Compression - Show Off Your Compressor

[BUGTHUG]

Looked at about 50 pages of this thread and this is the best setup yet.

I hate the look of air compressor pump and motor in a garage unless the whole unit is enclosed in a closet, out of sight.

got anymore pictures of your compressor setup? I likes it

 

[GarageEnvy]

There really isn't much more to see. My piping is in the wall. I know some people would strongly disagree with that but it's worked so far and if I had to abandon it some day it wouldn't be a huge loss. I've got a single hose reel and drops where I need them. I like the compressor but I wouldn't pay the retail premium for the sound enclosure. It's basically a large tote with sound insulation. There's an additional fan exhausting heat so there's more stuff to break. There's a guy on ebay out of New York that sells scratched and damaged new compressors pretty cheap. This one was about half of retail cost because the tank had scratches and there is a small crack in the tote on the back side.

The only thing you can't really see too well is that there are hockey pucks under the cart. I can screw the bolts above the casters down to bring it up off the pucks and roll it out for maintenance. There is a 3/4" hydraulic hose from Tractor Supply that links the tank to the regulator.

 

[46 knuck]

this is my old speedaire' friend of mine turned me on to it was in really bad shape painted it up 2yrs ago. although the motor gave out a month ago and the pump started blowing oil.found a pump and a motor on cl had it running but i couldnt take the off match color and being a painter i couldnt just touch it up had to redo the hole thing again. the green paint is left over 1975 gmc green the intake muffler was on a 1930s champion cant beleive how quite it is 0 to 150 41/2 min lovin the air its puttin out

 

[Flash69]

You guys finding compressors on CL are just lucky people. I have been looking for months and find nothing but over priced junk...

 

[4v shane]

You guys finding compressors on CL are just lucky people. I have been looking for months and find nothing but over priced junk...

http://www.searchtempest.com/

 

[les_garten]

http://www.searchtempest.com/

You're right. I use Searchtempest to find my useless junk compressors extra fast and much more quickly!

 

[BUGTHUG]

well I just went and bought a new IR, from Northern Tool. I was worried how to get it out of my truck without having to rent a fork truck. The day I went and got it the wind was blowing over 30mph, and when a semi passed by it really rocked my truck. I was so worried about it blowing over, it was a long 50 miles drive.
Lucky I have a trailer with a tilt bed. I was going to use a come-a-long with my A frame but the compressor was too tall. It worked out, just like it was meant to be, the height of the truck was almost the same and I just slid it over.

 

[EOC_Jason]

You guys finding compressors on CL are just lucky people. I have been looking for months and find nothing but over priced junk...

Search the Houston CL for compressors... You will find tons more than what is in Austin. There are some good 60 & 80 gallon compressors that come up every now and then, you just have to check daily.

 

[Flash69]

Search the Houston CL for compressors... You will find tons more than what is in Austin. There are some good 60 & 80 gallon compressors that come up every now and then, you just have to check daily.

Thanks everyone for the help. I already have a lead that I didn't have just searching Austin CL. I will also check Houston.

 

[Jim Johnstone]

this is my old speedaire' friend of mine turned me on to it was in really bad shape painted it up 2yrs ago. although the motor gave out a month ago and the pump started blowing oil.found a pump and a motor on cl had it running but i couldnt take the off match color and being a painter i couldnt just touch it up had to redo the hole thing again. the green paint is left over 1975 gmc green the intake muffler was on a 1930s champion cant beleive how quite it is 0 to 150 41/2 min lovin the air its puttin out

I have no idea why, cuz I've never had one or used one at any of my jobs, but for some reason I want a Champion compressor in the worst way!

 

[47p2]

Video of my 1968 Ingersoll Rand compressor.

I bought this for £30.00 about 4 years ago and it is so quiet I can run it at midnight without disturbing any neighbours

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[Ram]

Video of my 1968 Ingersoll Rand compressor.

I bought this for £30.00 about 4 years ago and it is so quiet I can run it at midnight without disturbing any neighbours

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Nice and quiet, she's a keeper. Would love to locate one like that.

 

[chief ben]

I have had this one 12 years and it still runs fine.

 

[Wayne64SS]

Just finished installing my new one this weekend. Sooooo much more air!

 

[47p2]

Nice and quiet, she's a keeper. Would love to locate one like that.

It's a lovely compressor and I would like to renovate it.

Does anyone know if the Ingersoll sticker on this machine is available to buy anywhere

 

[Trey T]

You got any 5HP 1phase motor you getting rid of?

Search the Houston CL for compressors... You will find tons more than what is in Austin. There are some good 60 & 80 gallon compressors that come up every now and then, you just have to check daily.

