Measure the diameter of the holes in the feet and trip on down to Grainger's or
the moral equivalent thereof. They sell shock mounts of stiff rubber that
consist
of a puck with studs sticking out each end. Drill for masonry anchors and screw
in the mounts, then set the compressor in place. The mounts do wear out, but it
takes a few years of heavy use. Another advantage - less noise.
Roger Korn - OFART (Old Folks Auto Racing Team)
Mike Lee - Team Banana Racing wrote:
> > I don't know about reliability over a long time, it took my oiled
> >compressor 25 years to die and my oiless is only 6 months old but I am
> >already looking to replace it, its WAY to noisy, works fine but much noiser.
>
> I've been using a 3.5 hp oil-less compressor for the past couple of years,
> and while it is loud, hasn't been too bothersome. Now that the house has
> an insulated garage, noise is even less of an issue (wife is no longer
> complaining). One of my friends has bought the oil-less compressor that
> I'm considering, and it seems to be about as loud as my current one, so it
> doesn't seem to get worse with larger capacity. I'm going to try some
> other shops and see if they have any compressors they are willing to demo.
>
> BTW, what's the best way of anchoring a 60-80 gal compressor? They seem to
> dance around the floor at least a little while in use, but the manual I've
> seen says not to bolt them to a floor (even though the legs have holes in
> the feet which seem ideal for that purpose).
>
> Mike
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