ovrrdrive
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After seeing them talked about in several posts on this board I decided to add a Solberg silencer to my Husky 60 (from HD). This compressor actually has 2 intake ports behind a foam filter that is held in place by a plate instead of having threaded holes like most other units I've seen so some light fab was in order.
I saw a link to this filter posted in one of the threads and ordered one without looking at it very closely. Turns out it is only rated for around 12cfm flow and since my compressor puts out almost that much at 90psi I figured I'd change my design a little and run two of them instead of just one and placed the order for the second unit (thans for Amazon Prime...).
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H43L16I/?tag=atomicindus08-20
I had some 1.25" square tube so I cut a thin piece with a small shoulder off the end of one, trimmed and shaped it down and made a plate to fit the opening where the filter sat. No pics of the fab so bear with me. I looked for a bung that would let me screw in a few 90 degree elbows but HD didn't have anything big enough so I finally settled on a threaded extension about 2.5" long and just cut it in half and welded one on each intake hole. After it was welded up I used a die grinder to match the hole to the pipe perfectly with a slight taper. After I was happy with that I screwed everything together and gave it a quick shot of rustoleum black and let it dry overnight. A little speaker gasket on one end and I mounted it up.
It looks as good as I guess it could given the material I used and definitely sounds better but it is still pretty loud. I shot a little cell phone video of it but it's hard to pick up the difference in loudness because the phone balances the audio, but you can hear the change in pitch as the intake is almost completely silenced now so all you hear is the motor and compressor.
Overall it was simple and definitely does make a difference. I'm pretty new to the welder and always looking for projects so it was a fun and simple project. I probably could have gotten by with one of the larger Solbergs but I kind of like the look of the dual. Here's a quick vid of about 15 seconds each way for comparison.
I saw a link to this filter posted in one of the threads and ordered one without looking at it very closely. Turns out it is only rated for around 12cfm flow and since my compressor puts out almost that much at 90psi I figured I'd change my design a little and run two of them instead of just one and placed the order for the second unit (thans for Amazon Prime...).
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H43L16I/?tag=atomicindus08-20
I had some 1.25" square tube so I cut a thin piece with a small shoulder off the end of one, trimmed and shaped it down and made a plate to fit the opening where the filter sat. No pics of the fab so bear with me. I looked for a bung that would let me screw in a few 90 degree elbows but HD didn't have anything big enough so I finally settled on a threaded extension about 2.5" long and just cut it in half and welded one on each intake hole. After it was welded up I used a die grinder to match the hole to the pipe perfectly with a slight taper. After I was happy with that I screwed everything together and gave it a quick shot of rustoleum black and let it dry overnight. A little speaker gasket on one end and I mounted it up.
It looks as good as I guess it could given the material I used and definitely sounds better but it is still pretty loud. I shot a little cell phone video of it but it's hard to pick up the difference in loudness because the phone balances the audio, but you can hear the change in pitch as the intake is almost completely silenced now so all you hear is the motor and compressor.
Overall it was simple and definitely does make a difference. I'm pretty new to the welder and always looking for projects so it was a fun and simple project. I probably could have gotten by with one of the larger Solbergs but I kind of like the look of the dual. Here's a quick vid of about 15 seconds each way for comparison.
