1JMVN91

Yes, I have one. Here's my post (with pics): https://redd.it/4ne1f9

The PCB & plate rest on a lip in the bottom half of the case. I was not happy when I got it assembled because there was a considerable amount of flex.

/u/axtran suggested that I use I sheet of Sorbothane between the PCB and the case. It worked great and the keyboard feels rock solid.

For the cable, I used a short DIY USB cable from 1UP Keyboards (/u/skiwithpete). I used cable ties to secure it to the PCB in a couple of places. The cable sticks out of the back of the keyboard for a couple of feet and I plug it into an USB extension cable.

I have vintage MX blacks in my Phantom and it's my favorite keyboard in my collection.

It's not common practice, but it should be.

It won't help a modern flight computer all that much, but it'll help video a lot. Cut little discs of something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Isolate-Sorbothane-Vibration-Damping-Sheet/dp/B004LY8UTY/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&qid=1427644430&sr=8-22&keywords=sorbothane (It's costly, but you use barely any of it...) Be sure to use loctite on the motor threads and to compress the sorbothane SOME but not too much.

Basically, it's much better to isolate/damp vibration before it excites the rest of the frame, rather than try and keep it out of a couple of critical components (camera, flight board)... Especially the flight board: damping can be harmful, because the flight board itself can "bounce" in response to accelerations of the aircraft.

Yeah, my floors are exceptionally creaky, which might be the main problem... Someone would have to re-nail the flooring to get that out... or something like that! But yeah I had another commentor in the ring-fit subreddit mention rubber mats specifically for washing machines. I found this and might give it a go along with the mini trampoline. Thanks for your input/suggestions!!

If it was a piece of machinery I'd have gone for a foam pad like this. Ideally that's what you'd stick between the source of the vibration and the ground. But it should work for your bed.


You can get puck shaped rubber feet too.


Depending on the vibration you'll want a different hardness. As this is just transmitted vibrations, these may be a little stiff, but might be worth a go.


I can't really vouch for either of these items in particular. And they do seem to report a bit hit and miss with the reviews. I suppose the hard part will be making sure that your bed stays on top of them and doesn't crush the material they've made from.


Also, make sure you don't have the bed against the wall, because the vibrations will be transmitted up that too.


If you want a low tech solution, cut tennis balls in half and stuff them with a firm foam.

I bought these anti vibration pads from Amazon.
Diversitech MP4-E E.V.A. Anti-Vibration Pad, 4" x 4" x 7/8" Pack of 4 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BVEMLR4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_9dFNAbVYKVG1H

I put them under each clever if the base. THEY ARE AMAZING. I can sometimes not even tell it's printing. I often find myself now checking to see if it's still for some reason. Before you could hear the vibrations through the walls in other rooms.

For the $10 they cost I would recommend them to everyone.

I think I know exactly what you are talking about. I have a roll in my toolbox for making intake and throttle body gaskets.

Keep it from scratching, yes. Keep it from vibrating, probably not.

Something like this would be about perfect, but I am sure you could find something much cheaper.

I would probably just go to the hardware store and look at something like garage door or regular door seal to find something with the right durometer (squishiness) rubber. Too soft and it will just squash flat and not do anything. Too stiff and it won't soak up much vibration.

1/8" would dampen a helluva lot of vibration, but 1/16" would probably do the trick too.

https://www.amazon.com/Diversitech-MP4-V-Anti-Vibration-Pack/dp/B00BVEMLR4/ref=pd_rhf_ee_s_cp_1_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00BVEMLR4&pd_rd_r=K7RAMWWPTQMWDQG4J2Y5&pd_rd_w=IO06O&pd_rd_wg=R53mt&psc=1&refRID=K7RAMWWPTQMWDQG4J2Y5

4" x 4" x 7/8" Anti-Vibration pads, Qty 4 in total

Helping a friend this weekend who has a Synology NAS Rackstation, approx size is 2U high, by 22" x 24"

For now, she will be placing it on top of an old, heavy wooden microwave cart (on the top).

It's a solid wood unit; but I wonder if adding the above 4"x4" anti-vibration pads placed in each corner would help the vibration/noise

She might be doing a small server rack; but that is long time away. /thanks for reading

Probably something like this

Anything rubber would at the very least dampen the vibrations. Possibly even like a cork drink coaster or something like that.

your wife is farting

j/k

probably a plumbing thing (vent pipe moving in the wind? water hammer situation?) . do you share a wall with anyone? is your bed on wood floors or carpet?

if your bed touches the wall, move it out. perhaps buy some rubber isolators for the feet:

https://www.amazon.com/Diversitech-MP4-V-Anti-Vibration-Pack/dp/B00BVEMLR4

Don't forget some sorbothane blocks to set it on. They reduce vibration transmitted to and through the floor by an amazing amount.

I'm planning on doing a motorcycle road trip and taking my dslr. The bouncing around will be prevented as I will strap it to either the rear seat or tank bag. But then that opens up the question of vibration.

Would THESE work if I lined the bottom of my bag with 4 (they are only 4" square) or is there something else someone can recommend?

These work better than a mat. I just put them under main contact points of my trainer.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BVEMLR4/

Something like this

I've used a mixture of Silverstone silencing foam, and 0.125" Sorbothane (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B019GBKKPS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1) to fill mine, works very well.

