Hi again Miller
"Springs bounce and resonate. Townshend controls this with an ingenious air resistance damper."
You get it now? Too true pal. Why use springs if have to be damped?
Lostbear: "What is the butcher's block standing on?" +1
As OP has discovered, a butcher's block doesn't have sufficient weight on its own to damp vibration.
OP, if you go mass loading, make sure you have enough mass. Stand the block on something big and heavy. And make sure it's not all standing on a bouncy floor.
If your arrangement doesn't allow a solid floor then you will have to compromise using isolation pads or the like. But you will still get some vibration transmission.
"Springs bounce and resonate. Townshend controls this with an ingenious air resistance damper."
You get it now? Too true pal. Why use springs if have to be damped?
Lostbear: "What is the butcher's block standing on?" +1
As OP has discovered, a butcher's block doesn't have sufficient weight on its own to damp vibration.
OP, if you go mass loading, make sure you have enough mass. Stand the block on something big and heavy. And make sure it's not all standing on a bouncy floor.
If your arrangement doesn't allow a solid floor then you will have to compromise using isolation pads or the like. But you will still get some vibration transmission.