How loud is a taig CNC mill?

[levisutton]

I am wondering how loud a taig CNC mill is? I would like to use one in my apartment and I am just wondering if they are loud enough that it could be a problem with the neighbors?

Since the Taig is belt-driven I am hoping it is a little quieter than the smithy geared mill that I have used in the past.

Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.

[jalessi]

Levisutton,

If you cut steel it will be loud, although some what quieter than a geared head mill.

Checkout the video, this one was run in a apartment.

YouTube - saunixcomp's Channel

Jeff...

[gadget47]

Hi, my taig is quiet enough to talk over (normal level) while its cutting alu. I have it in an enclosure so when i close the doors its even quieter. Compaired to a shop vac or vacuum, its quiet

gadget

[Amanda]

It all depends on what you are cutting and how thin your apartment's walls are :-). The mill itself just makes a low hum from the spindle motor and a fairly quiet whirring from the stepper motors--all of the loud noise will be from the tool contacting the workpiece. So for cutting wood or plastic, it's much quieter than a router or handheld drill. For metal, especially steel, it can get loud, but it'll only really "scream" if you're trying to cut too fast :-). An enclosure will also help cut the high-frequency noise.

As a point of comparison, I run mine in a garage. You can't hear it outside the garage unless I'm cutting metal, and even that is much quieter than my neighbors running their lawnmowers, power tools on the weekend, etc.

[levisutton]

Thanks for the replies. That is just the information I was looking for.

Sincerely,
Levisutton

[YellowGT0]

When I build mine I have an idea for an enclosure where each wall will be two sheets of aluminum with dynamat (Or a cheap alternative) sandwiched in between. My buddy who is a DJ used it in his basement and it REALLY cut down the sound. If I ever build it I will post the details.