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sorbathane
May 23 2003 at 10:20 AM
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where can you get sorbathane pades, ther has to be a soure for manufators

any inf would help
 
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Michael Harrison
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The SourceMay 23 2003, 10:55 AM 

http://www.sorbothane.com/
 
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Colin Kaminski
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Re: sorbathaneMay 23 2003, 5:54 PM 

I got mine from www.mcmastercarr.com.
 
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Greg Garriss
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SorbothaneMay 23 2003, 6:18 PM 

There was a guy selling 12"x12"x.2" pads on Ebay a few weeks ago. I picked up a few for the shop. MSC also sells it.
 
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Colin Kaminski
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MSCMay 26 2003, 8:37 AM 

www.mscindustrial.com
 
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JP
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sorbothaneMay 26 2003, 8:59 AM 

I got it from Edmunds Scientifics... but I haven't used it for anything yet.
Has anyone got any comments about using it?
 
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Greg Garriss
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SorbothaneMay 26 2003, 9:58 AM 

In sheet form, it's pretty good for damping the high frequency vibrations associated with large thin metal surfaces such as a metal electronics chassis or further damping of a breadboard laying on an optics table.
 
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Michael Harrison
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bubble-wrapMay 26 2003, 1:32 PM 

The thin bubble wrap used for packing small items also works well for damping vibrations from things like remore shutters and is cheap (important for those of us on a budget).

I'm using three layers under my shutter mount (which is just a panel meter that's been hacked to block the beam when the power is reversed).

I'm also using it instead of carpet or sorbothane in between the various layers of my table.
 
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Colin Kaminski
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Re: SorbothaneMay 27 2003, 7:17 AM 

It is very important to have the proper static deflection when using sorbothane. My tests showed it could actually be worse than nothing if one used too much sorbothane. Their web site has lots of information on this. If my foggy memory serves I used about 50% deflection on sheets and 70 to 80% in hemispheres.
 
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Greg Garriss
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SorbothaneMay 28 2003, 2:19 PM 

Yep.. it can be finicky stuff to apply..Though it's fun to play with.. Sorbothane has a great design guide available from their site as well.
 
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Re: SorbothaneMay 29 2003, 12:26 PM 

"Yep.. it can be finicky stuff to apply.."

I guess this is good to mention. Just because you have some sorbothane in there does not mean it will be better than without it. IF properly designed, it can be much better. Again the design guide can be very helpful but it takes some playing with to understand the parameters and how they relate.
 
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