Vibration pad for Shapeoko Pro 5

CNC Machines Shapeoko 5 Pro
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I am assembling my new Shapeoko Pro 5 2 x 4 machine
I would like to place a rubber pad between it and my bench
Does anyone have experience with placing an anti-fatigue floor mat cut to the size of the machine’s footprint? Or putting similar mat squares under the legs of the bench on which the machine sits?

Thanks
Papas Workshop

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Many times it has been recommended to add those soft floor mats from Harbor Freight under the machine. I have yet to read where someone recommended that for the Pro 5, though.

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I have my SO5 Pro 4x2 on three sections of Anti-fatigue HF mats which has worked out well.

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Tex
Thanks so
Much
Mike

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Will
Thanks so much
That is exactly what I am planning to do
Never have done CNC before, I wanted to ask if there would be a problem with the mats
It seems like a good idea
Thanks
Mike Moore
Papas Workshop

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I do not have the machine on pads.
I do not get any vibration unless I am doing something very wrong.

The machine is pretty stiff. I did use wood shims to fill irregularities in the table top.
The my table will try to move on fast direction changes, so put triangles at the corner legs.
A metal strap or something

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Same here James … my 4x2 is also NOT on pads and there is no vibration at all. I built a custom workbench to put the machine on and it is as solid as a rock. No flex and no motion.

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Please note that we specifically advise against bolting the machines down — it’s okay to block them in at the corners, but this should be done in such a way that the machine is not torqued down to a surface which may be less flat/square than the machine structure.

The things I find the foam helps with are:

  • dampening noise/resonance vibration
  • aesthetics (my machine overhangs at front and back slightly, and supporting the machine on the pad makes for a better transition
  • cable management — some cables are run under the foam, so out of sight
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Thanks George

Mike
Papas Workshop

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Thanks Will
Mike
Papa’s Workshop

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Thanks Jim
MIke
Papas Workshop