<p>I am looking for methods to reduce the amount of noise produced by my CR-10. I have the printer in my downstairs study and if I'm doing a long print job, you can hear it upstairs in my son's bedroom and I don't want it keep him awake.</p>

<p>I've seen there are noise reduction feet available on Thingiverse but apparently these can result quite significant vibrations of the printer itself, which could mess up the print.</p>

<p>I've also seen one guy using a paving block but I'm not sure how effective that would be and also don't think my cheap Ikea desk would cope very well with having a concrete block put on it.</p>

<p>I was wondering about trying an off-cut of carpet. Has anyone tried this or have any other suggestions?</p>

[{'answer_id': 4461, 'author': 'bgiv', 'author_id': 7873, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/7873', 'pm_score': 3, 'selected': False, 'text': "<p>Personally for vibration reduction I use a large mouse pad I cut to size, but I'd imagine the carpet would perform just fine. I would also recommend enclosing your printer (this had the most profound effect for me) and upgrading your stepper drivers.</p>\n"}, {'answer_id': 4466, 'author': 'Sojtin', 'author_id': 8040, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/8040', 'pm_score': 2, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>I have an Anet A8 and these vibration dampers do a great job:</p>\n\n<p><a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2103227" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Thingiverse: Vibration Damper for Anet A8</a></p>\n\n<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/7BZHq.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer" title="Vibration Damper for Anet A8"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/7BZHq.jpg" alt="Vibration Damper for Anet A8" title="Vibration Damper for Anet A8"></a></p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 4507, 'author': 'Shahin', 'author_id': 5007, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/5007', 'pm_score': 2, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>Change DRV8825 / A49nn series on board stepper driver with Trinamics TM2100 ( in silentChop mode) will make your step motors almost silent. They are outstanding.</p>\n\n<p>But there are couple of disadvantages:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>There is chance of losing steps in slientChop (Would not effect print quality in my experience)</li>\n<li>TMC2100 is 5-6x times more expensive than DRV8825</li>\n<li>Require soldering and electronic knowledge</li>\n<li>TMC2100 runs hotter</li>\n</ul>\n'}, {'answer_id': 6678, 'author': 'typo', 'author_id': 10684, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/10684', 'pm_score': 3, 'selected': False, 'text': "<p>I use a <strong>paving block with rubber feet</strong> underneath it <strong>on the floor</strong>. It is very effective: The 3D printer is sitting right beside a door, and you can't hear it printing from the other side of the door.</p>\n\n<p>The low-frequency sounds are definitely absorbed by the paving block. What you can hear now are only the hissing sounds, when the extruder glides along the rods.</p>\n\n<p>I wouldn't put the paving block on a table, though, or anything elevated, since that will only magnify the lever effect of the table legs and exacerbate vibrations.</p>\n"}, {'answer_id': 6679, 'author': 'amra', 'author_id': 75, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/75', 'pm_score': 3, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>I do know about your budget, but I would suggest to buy a silent 3d printer like <a href="https://www.prusa3d.com/original-prusa-i3-mk3/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Prusa i3 mk3</a> which is about $1k. If you decide to tinker your printer instead than take a look on other possibilities:</p>\n<h1>Trinamic drivers</h1>\n<p>Most of the noise is created in motors.</p>\n<p>Definitely switch to Trinamic stepper motor drivers. I have upgraded from Prusa i3 mk2 to mk3 last weekend and the noise reduction is significant, my estimate is 80-90%.</p>\n<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/291oJ.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/291oJ.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>\n<p>Take a look on this <a href="https://toms3d.org/2017/12/09/tmc2130-guide/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">awesome blog post and video from Thomas Salanderer about the driver</a>. Other good post is on <a href="https://www.instructables.com/id/Upgrading-RAMPS-14-With-TMC2130-Stepper-Drivers/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">instructables</a>.</p>\n<p>I would not suggest soldering unless you are a skilled hacker.\nBetter option is switch to different board.</p>\n<p>Prusa i3 mk3 is using Einsy Rambo 1.1 for $120: <a href="https://ultimachine.com/products/einsy-rambo-1-1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://ultimachine.com/products/einsy-rambo-1-1</a>\nBut there you have to switch to 24V Power Supply Unit and you have to also switch to 24V heated bed.</p>\n<p>Another solution is to use RAMPS and buy trinamic drivers separate (RAMPS doesn\'t solder drivers on the board).</p>\n<p>Additional info about trinamic drivers: <a href="https://shop.prusa3d.com/forum/hardware-firmware-and-software-help-f64/tmc2130-driver-infos-and-modifications-t15835.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://shop.prusa3d.com/forum/hardware-firmware-and-software-help-f64/tmc2130-driver-infos-and-modifications-t15835.html</a></p>\n<h1>Pad</h1>\n<p>Use a concrete paver as described in this youtube CNC Kitchen channel. It reduces noise by 20dB (not if you use trinamic drivers).</p>\n<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jndsw.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jndsw.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href="https://www.cnckitchen.com/blog/reduce-your-3d-printing-noise-with-a-concrete-paver" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.cnckitchen.com/blog/reduce-your-3d-printing-noise-with-a-concrete-paver</a></li>\n<li><div class="youtube-embed"><div>\r\n                <iframe width="640px" height="395px" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/y08v6PY_7ak?start=0"></iframe>\r\n            </div></div></li>\n</ul>\n<h1>Enclosure</h1>\n<p>An enclosure should also help to reduce noise.</p>\n<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/eMRNN.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/eMRNN.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>\n<p>How to build enclosure from Ikea table: <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/cheap-simple-3d-printer-enclosure/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.prusaprinters.org/cheap-simple-3d-printer-enclosure/</a></p>\n<h1>Dampers</h1>\n<p>Dampers help you reduce noise. There are two types of dampers:</p>\n<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/XQv5L.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/XQv5L.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a>\n<a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/vtY6Y.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/vtY6Y.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Motor damper: <div class="youtube-embed"><div>\r\n                <iframe width="640px" height="395px" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6tL0Rv9UKyU?start=0"></iframe>\r\n            </div></div></li>\n<li>Printer dampers: <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2103227" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2103227</a> (thanks to Sojtin)</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Video about silencing the Prusa i3 MK2 &amp; Horrible Vibrations: <div class="youtube-embed"><div>\r\n                <iframe width="640px" height="395px" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OnfYA5QLA84?start=0"></iframe>\r\n            </div></div></p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 6681, 'author': 'Ezra', 'author_id': 10659, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/10659', 'pm_score': 2, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>I had a similar problem, the neighbour started to complain. I solved the problem by putting scourers under the table where my printer was placed on top of.</p>\n\n<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/ERtj6.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/ERtj6.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>\n\n<p>They are mildly effective, but very cheap. They were 7 cents a piece at my local supermarket.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 14144, 'author': 'FarO', 'author_id': 2338, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/2338', 'pm_score': 1, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>If you hear it from a floor to the other the only thing to change is the base of the printer. Nothing else matters.</p>\n<p>CNC Kitchen performed measurements especially to avoid noise being transferred to other rooms, the result is that placing the printer not on elastic feet, but on a single slab of concrete which is placed on top of foam is the best solution and reduces the noise significantly.</p>\n<p><div class="youtube-embed"><div>\r\n                <iframe width="640px" height="395px" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/y08v6PY_7ak?start=0"></iframe>\r\n            </div></div></p>\n'}]
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