Originally Posted by dave6  I am not sure I posted this in the right place but here it goes. I need to build a sound restricting enclosure for my Tormach mill. Does anyone know how good plexi glass is for this, thicker, thinner, double pain? The size of the enclosure would be 48" x 76" x 48" high with front access and all sides would be able to slide verticaly up and out for special access. This would also need a top. Any recomendations? |
I have just been looking at soundproofing my mill/lathe and got on to a web site with good information
http://soundproofingforum.co.uk/. I phoned and got some really knowledgable person to tell me that probably the most important thing is to make the machine soundproofing enclosure airtight. Followed by decoupling the enclosure by making another enclosure around the first. He also said that double layered plasterboard walls is the cheapest way to make the enclosure as its heavy and and absorbs mass vibration (said the specialist high density plasterboard only made a few % difference to results).
Said if I wanted the cheapest way to do it should just buy standard cheap plasterboard and buy some special acoustic caulking and glue to glue two sheets together and caulk seal all the joints.
Of course seems to me making an airtight enclosure round a large machine is going to be rather impractical for getting access to do any work????????
It looks like my neighbours are not going to be on best relations with me
