Damper Feet for EMT8
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Having recently built a EMT8 frame for my Anet A8, I wanted something to quiet it down a bit since the table it was sitting on resonates like a drum... lol I've seem many reports that sitting a printer on blocks of closed cell foam does wonders to dampen the sound a bit. I tried it and it's great! Huge reduction in the sound levels from my printer. It wasn't horribly loud before, but it's near silent now. I was impressed. So I wanted a "cleaner" solution, and made up these simple feet that snap onto to the metal tubing. I made them in two parts for a few reasons... 1. Super easy print this way, print the two parts and screw them together. Quick and easy! 2. The cups are actually from member "aeropic" and only slightly modified to screw onto the clips. They are intended to squash balls which should work fine as well, I just used the foam because I had it and it worked. 3. This way, the clips can be easily repurposed for other designs, adapt them to mount whatever you want to clip onto your frame. Get creative! lol The screw holes are sided to work with M3 screws, 10mm long. I used some self threading screws I had on hand that are similar sized and worked well. It's not important what you use here, as long as they hold the parts together long and in place. ;) I'm happy to say these do as much to quiet the printer down as sitting it on simple blocks of the same foam. I used four, one at each corner of the frame. The frame is rigid enough that this is plenty of support for it. The rear ones are compressed a bit more than the front, since there is more weight at the rear of the frame. You might try adding one or two more in the rear if you'd like. I don't think I'll bother unless it's a problem later. If you try them, let me know how they work for you! Especially if you use squash balls, I'm curious to know how those work, and where to buy them cheaply! lol I printed these parts in PETG, PLA should be flexible enough to clip onto the frame too. if not let me know! Print the clips laying flat on the bed, and the cups with the flat side down. If I need to upload the files rotated and ready to print, let me know! I didn't think if that before...
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