timgunn1962
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I routed a recess in an end-grain woodblock, much like Screwdriver's, for my 110 kg Wilkinson anvil.
It was too loud to realistically use in suburbia.
I had an 18" square of 25psi 8mm thick Fabreeka Fabcel AntiVibration sheet left over from a job and cut it to fit the recess, then put the anvil on top. The difference was remarkable. The sound became much less of a ring and more of a (quieter) thud.
I'm pretty sure the noise reduction was down to the contact area. I "think" the almost-complete contact lets the sound waves transfer out of the anvil, rather than being reflected back into it and bouncing around again.
The Fabcel is way too pricy to recommend, so if I needed to repeat the exercise on a budget, I think I'd clingfilm the anvil, to stop it sticking, and bed it on Silicone.
It was too loud to realistically use in suburbia.
I had an 18" square of 25psi 8mm thick Fabreeka Fabcel AntiVibration sheet left over from a job and cut it to fit the recess, then put the anvil on top. The difference was remarkable. The sound became much less of a ring and more of a (quieter) thud.
I'm pretty sure the noise reduction was down to the contact area. I "think" the almost-complete contact lets the sound waves transfer out of the anvil, rather than being reflected back into it and bouncing around again.
The Fabcel is way too pricy to recommend, so if I needed to repeat the exercise on a budget, I think I'd clingfilm the anvil, to stop it sticking, and bed it on Silicone.
