Thinking about going the paver route not because of print quality but noise. my printer sits on the floor and I dont want the people who moved in below me hear it as much as possible. It sits in a corner on a thin 24x24 piece of tile and theres no way they wont hear it doing color changes etc if I can hear them talking.
wasnt sure if anything new came around that I havent seen besides those feet bambu sells that I dont want
This is a huge rabbit hole of acoustics, material science, and damping.
As a first pass, extremely cheaply, and keeping it on your floor, I would recommend a mass damper and a foam pad for it to rest on. 16 or 18" paver stone, with a piece of harbor freight closed cell foam under it. they come in 4-for-$10 meant to be on your floor as antifatigue pads. From that point you can experiment with dampening on the feet of the machine, there’s lots of supposed solutions out there but all i’ve tried are kinda ■■■■ in their own unique ways. Better mat for the stone and/or feet for it are also possible. Interested if you find one that works.
** if possible, get pavers that won’t shed sand when you bump them. They sell them as Glazed, or whatever. ask how i know
I used the Rubberific 16-in L x 16-in W x 0.75-in H Square Brown Rubber Paver
from Lowes. Similar products can be found in Home Depot under different brand names. The size fits X1C well.They dampened the vibration a good amount although not eliminate it. They are only a few dollars each. No harm to give it a try.
What I picked up earlier today was a 16x16 paver. I didnt think to check harbor freight for foam though! Ive been printing since 2018 and this is the first time Ive decided to try this method out. my enders and voron etc is quieter than the p1s haha
Don’t waste the regular paver that you got. Try multiple layers such as the regular paver on top of a rubber paver, then another rubber paver on top of the regular paver. These are cheap.