 

[Ram]

It's a lovely compressor and I would like to renovate it.

Does anyone know if the Ingersoll sticker on this machine is available to buy anywhere

I'm sure that some how you can get another one since they are still in business.
If you can't get that exact decal from the company, you could have one made up at a local print or sign shop out of vinyl as an exact replacement.

 

[Trey T]

How did you attached the caster to the frame? I'm interested in making one.

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The only thing you can't really see too well is that there are hockey pucks under the cart. I can screw the bolts above the casters down to bring it up off the pucks and roll it out for maintenance.....

 

[GarageEnvy]

How did you attached the caster to the frame? I'm interested in making one.

If I was to do it over, this is the one thing I would change. I don't have any photos better than in post #1185. The frame is nothing more than a mitered angle iron square. I put the pucks underneath it and the rear casters are mounted on angled angle iron (if that makes sense) so that they are just touching the ground. The front casters are mounted the same way but hinged under the angle iron. The bolt opens the hinge and forces the front wheels down until it rocks rearward onto the rear wheels.

Here's where you can improve on the design. I used cheap hinges. When I force that bolt down, the hinges are long enough and weak enough that it allows the front casters to twist. I would use heavy (like 3/16" plate) and/or force the hinge open with a bar instead of the head of the bolt. This would eliminate the flex.

Frankly I have yet to roll it out. I can reach behind to loosen the bolts for the cover for an oil change. I think a belt change would be the only real reason to pull it out. Getting it back into that corner w/o the frame would have been quite tricky though.

 

[greenaw]

So I just purchased a new CH 80 gal 5hp single stage. I am not sure I understand the check valve recommendation. As the tank is under pressure, what value is the check valve on the tank outlet? I have not hooked up or plumbed mine in yet, so am wondering if this is something I need to worry about?

Also, manual says not to mount compressor on the wood shipping material. Unit is an upright, so fairly tall. My garage floor is roughed in for in floor heat, so do not really want to start poking holes in it. I was planning on using 4x4 wood material, with 1/2 plywood on top to make a solid wood pad to mount it on.

Manual says should be mounted on concrete. I plan to use rubber mounts for vibration, and have a 3/4 hydraulic rubber hose to tie it to piping system to isolate for vibration.

I guess one option if concrete is the best option would be to poor a pad on top of the floor, say 3" thick and attach to that. Wondering if any issues for raised pad to adhere to existing floor, which is about 3 months old and has been sealed.

Thanks

 

[1953mercury]

I've had this one for around 20 yrs., 21 scfm at 120psi. High speed noisy *******, but it gets used hard and often, bead blasting etc. and has never let me down. It was originally a vertical unit and I cut it up and remounted the motor/compressor horizontally to fit up in the loft. The paint job was done over a slow winter under the influence of ...

 

[Daddy454]

Well it's not as fancy as some here.It's not plumbed throughout the shop yet.It's not a high dollar unit(got a smokin' deal on it).But it does what I need it to,and it's mine.Plus I been jonesing to post in this thread after I took the time to read the WHOLE thing.So here you go.

 

[gapfast]

I've had this one for around 20 yrs., 21 scfm at 120psi. High speed noisy *******, but it gets used hard and often, bead blasting etc. and has never let me down. It was originally a vertical unit and I cut it up and remounted the motor/compressor horizontally to fit up in the loft. The paint job was done over a slow winter under the influence of ...

What is it??

 

[thightower]

Old but it works. First pic is the original on off the tank, its a quincey. Dad bought it used 30 years ago, worked well till a few years ago. Then came up with a I-R 30, mounted it on the tank and plumbed in.

 

[EOC_Jason]

So I just purchased a new CH 80 gal 5hp single stage. I am not sure I understand the check valve recommendation. As the tank is under pressure, what value is the check valve on the tank outlet? I have not hooked up or plumbed mine in yet, so am wondering if this is something I need to worry about?

Also, manual says not to mount compressor on the wood shipping material. Unit is an upright, so fairly tall. My garage floor is roughed in for in floor heat, so do not really want to start poking holes in it. I was planning on using 4x4 wood material, with 1/2 plywood on top to make a solid wood pad to mount it on.

Manual says should be mounted on concrete. I plan to use rubber mounts for vibration, and have a 3/4 hydraulic rubber hose to tie it to piping system to isolate for vibration.

I've never heard of anyone putting a check valve on the outlet of a tank. The only check valve I know of is the one between the PUMP and the tank, which is because an unloader typically vents the air out of the pump once it stops.

If the pallet is of decent quality, it should be okay to leave on. I know many people that do this. Or they trim down the pallet to make it slightly larger than the footprint of the compressor. I made a little square out of some 2x4's for mine to raise it off the ground when I installed a ball-valve for the tank drain. Works fine.

