how loud is the cranking mechanism? I work in a office with an open floor plan, I don't want to disrupt others. What about over time?
295227
It's very quiet. If it's cranked slowly it should be nearly silent. It won't bother anyone.
295228
I've had this table for a few months now. I don't hear any cranking noise at all when I change the level of this table. It's a well built table.
295229
It pretty much sounds like you are rolling a storage cart. Not very loud, and it doesn't take long to adjust.
2141050
This would depend on many variables of the building such as size of building, openness, how sound proof, etc. I will say that it is quite loud and I can hear it over the printer in my office which is at least 35 feet from the outer office and front door. I am very pleased with this product.
834699
It is quieter than my last treadmill (when I don't have my iPod plugged in to use the built in speakers and play my music loud). We have the treadmill in a bedroom which is near two other bedrooms and shut the door and it doesn't bother anyone. I will say we are a family that sleeps with fans running so maybe that is an added buffer to the treadmill sound. I do not think it is noisy. The only issue is a bad design where the cover is located at your feet - you step on it occassionally. We fixed this problem by adding a 1-1/4" wood dowelling that fits into the handles perfectly and hold onto the dowel instead of the built-in handle bars. I can send you a pic if interested if you give an email address.
600968
It is noisy to distraction. I don't recommend it for cubicle use. You will get complaints from neighbors.
2263057
This is a question that might be very personal. I consider the sound loud, but certainly not annoying. The machine works very well, so you have to consider if another machine that is quieter will work as well. Hopefully this answered your question.
1812867
How close are your coworkers? What is the background noise like in the office? This is not a quiet keyboard, but if you have a reasonable level of white noise, or reasonably sized cubes, it won't be an issue.I love this keyboard and would make my coworkers deal even if I sat right next to one.
1266451
The treadmill is very quiet, but the beeps are loud and there isn't a built-in method to turn them down\off. It beeps when you start\stop\adjust speed\reset it, but not during normal operation. I've read that some folks take the back of the control unit off and use glue to seal up the speaker. I've not needed to do that, even when using it in an open office setting, but might be an option if you're annoying your neighbor.
513405
It's not silent, but it's pretty quiet. I think it would be hard to hear in an active office, and I doubt you could hear it through a cubicle wall. But this definitely a slight hum.
570198
Very noisy - but it goes with the territory. By definition, it is usually being used when noisy machines are working, so the additional noise is marginal and not interrupting quiet time. I placed mine outside the workshop so the noise is less of a factor. I may enclose it but would have to check on the need for open air flow.
1812870
Definitely louder than conventional keyboards, but not as bad as I was initially afraid it might be. Never heard complaints from people nearby. Your coworkers are more likely to bother you with questions about it. It's quite the conversation piece.
734292
It's not silent, but the net benefit of a room that I can now inhabit is worth putting up with a little noise. I use this in a room that is my designated home office and I spend a good four hours a day on the phone with this fan going in the background. It doesn't impede my ability to conduct business by telephone.
70936
Yes I've used it at work. It's just a little loud with all the pounding it does.
218468
I don't find it excessively loud. It's a gas powered motor after all . I just know it works great and have had no problems with it .
161642
Yeah it's pretty loud I have wood floors too. But my guy has now decided to unscrew it instead of rolling it so the problem is solved for me!!!
1463551
It is still fairly loud. The lower setting isn't too loud but if you really want to move things, you'll probably need it on the higher setting and it's noticeably louder.
2161396
Its not overly loud, direction of exaust matters. I've used with a circular saw, no issues.
2189331
I use it at work twice a day. It makes a thumping noise which I can hear, but I just had a co-worker step outside my cubicle & she couldn't hear it. I've talked to people on the phone a few times while it's been on & haven't heard any comments. Other than the thumping it's really very quiet.