I built a dedicated shop for my GF and CNC, advice needed

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I’m sure you saw the thread about the muffler? Seems to me that your exhaust will be the loudest thing.

Is this thing even on?

I’ve never been too heavily concerned with the noise of the Glowforge, inside or outside. It’s about like a vacuum inside and I’m on 6 acres, so exterior noise isn’t much of an issue. However, an upcoming adventure may necessitate my paying attention to how much noise I’m making. I picked up a 4” muffler/duct silencer to see what would happen. VIVOSUN 4 Inch Noise Reducer Silencer for Inline Duct Fan https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CTM0H1S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_GfGBBbX611CQJ It’s not without some p…

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Noise reduction strategies

Only place it fits is about 6 feet from my ears - man it is noisy - and after a couple hours cutting it really gets to me. I have wrapped the output hose in a thick towel which cut some of the immediate output fan noise. Experimenting with wrapping the left hand side in insulating foam to cut the cooling noise down, but not very successfully. Anybody else had any luck keeping the noise down?