If your compressor wants to "walk" when it's on from the vibration, you might have to strap it to the wall or something.

 

[greenaw]

Thanks. I must have misunderstood the post. Still trying to figure my way around the forum but there was a message in this thread that said they noticed the individual did not have a check valve and then a picture that looked like the valve on the tank outlet. Thanks for the info on the wood base. I think I will give that a try first and see how it works

 

[J Persons]

My CH 60 gal is on the pallet it came with when I bought it 20 or 25 years ago. It has never been a problem and is easy to move with a hand truck.

 

[1953mercury]

What is it??

I believe it was called a Black Max, Don't remember the manufacturer. 80 gal., 2 stage, high rpm. Mike

 

[bora492]

Last year I bought a small sandblaster, I started looking for a bigger compressor. One morning I saw a "Swanco" compressor on CL for $40. I ran over, and the guy turned it on. It ran great (and very quiet compared to my old Sears compressor), and held pressure. I bought it, and he said, "I guess I put the price too low, because my phone won't stop ringing". Luckily, I was the first guy there.

I did a little research, and Swanco is also known as ProAir. Even though it's the same footprint as the Sears, it puts out 12.2cfm at 125 psi, which is fine for my little sandblaster.

Dave S.

 

[Alaric.H]

I put the compressor in the basement and ran air to the driveway and garage.
It is a 7.5 Champion pressure lubricated pump with a 30cfm air dryer and auto drain.
This is a single phase system.

 

[mdkingsley]

Ingersol Rand Siries 30, built in the 60s. Got it a a surplus sale with no motor. Rebuilt it and added a motor, Aired our dairy shop since the late 80s and is now in my shop with a new motor and regulator and still does the job.

 

[coljar]

It's in the unfinished back room of my new garage where I don't have to listen to it. It came out of a GULF station I worked at while going to college. Funnist job I ever had even if I didn't make much money.

 

[Trey T]

That's a workhorse. Pressure lubricated pump, low RPM motor,and dryer.... excellent setup.

I put the compressor in the basement and ran air to the driveway and garage.
It is a 7.5 Champion pressure lubricated pump with a 30cfm air dryer and auto drain.
This is a single phase system.

 

[Alaric.H]

That's a workhorse. Pressure lubricated pump, low RPM motor,and dryer.... excellent setup.

Oh ya it is a 1750rpm motor no ideal how you picked that up. It makes it less noise to run but a real 7.5 hp motor will rock the house.

 

[gapfast]

I put the compressor in the basement and ran air to the driveway and garage.
It is a 7.5 Champion pressure lubricated pump with a 30cfm air dryer and auto drain.
This is a single phase system.

Awesome set-up!!

 

[ehale3]

Picked it up yesterday it's a19 year old IR 5 hp 2 stage 60 gal

 

[Dr.HairyOlds]

Been lurking on here for a while. Love all the old American compressors still running. Had a god-awfully loud craftsman oil-less that won't keep up to anything. In my search to replace it, I found this old girl.








Tank says it's circa 1945. Runs great and quiet. 1.5 hp is a lot less than I was looking for but she was cheap and runs honest. Wish I knew what the output is.

 

[Dr.HairyOlds]

Next find was this monster:





Quincy QE-10. Has a two stage 6x3.25x4 pump and a 10 hp, 3 phase motor. Saw it running life was good...

Until I found out that while my breaker box says it is 3 phase, it was actually rewired to be single phase.

So i'm wondering, do I ditch it or how can I make it run on single phase? I have heard of people doing motor and pulley swaps. Can anyone shed some light on how to determine proper rpm, pulley size and where to get a pulley. According to what I've found, that pump has an rpm range of 400-1070. Obviously I won't get as much cfm, but with a smaller motor and lower rpm, this thing may purr like a kitten.

 

[Dr.HairyOlds]

However, in the mean time, I need a compressor I can run. Enter the Rolair:




Bought it from a small fab company that got a bigger unit. They bought it new. Supposed to put out 18 cfm@ 175psi, turning 900rpm. Hooked it up for now but haven't gotten the chance to do any more with it than fill up a few tires. I'm thinking of tying this together with the Worthington tank for some more capacity. It's not as quiet as I would have hoped but at least it only comes on for a minute and can keep up.

 

[Trey T]

I'm building up a saylor 705 setup so I'm familiar with belt pulley setup.your motor pulley is 7-8" and your pump pulley is 15-17"

Oh ya it is a 1750rpm motor no ideal how you picked that up. It makes it less noise to run but a real 7.5 hp motor will rock the house.