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If my biggest problem was noise, then I would agree, but it's space. This thing is not that loud in the first place. Because it's so overkill for what I need, I slowed the pump down to it's minimum using smaller gear on the motor. With a silencer it would be just a low rumble in the...

I need the space in my garage badly, the kids bikes etc are taking over every inch and it is already full of three cars, workbench, etc. I live in a relatively close quarters neighborhood so need to be cognizant of the noise. Compressor is a Belaire 7.5hp 80 gallon monster. Way bigger than I...

Re: 1943 Delta Dp220 14" Bench Top Rebuild or Replace COMPLETED Well took it all apart and honed/sanded with 400 the inside of the casting where the quill travels up and down and and reassembled. Works great. Using probably a crude method to find run out, I used a quality bit with the dial...

What I beleive to be the quill clearamce screw is not even tightened so I don't think that is the problem. I think I will pull the spring off and see if the quill floats freely through the stroke range and go from there.

Got it all back together but the quil qill not return. This was not working prior but just figured it was tons of gunk in there. I have light oil on the quil and rack. Not sure what else it could be. The return spring is cranked a ton and still doesn't return. It should not need to be that...

Thanks for the info on the wax and balistol.

Ordered the bearings from Jim Liechty and sand blasted the cast parts and I'm painting them now. Thought about powder coat, but figured a good prime and several coats of paint will suffice. Polished the bare metal as much as I could. Not going full resto here just making it clean and fully...

James, I figured that would be the response given current build "quality" of most things these days. I don't have access to anyone with a lathe so stuck with the OEM style it seems. Vertually nothing was spent on the press, so $175 for a good machine isn't too bad in the end. The...

I have a Dp220 I picked up a few years ago as part of a package buy with a mig welder. I only wanted the welder but it was all or nothing. Price was right so the press and cold saw were vertually free. Anyway, I have some free time so I thought I would clean it up a bit and get it mounted...

Thank s for the thoughts. Shipping containers are not exactly portable once dropped. I'd have to get one moved if the city wanted to dig up their drain and they are very big and tall. Neighbors wold never go for it! Need it a bit more permanent than green house hoops and much more secure...

Has anyone built a custom yet portable shed to park a car in? I have a three car garage but like most could use a bit more room. I have a 10' X 20' parking spot on the side of my home, but can't build anything permanent there due to a city easement for a drain running between homes. Anyway...

Auto drain is on to keep the tank clear of condensation while full of air. I like it ready when I need it so it's always full and ready to go.

I will have to look into that on the pressure switch side. That didn't occur to me, but I assume that will be easier to find a timer for and less expensive. Should be 110 and only 30 amps I assume as it's probably only one leg to the 220/60amp line. Yes, I have an on off switch but if I am...

Anyone using a timer to control the time of day that your compressor runs? I currently have it inside and while it runs only once a day if not in use as the result of the auto drain, I'd rather that not be in the middle of the night. Kids bedrooms are over the garage. It's not a loud unit...

So I got the thing chugging along very nicely and the noise level is great. However, I was changing the oil just as a precaution to know where I am with all areas on this thing, and after firing it up noticed a small leak from the aftercooler. Small O ring was burnt. Replaced that $.69 easy...

Thank you for the heads up on this though! Def not something I was considering originally! I used a shorter belts and I pushed the motor back as far out as it can go in the Adj limits to maintain as much contact as I could, though to be honest it just seemed to make sense, the contact patch...

Yes, a intake silencer is the next thing, but it's now just lump lump sound as the piston draws the air in, it's far from mind numbing to be around. BTW - Someone mentioned belt slip due to the smaller drive pulley, but based on my calculating of the belt arc on the new pulley I have 129...

Not really sure how a slower motor would not accomplish the same thing as a smaller pulley that reduces the RPM of the pump. That as a Baldor motor is $700 and I pad half this for the AC to begin with. It now takes 12.5 min to fill the 80 gallon tank to 150 PSI, so I don't think this method...

Just to followup on this, I purchased a 3.25" pulley for the drive motor bringing the speed down to an estimated 800-850 rpm. I don't have a way to measure the exact noise level, but I can tell you it's half or more the noise. It does slow down the tank fill rate, but I have not measured that...

By my calculation I can go to a 3.25" power side pulley and bring the RPM down to 800 on the pump side. This will give me a margin of error of 100 RPM over what is required for lubrication. I think this will be worth a try to see if the noise is improved, or I may need to sell it and pick up a...