Best vibration dampener 60 gal. compressor ?

[427HISS]

I have a single stage 60 gallon air compressor and I'm tired of the sound waves it's creating in my garage ! I have seen guys using just a wood pallet but, since I'm finishing my garage, I want something nice looking.

It's been sitting just on my concrete floor for 10 years now, not anchored.
I just thought of something. We race 360 winged sprint cars, what about cutting a square out of a worn out rear tire, think it could work ?

Also, I set it up using just 3/4" galvanized pipe for air with a Binks drier/manifold (no oiler) I now want the newer plastic tubbing.
Who has the best price ?
What is the best routing ?

I'll take a photo later to show what I have.

Thanks,
Kevin

 

[tdkkart]

I'm guessing hockey pucks will enter this conversation.............

 

[427HISS]

hehe !, no kidding ?
My sister-in-law has my camera and should get it back tonight to show the set-up I have.
Do you want something soft or hard, (hard )which may explain the Hockey Pucks. ?

 

[Lhorn]

I'm guessing hockey pucks will enter this conversation.............

They prefer to be called Canadians. (J/K)

 

[kbs2244]

I think your tire pads idea should do a lot.

 

[427HISS]

Should I anchor the legs down into the floor with the tire pads ?

 

[brownbagg]

anchor it to the slab but put some old valve spring between the a/c and slab

 

[krusty the clown]

anchor it to the slab but put some old valve spring between the a/c and slab

have you done this?

 

[427HISS]

With the tire pad ?
With the springs, do you wrench it down real tight, I assume ?

 

[Kevin54]

Hockey pucks, pieces of scrap tire, piece of carpet, anything like that will work. And don't worry about anchoring it.

 

[devo]

Floor Mount Vibration Isolators

Worked great on our 120 Gal at work...

 

[tcianci]

The tire pads may work, but I would opt for a well designed vibe-isolation mount from Graingers or McMaster-Carr. If you go the home made route, make sure the machine is isolated...putting rubber inder the feet and then bolting it to the floor is not isolation, the vibrations transfer through the bolt, thats all. Also, do you have a flex line between the compressor and your hard pipe? All the vibe-sio mounts in the world wont stop vibration transfered through your piping system.

 

[rockwithjason]

electrical supply houses have transformer isolation pads that have cork between two layers of rubber. they kill the noise incredibly well.

 

[427HISS]

Devo- I assume the part number corresponds to the weight of the compressor ?
I have no idea on how much my 60 gallon weights. What is your 120 ?

tcianci- I do not have a flex-line but thankfully to you, I will.

rockwithjason- I'll check that out.

 

[yhprum]

OK, here is something I found that drastically reduced the noise on my 60 gallon husky.
The airfilter seemed to be the source of most of my noise. I had thought about running a remote filter through a hose to the attic. I tried an experiment and put a hose that fit nicely into the airfilter inlet, The hose is about three feet long. Result: most of the booming type noise is gone.
Steve

 

[Bfoughty]

I would go with the vavle springs under the feet also, if you have them laying around. Do not tighten them down all the way just snug them so that they have some compression to them still.

 

[devo]

FUNFER2,
Look at the tech specs within each item description on Grainger; they list capacities in there. I don't remember how much our compressor weighed, sorry. An Ingersoll Rand 60 gal SS3L3 weighs 300 lbs, for what it's worth.

 

[fordsteel]

I use this type of vibration isolator. they work great. and ive sold alot of them no complaints thus far.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I used a couple of pieces of a rubber flooring and bolted my compressor down.

 

[Jack Olsen]

I got mine out of the garage -- put it in the crawlspace under the house, with a line running to the garage. I've never regretted it, and I never hear the compressor (it's in an insulated box).

 

[jwith68]

No pics, so I'll just describe what I did on my 60 gallon Husky for a low buck solution. I put 3 - 3/8" concrete anchors in the floor for the 3 feet, leaving about 2.5" of anchor above the floor. I made sure the anchors were centered in the holes in the 3 mounting feet, which are about 7/8", iirc. I cut 12 - 3"x3" squares out of old round baler belting, 4 for each foot, drilled a hole through the center of them, and put them over the anchors. A 2" OD fender washer went over that, then set the compressor down over the top of them. Again, making sure the anchors were centered, I put a single stud type shock absorber insulator and mating washer over each anchor, then a 3/8" hex nut and tightened the hex nut down just enough to compress the insulator a bit - probably a bit less than you would on an actual shock installation.

I seriously considered something like this:
http://www.mcmaster.com/#63965k66/=3r7hqh
but wound up cheaping out. What I did actually works great, and it's in an insulated utility closet, so noise is not an issue. I am going to look into yhprum's intake silencing idea, though - might not be able to hear it at all then.

BTW, lots of other options at McMaster-Carr as well, good place to look for ideas if nothing else.

 

[Ezzie]

I just used some old Datsun motor mounts I had laying around under my 80 gal. horizontal. The studs go up through the mounting holes in the legs and keep them in place (no nuts needed). I have used this setup for more than 25 years without ever bolting anything down and the compressor has never moved on its own.

 

[tcianci]

I am thinking about mounting mine in my bedroom and running a line (copper, of course) down to the garage since I spend a lot more time out here than in bed.

 

[bmwguru]

I went with these for my new Eaton. Got them from McMaster for about $7.50 each. They are available in all different load ratings from 35lbs to 600lbs each.

Heres a link to the catalog page.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#60855k54/=obtsp

 

[Falcon67]

Mine sits on three 4" square pieces of "horse stall blanket". On the floor, the compressor was scooting around. I put the stall blanket under the feet, it hasn't moved since. I was going to anchor it, instead I just put a safety loop around the compressor mount to keep it from tipping. It would only tip if some fool like me started wrestling with it. It doesn't shake or do much of anything but cycle once in a while.

I'll have to try the "hose on the air filter" trick and see. It's a CA 60 gallon - it's certainly louder than the old 1.5 HP Porter Cable, but not all that loud considering.

 

[1950ChevySuburban]

I just mounted my 60gal last week. On rubber pads, bolted to the floor. I can't imagine NOT anchoring it, as it's vertical. Is yours horizontal? Even so, I'd still think it would walk and bounce some.....

 

[jwith68]

I just mounted my 60gal last week. On rubber pads, bolted to the floor. I can't imagine NOT anchoring it, as it's vertical. Is yours horizontal? Even so, I'd still think it would walk and bounce some.....

I've seen lots of verticals just left on the wooden pallet they were shipped on, no anchors at all. Not how I chose to do mine, but I've never heard of anyone having a problem doing it that way.

 

[Bencrx91]

Kid's hockey puck (softer) + tapcons = 12$