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Anyone muffel a VPI 16.5

Has anyone ever tried to muffel the noise of the VPI16.5? I really like the VPI in comparison to a Nitty Gritty I had prior, but it really is loud. I have switched to the Walker Prelude system and that means more time with the VPI running. I hate to suffer hearing loss in an ironic step to hearing more, if you catch my drift. I was curious if adding batting to the cabinet inside or if there is muffler available from some outside source.
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theo OP
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I guess that I should just keep using ear muffs. I was hopeing someone had a muffler like you can buy for a shop vac. Bummer
dougdeacon
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If the budget will allow, buy a Loricraft. Not only is it far quieter, it does a better job (though at the cost of being slower).

Steaming is not a substitute for vacuuming. Heating the fluid in the grooves may (depending on the fluid) help it dislodge contaminants. But unless you remove the now scummy fluid from the grooves before it can evaporate, suspended contaminants will end up right back where they started. No towelling with any sort of microfiber cloth removes a fluid layer from a surface better than a focused, high velocity air stream, which is what RCM's (especially string types) provide.
markd51
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The best fix for a VPI 16.5 would be to get the vacuum out of the machine all together, isolate it as far away from the machine as you could get it.

There might be a possible way to do this, where you are connecting to the Arm Wand from underneath, via Plastic Hose, and the Vacuum Motor-Recovery Tank outside the machine, perhaps in a cabinet below the machine, or? Just a thought? Mark
dougdeacon
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Mark,
What an ingenious suggestion! I suggest you develop a retrofit kit. you might get rich. :-)
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