Hi Steve. I'm brand new to the group and started reading the posts.
I do not currently own a Felder (or any machine for that matter), but
am looking into it. I can not help you with dust collection (since I
do not have a shop and will probably be having the same questions as
you), but may be able to help a little on sound. The first thing you
should do is put in sound insulating bats between the floor joists.
You should be able to get these at any of the larger home improvement
centers (they are just like fiberglass insulation). This should cut
down on quite a bit of noise. The next thing would be to try and put
in some sort of drop ceiling. Sound will travel through any holes it
finds, and will radiate through any thing it touches. By putting in
some sort of suspended ceiling, this will cut down on the vibrations
that travel through the floor joists. Use some sort of acoustical
panel that has a high acoustic value (it's usually listed on the
panel display at the home center). You may also want to try "sonic"
as a ceiling panel or for the walls. "Sonic" is what is used in
recording studios to cut down on feed back from walls and ceilings
(basically specially shaped foam rubber). Using this on the walls
should cut down some of the noise in the shop it's self, therefore
cutting down on the noise upstairs (although this could be hard to
clean, until you have a nice dust collection system). You can get
this material from most large music stores (a friend of mine owns a
large one in NY City. if you want to go
that way).
I hope this helps. I'm really not an expert on this matter, I just
bought a new house, and I've just been looking into sound proofing my
band room.
If you keep in mind that sound is only the vibration of air,
eliminating any air gaps or things that will resonate the sound from
one location to another, you can cut down on sound from one location
to another.
Paul.
--- In felder-woodworking@..., "Steve Kusterer"
<spkerer@m...> wrote:
as of today, I'm engaged to a new CF-731 Pro. If you haven't seen
what this package includes, you really should. It should be no
more
than 3 months until I get to consumate the wedding. Of course, my
wife is rolling her head at the dowry.
I had been looking at a number of options, narrowing it down to the
Robland and Felder machines. Once deciding on the Felder, I was
then
comparing the BF6-31 and the BF7-41, taking into account all the
factor - including space. And along came the CF-731 Pro - a sweet
setup I expect to be happy with for a long time.
Now a question for you all. Up to this point my dust collection
system has consisted of a shop-vac, moving the hose from one tool
to
another. I would like to get an adequate DC setup for my soon to
be
finished shop, and I seek your more experienced opinions.
In addition, I would like to investigate some type of sound
insulation for my workshop. My workshop is in my basement (under
the
family room), and I would like to at least consider some type of
sound insulation. I realize this topic is not Felder specific - is
there some other place I could find a FAQ that might discuss this?
Thanks... Steve Kusterer, Leesburg, VA, USA