You can even stick the sorbo to the underside of the plate in various places, in between the PCB and plate, to dampen and noise travelling though it.

depending on the keyboard you can fill it with foam or get sorbothane dampening mats like this. there are examples on youtube how it affects the sound of the kb. the biggest factor is the switch tough.
edit; just saw your flair. if this is about your realforce is the louder sound when you let go of a key?

It would probably help to have it isolation mounted and in an enclosure. If you do build an enclosure you can further reduce the sound by lining it with something like Dynamat. Also look for threads on RV water pump silencing. Those may help.

These are the type of isolation mounts I am referring to; https://www.amazon.com/Rubber-Vibration-Isolator-Mounts-Female/dp/B0734N6NC2/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1500848148&sr=8-4&keywords=water+pump+isolation+mount Similar devices come with some high end after market fuel pumps.

I bought some of these off Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BVEMLR4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I cut them into four smaller 2"x2" squares and printed some feet for the bottom of the printer to hold them in place. My printer already sits on a solid 2" thick wood base but this helped cut the noise and noticeable vibrations transmitted through my enclosure.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BVEMLR4/

Some of these anti vibration pads to make the printer quieter, cut up into smaller pieces. I haven't really noticed a big noise difference with these (the concrete blocks I added later made a much bigger difference) but I keep them on there anyways.

I would also suggest a damper on the Y-axis motor, that made a huge difference in noise and vibration.

This: https://media.bahag.com/assets/resp_product/58/86/90588655_21550839.jpg

You can get those usually in hardware stores or where washing machines / dryers and so on are sold. A general "anti vibration mat".
Or something like this: https://www.amazon.com/casa-pura-Anti-Vibration-Vibration-Appliances/dp/B071DVFWTW

https://www.amazon.com/Gwisdom-Extruder-Upgraded-Replacement-Extruders/dp/B07FKD4FZD

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https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3732669

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I'd suggest at least moving them to the edge of the shelf and you can put some anti-vibration pads under them.

As others said, vibration is the real issue.I made a platform with these: https://www.amazon.com/Diversitech-MP4-V-Anti-Vibration-Pack/dp/B00BVEMLR4 and some insulating panel from home depot and helped quite a lot with the vibration coming from my kickr.

edit: inflating -> insulating

This is what I used. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0084EXWP4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Try using some of these. Diversitech MP4-E E.V.A. Anti-Vibration Pad, 4" x 4" x 7/8" Pack of 4 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BVEMLR4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_S8XfAbH5554VM
Put one under each corner of the furnace where it sits on the trusses. You might need a total of six depending on how the AC coil is mounted.

That's actually a good idea. Put newspaper down and a sponge or two. I bought a nice plastic container on Amazon that has multiple latches. It was kind of pricey but it is what it is. I also bought some anti vibration pads for under the container. I've read that the vibrations from driving can really stress snakes out. I'll include the links below.

IRIS Weathertight Storage Box, 41 Quart Weathertight - Clear https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003IB0JCW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_VNvaAbT3RJ52R

Diversitech MP4-E E.V.A. Anti-Vibration Pad, 4" x 4" x 7/8" Pack of 4 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BVEMLR4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_OOvaAbF5QXAQW

Is it the raw seek noise of the drives that is annoying, or the seek noise amplified by the cabinet the NAS is sitting in?

I used to have a TiVo on top of an armoire in the bedroom that echoed through the wood.. one of those relatively cheap floor mats for fatigue (foam mats that interlock) solved the problem for me entirely.. You could still hear the seek in a silent room, but not with the TV on. I now have a similar problem with 3d printers upstairs from my bedroom.. these work wonderfully to isolate the vibrations away from the cabinet and keep the sound at bay: Diversitech MP4-E E.V.A. Anti-Vibration Pad, 4" x 4" x 7/8" Pack of 4 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BVEMLR4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_DK2JDbBSHP855

Grab a small condensed foam footing pad from home depot or Lowes that they carry in the flooring section as you can cut it to size. Another option is casa pura Anti-Vibration Pad - Rubber Vibration Isolator Mat | Matting for Washing Machines, Washers, Dryers and Appliances | Multiple Thicknesses & Sizes | 1/4" Thick - 24" x 24" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071DVFWTW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_B5w5CbGRG77RA

Look up "speaker isolation pads". For example:

https://www.amazon.com/VIBRATION-ISOLATION-RIBBED-DAMPENING-QUANTITY/dp/B06XBQ1Q7P/

https://www.amazon.com/Isolate-Sorbothane-Vibration-Isolation-Circular/dp/B0042U8P9C/

I use these in my apartment: https://www.amazon.com/Diversitech-MP4-V-Anti-Vibration-Pack/dp/B00BVEMLR4/

seems to work for my angry downstairs neighbor.

Well it's not quiet to be honest but you'll have a hard time dampening the noise no matter how you go about it, I do recommend getting vibration dampening cube thingies (like this or maybe this) to put under your rig just so the noise won't travel into the floor which will make it exponentially louder. Those anti vibration things also help keep the vibration in the rig rather than dispersing it into your surrounding area.

As for structural integrity, I've had no issues. I got a tube of threadlocker in case the screws would vibrate loose but I haven't put it on yet and they are still as tight as the day I put them in so I wouldn't worry too much.

Do you have it on a shitty particleboard table or similar? They transmit a lot of vibrations into the floor. I have a set of these under my MK3 and it made it even quieter:

https://www.amazon.com/Diversitech-MP-4E-Eva-Anti-Vibration/dp/B008HQ2AAW