Ken,
I poared a 4x4' concrete pad, outside, on the OTHER side of the shop wall,
mounted the 60 gal tank/compressor on rubber feet (actually made for putting
furniture on tile,wood etc.), then built a "shed roof" enclosure over the motor
(again, 4'x4'-even shingled it to make it real purty....). The sides are fine
screen to let in air, but keep out water. The copper lines go through the block
walls to my regulator & water trap mounted on the shop wall, above the hose
reel.
It is so quiet that the only way I know the compressor is running is to look at
the pressure guage & see if the needle is rising........ I will never put a
compressor inside a shop again 'cause I can't stand the noise.
Ed
ken.landaiche@nokia.com wrote:
> Erik,
>
> How small a box did you construct, and what air supply does it provide for
> the compressor?
>
> I am thinking about enclosing my compressor in a corner of the garage and
> wonder about the air supply needed, whether air vents can be sound-baffled,
> and what sound deadening material to use. Homasote is pretty easy to work
> with and cheaper than some other options I have read about, like
>
> Ken
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ext Erik Quackenbush [mailto:erik@midwestfilter.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 9:41 AM
> To: CLE; SHOP-TALK
> Subject: Re: Air Compressor- Part 2
>
> I built a sound dampening box around my oil-less compressor using fiber
> board (Homosote?). It is now much quieter, though it's probably puts out
> more bass than a 'real' compressor.
> It doesn't put out enough air for a blast cabinet so I'll probably get a
> real one eventually.
>
> -Erik
>
> --
> Erik Quackenbush, V.P. Operations, Midwest Filter Corporation
> 1-847-680-0566 fax: 1-847-680-0832 http://www.midwestfilter.com
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