Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Mounting a compressor

From: Jeff Scarbrough <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2016 20:01:06 -0400

I sank three lead anchors in the concrete, put some isolators over
them, and set the compressor on that.  The nuts are set just loose, so
the compressor can wiggle a little, but it can't fall down.

And yes, I had it on the pallet for almost a year, but then I built a
lean-to and put it out there.

Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.

On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 3:20 PM,  <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
> I was just wonder how most people mount their vertical air compressors.
>
> I've always left mine on the pallet it was shipped on and that seem to work
> well.
>
> Today they delivered the new monster compressor and it's huge.  The pallet
> it's on is much larger then what would be needed.
>
> is it better to mount them on wood for free standing or is it better to bolt
> it down?  FWIW, I'm putting it on an asphalt floor (inside.)  But I can pour
> concrete if a pad is better.
>
> It just seems to me that having the wood helps absorbed vibrations.
>
> What's the 'correct' answer, and what is best practices?
>
> TIA!!!
>
> Sent from my Commodore 64 on a 2400 Baud Modem.
> Eric P
> "Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
> being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph Waldo
> Emerson
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From: "john niolon" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2016 19:53:35 -0500

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Eric... mine is a 80 gallon horizontal... original install was just =
sitting on a concrete slab on it=E2=80=99s metal feet... vibration and =
noise through the whole shop.  Later mounted it to two crossties (short =
one at each end) and it=E2=80=99s amazing how much noise and vibration =
it took away... It=E2=80=99s in a shed attached to the shop and out of =
site, so looks don=E2=80=99t matter.  I have to listen sometimes to tell =
if it=E2=80=99s running...   I=E2=80=99d mount to a couple of 6x6 or at =
least 4x4  Add some hockey pucks for more isolation if you want... it =
WILL make a huge difference

john

From: [email-masked]=20
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2016 2:20 PM
To: [email-masked]=20
Subject: [Shop-talk] Mounting a compressor

I was just wonder how most people mount their vertical air compressors.=20

I've always left mine on the pallet it was shipped on and that seem to =
work well. =20

Today they delivered the new monster compressor and it's huge.  The =
pallet it's on is much larger then what would be needed.=20

is it better to mount them on wood for free standing or is it better to =
bolt it down?  FWIW, I'm putting it on an asphalt floor (inside.)  But I =
can pour concrete if a pad is better.=20

It just seems to me that having the wood helps absorbed vibrations.=20

What's the 'correct' answer, and what is best practices?=20

TIA!!!=20

Sent from my Commodore 64 on a 2400 Baud Modem.
Eric P
"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a =
rational being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your =
territory." Ralph Waldo Emerson=20

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size=3D2 face=3Dsans-serif>I was just wonder how most people mount their =
vertical=20
air compressors.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=3D2 face=3Dsans-serif>I've =
always left=20
mine on the pallet it was shipped on and that seem to work well.&nbsp;=20
</FONT><BR><BR><FONT size=3D2 face=3Dsans-serif>Today they delivered the =
new monster=20
compressor and it's huge.&nbsp; The pallet it's on is much larger then =
what=20
would be needed.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=3D2 face=3Dsans-serif>is it =
better to=20
mount them on wood for free standing or is it better to bolt it =
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FWIW, I'm putting it on an asphalt floor (inside.)&nbsp; But I can pour =
concrete=20
if a pad is better.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=3D2 face=3Dsans-serif>It =
just seems to=20
me that having the wood helps absorbed vibrations.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT =
size=3D2=20
face=3Dsans-serif>What's the 'correct' answer, and what is best =
practices?</FONT>=20
<BR><FONT size=3D2 face=3Dsans-serif><BR>TIA!!!</FONT> <BR><FONT =
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face=3Dsans-serif><BR>Sent from my Commodore 64 on a 2400 Baud =
Modem.<BR>Eric=20
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being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph =
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