Dale, I have it setting on a piece of foam that is probably dencer than styrofoam. I t helps, but it's still noisier than I'd like.
Bill Stephan Kansas City, MO (816)803-2469 William Stephan -----Original Message----- .From: "Dale Leavens"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> .Sent: 6/19/07 6:44:48 PM .To: "[email protected]"<[email protected]> .Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Styrafoam . .Can you dampen the noise by applying moderate pressure to the cabinet with your hand? Are there vibrations sounding like bits of the case are loose? . .If not then the noise is directly from the fan. Even raising it onto a book or magazine should help you determine if insulation will quiet it or not. . . .Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] .Skype DaleLeavens .Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. . . . ----- Original Message ----- . From: William Stephan . To: [email protected] . Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 5:40 PM . Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Styrafoam . . . Well, maybe this is an idea whose time hasn't come. I don't know why the PC is as noisey as it is, it was loud the day I bought it. . . Bill Stephan . Kansas City, MO . (816)803-2469 . William Stephan . . -----Original Message----- . .From: "Dale Leavens"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> . .Sent: 6/19/07 2:05:51 PM . .To: "[email protected]"<[email protected]> . .Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Styrafoam . . . .The best way to cut that stuff is with a hot wire but any kind of saw works well. I like using an ordinary hand saw about as well as anything but I have used a circular saw and my table saw. The sawdust though is difficult stuff, it becomes electrically charged and sticks to everything. . . . .Not sure it would help silence your computer though, usually the trouble with those fans is the little sleeve bearing. eventually they wear badly enough that the fan won't start and you have to push something through the rear vent and give it a spin to get it started. The main unit doesn't shake enough to rattle on the desk surface usually. . . . .Poly foam usually works a little better because it isn't so rigid. Thing is, you never know what might reduce vibration and transmission to other surfaces. . . . . . .Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada . [EMAIL PROTECTED] . .Skype DaleLeavens . .Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. . . . . . . ----- Original Message ----- . . From: William Stephan . . To: [email protected] . . Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 12:17 PM . . Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Styrafoam . . . . . . All: . . I have a PC with a fan that might have come from somebody's vacuum cleaner for all the noise it makes, and a dehumidifier that is also very loud. I have some Styrofoam sheets that were used as packing material, and thought I might place them between the offending equipment and the tabletops the pieces are on. . . . . First, is this kind of material worth bothering with in terms of sound-deadening, and second, what would be a good way to cut the stuff. I was thinking about a jig saw at low speed, would that work well? . . . . Bill Stephan . . Kansas City, MO . . (816)803-2469 . . William Stephan . . . . . . . . . . . .[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] . . . . . . . .[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] . .
