How noisy is your studio?

FourTailsLampwork · #1 2011-01-14, 9:39am

I see a lot of people mentioning watching TV or listening to recorded books or music while they torch. I can't hear the radio, doorbell or phone in mine, let alone listen to music or recorded book! I have the squirrel cage fan going (LOUD), plus 2 5lpm concentrators (LOUD).

My question: are people using earphones or just have a better (i.e. not cobbled-together out of free materials) setup? If not, how noisy is your studio?

loco · #2 2011-01-14, 10:01am

Mine is fairly quiet, except when the music is up real loud. I have two separate can fans, one of which is right by my bench (it's on a powder box). I don't do noise well and have gotten so used to my mirage being so quiet that when the cc is light it drives me batty.

I highly recommend the can fans, save your penny's. I was fortunate in that a friend gifted me with the fans and installed the large one outside on the opposite wall from my bench.

To the ventilation police: My set up passes with flying colors!

Kalorlo · #3 2011-01-14, 10:02am

My oxycon is very quiet, my fan is loud

My workspace is a bit quieter now I'm not on a hothead anymore - I could listen to music if I had some speakers in there, but I don't think I'd want to listen to speech.

Lorraine Chandler · #4 2011-01-14, 10:10am

I just have the exhaust fan which is very loud but I can put on headphones and listen to music.....

SadiesJewels · #5 2011-01-14, 10:15am

My squirrel cage fan is very noisy - but I can turn up the music to drown it out! More recently my kids got me wireless earphones that can link to iTunes via my iPhone - so cool!

alb6094 · #6 2011-01-14, 10:25am

My squirrel cage is pretty loud. I use tanked 02 with my mini-CC so minimal torch noise. I listen to music or books on CD and usually turn them up enough to drown out the SC. I won't torch without some sort of music/book going, noise was one of the reasons I switched from a hothead.

Polgarra · #7 2011-01-14, 1:33pm

I hate all the noise of the hothead. I can't wait to get set up so that I can have the computer playing a show or listen to music.

I am going to check out the Can fan, thanks for the suggestion Loco

Flonche · #8 2011-01-14, 2:40pm

My concentrator makes the most noise. I did a lot of research for a quiet fan and found a great one http://www2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs...1&displayTab=F
I have a great pair of Bose speakers for the iPod and a good pair of headphones for when my husband wants to sleep at night

dragonfly designs 56 · #9 2011-01-15, 7:36am

I have my studio so that my conentrators are outside next to my propane tank, and just the lines come into the house, so the only thing running is my exhaust fan, and I have the radio jammed so loud that thats thats the only thing I hear

Flonche, Im so jealous....Ive wanted a bose for my ipod FOREVER!!!

Flonche · #10 2011-01-15, 8:48am

Bose Companions + iPod dock w/remote control = BLISS

dragonart glass · #11 2011-01-15, 8:56am

In struggle with the loudness of my squirrel cage too....so I turn the music up. Then I can't answer the phone or hear anyone talking to me...oh wait, it's perfect.

I might look into that panasonic in flonche's post. Is it really that much quieter?

FourTailsLampwork · #12 2011-01-15, 9:09am

Yes, that one sounds lovely! Spendy, but lovely. On the other hand, can't beat the squirrel cage price (free!). Yet every time the dogs sounds off I wonde--someone at the door or just a squirrel?

Flonche · #13 2011-01-15, 9:19am

SQUIRREL!
Sorry, I had to

Yes, the fan is advertised as 2 sones and it is really very quiet. Our bedroom is just upstairs from my set-up in the basement and you can barely hear the ventilation. I forgot to turn it off once and had to really listen hard to figure out what that background noise was.

(I should make a video so that you can hear it but I can't figure out how to turn the video file into something usable on the computer)

FourTailsLampwork · #14 2011-01-15, 9:25am

SPLORT! Yes, I was thinking about that one! (SQUIRREL!). I have a Lab/Spitz mix and a Corgi mix, and SQUIRREL! is a common word around here.

2 sones ... wow. Wish it weren't so spendy, that fan!

DesertDreamer · #15 2011-01-15, 1:40pm

My fan is somewhat noisy, as is the oxy generator. That's okay, I crank up the stereo to drown it all out.

(Drives DH nuts, as an added bonus.)

Judith Billig · #16 2011-01-15, 7:59pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flonche

SQUIRREL!
Sorry, I had to

Yes, the fan is advertised as 2 sones and it is really very quiet. Our bedroom is just upstairs from my set-up in the basement and you can barely hear the ventilation. I forgot to turn it off once and had to really listen hard to figure out what that background noise was.

(I should make a video so that you can hear it but I can't figure out how to turn the video file into something usable on the computer)

That one looks great! And my fan is soo loud.

I couldnt't find a price. Do you remember how much you paid (roughly)?

Flonche · #17 2011-01-15, 8:40pm

This is where I bought it for $170

https://www.wamhomecenter.com/produc...idproduct=5053

Judith Billig · #18 2011-01-15, 9:22pm

Wow - Flonche, that price is much better than what I'd expected.
Now if I just could figure out how I could fit it into my current "system".
*ponder*
Thanks for the link!

Dee Dee · #19 2011-01-15, 10:10pm

My little room is quite noisy with the oxycon and the extractor fan, but I can still hear my music.

However, I can't hear much else outside the room, so I take in with me my wireless doorbell chime box and my cordless telephone so I can hear if anyone comes to the door or phones!

Sometimes amongst all the noise I imagine the doorbell ringing, but when it does for real, I jump out of my skin!

Flonche · #20 2011-01-15, 11:28pm

You're welcome Judith!