Anti Vibration Goo?

[tdmidget]

I have a 3 in 1, so it's 15" from my spindle to my crossslide. At full extension of quill I'm still miles away from reaching the table. I am basically moving the table closer so mills will reach. The shorter the "stick out" the steadier the set up.

Base plate is 6.5 X 8 3/8 plate. 4X4 riser is 5" tall, top plate will be 12 X 12 1/2 thick, so that will make a pretty usable surface area.

Hope this clears things up.

FD

No amount of rubber will make a 4X4 tube adequately support a 12X12 plate. I would make it thicker, too so you can put Tee slots in it. I would think about a 4X4 at each corner.

[shipto]

not sure how good it would be but what about spray foam?

[Mcostello]

Window glazing putty.

[firemandiver]

Already thought of sand, concrete, lead shot, etc. Pretty much anything that creates density will theoretically dampen vibrations. I'm just brainstormimg....nothing chiseled in stone yet. Just wanted to see if it's even practical or just plain silly.

When I raced motocross there was a handle bar company that filled their bars with some type of rubber. It cut down on vibrations quite a bit. Was thinking along those same lines for the sub table. The rubber would take the form of the cavity, fill the void, and never shift,decay, etc.

FD

[firemandiver]

I have a 3 in 1, so it's 15" from my spindle to my crossslide. At full extension of quill I'm still miles away from reaching the table. I am basically moving the table closer so mills will reach. The shorter the "stick out" the steadier the set up.

Base plate is 6.5 X 8 3/8 plate. 4X4 riser is 5" tall, top plate will be 12 X 12 1/2 thick, so that will make a pretty usable surface area.

Hope this clears things up.

FD

[torchroadster]

I was thinking about the possibility of filling the cavity of the 4X4 with some type of self curing liquid

Concrete???

[tdmidget]

I'm lost . What is a "surfacing machine"? Is this a tiny machine such that a 4 inch square area is pretty much it? What do you do after you put the "goo" in? I would think that you would damp more vibration with shot. . Does this "riser" get a top?

[brian Rupnow]

Do a search for Devcon products.

[firemandiver]

Here's one for the collective wisdom of the board: I have an idea.....might be worthwhile.....may be totally silly.

I am making a riser table for my machine. I have cut a piece of 3/8 plate for the base and welded a piece of 4X4 square tubing for the rise. My plan is to get the bottom surfaced by a friend who has a surfacing machine, weld a piece of 1/2" plate to the top, then bolt it to my table and mill the top of the 1/2" plate. That should make it true to my table.

I was thinking about the possibility of filling the cavity of the 4X4 with some type of self curing liquid rubber to help dampen vibrations.

Anyone ever heard of such a thing? Any idea where to get the mystery goo? I'd imagine it'd be some type of 2 part mix?

Thanks, FD