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Re: Bolting Compressor to the floor

To: nogera@juno.com
Subject: Re: Bolting Compressor to the floor
From: Bill Rabel <brabel@dlux.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 23:07:43 +0000
Use a rotohammer to drill for Molly Parabolts or similar anchor. These
give you a stud sticking out. They get tighter the harder you pull on
them, and you drill a hole the same diameter as the anchor. A
quarter-inch diameter Parabolt will fail at about 2000 lb tension. They
come in diameters all the way to 1", and you can choose a length that is
compatible with the flange thickness on your compressor. Any rental yard
will have an electric rotohammer for about $25 per day (maybe less for
an hourly or half-day rate) and they probably stock the anchors.

> I'm getting ready to pour a  concrete slab behind the garage for a little
> shed  to house  my compressor .  Anyone got some good ideas on bolting
> the  compressor to the floor?  My first thought  was to imbed some studs
> in the concrete when wet but that means 1. being spot on with the
> placement and 2. lifting that 600 lbs(+) compressor to clear the studs.
> Would making  a wood base which bolts to the compressor feet  and to the
> floor work ?



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