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Compressor "feet"

8man

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Ok, I've been running my 60 gallon 5 hp compressor on the shipping pallet for a couple of years. It tends to want to wander around a little. So I'm looking at vibration pads for "feet", found the ones at Grainger and was thinking of going with them. Anyone else have an idea that should be considered?
 
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Bobf

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I bolted mine to the floor via inserts in the concrete with a couple layers of rubber between The original plan was to use the washer feet sold at Home Depot.
 

joe_padavano

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Depending on the weight of your compressor, mounts like these are $6-$8 apiece.

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I used what i had laying around and that was some body bushings from a 1948 Ford Coupe, they were the right size, right thickness, and i did drill anchors in my slab to ..uhh anchor it down.. I heard of guys using hockey pucks as well but they seem awful hard..you need some kind of absorption of the vibrations..heres a pic before i put the door on my compressor shed..

 

ozyborn

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Rubber flooring bolted to a heavy small wooden pallet. Also makes it easy to move with a fork lift.
 

rslaback

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I've gone with scraps of cow mat and used 1/2"x4 tapcon anchors. When I moved I couldn't find my scraps so I cut up 2"x2" pieces of conveyor belting, punched a hole in them and stacked them. That worked too.
 

willbrown82

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I'm using hockey pucks and sunk the bolt heads just like jayoldschool. No movement with my setup.
 

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Rubber stall mat from Tractor Supply. They sell it by the foot, or you can get a 4' x 6' mat for $40 if you need it for something else.
 

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Lowe's has specific product in the compressor section, rubber and metal square "washers" in a packege for something like $7 if I recall. Had my first set 8 years until I moved then replaced the old set. They work fine and are ready made, no drilling (except the concrete).
 

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I've used hockey pucks. However my current compressor is setup on a rolling platform with lockable casters
 
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sberry

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I put a little clip, lag it to the pallet and use a screw or even a dowel in the floor to keep it from skidding around. I got mine on modified pallets to be able to wheel out with floor jacl.
 

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I used a very thick drive axle mud flap from a school bus. Works great, just about the right size without being too big, and the price was great (free!)
 
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As a Journeyman Maintenance person, I have installed, and moved a lot of various equipment. An Air compressor has a lot of torque produced when starting, and a lot of vibration during operation. That energy has to be dissapated somehwere, and somehow, if the life of the equipment is to be prolonged. I would suggest placing mud flaps under the pallet, covering the underside of the pallet, and about 1 "extra. Then place some 2-3" pieces of 2"x2"x 1/4" angle near the corners of the pallet, drill and bolt the angle to the pallet. Then drill a hole in each angle for a "thunderstud" concrete anchor, 1/2" should do, about 4" long. Then rent a concrete drill from Home Depot, and drill clear or completely thru the concrete. A thunderstud has a sleeve, and a tapered part near the bottom of the anchor, that wedges into the concrete hole to tighten. This way, if you want to move, or replace the machine, simply remove the tightening nut, and hit anchor with hammer and the anchor goes through the concrete, and dissapears, nothing to be in the way of anything sliding, or walking on the floor. Most other anchor types leave something annoying in the floor, so the next piece of equipment has to be positioned somewhere else to be level, or avoid the nuisance left from the previous anchor.
Yes this sounds like extra work, but it is your equipment, your investment.
 

Kevin54

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This question comes up a few times a year, and answers are all over the place. The compressor DOES NOT need to be bolted down, but you want it to sit on a cushion of rubber. They make isolation pads that is made from 1/4" OSB with a honeycomb rubber on each side. For what it is......pricey. You can get a tire and cut out 4 pads and let your compressor sit on it. The pads only need to be like 6" square. Set your compressor on all four, they will conform to the floor, and your compressor will sit like that until you decode to move it. You DO NOT want to bolt it directly to the floor because things will vibrate like crazy. You need some sort of isolation between the floor and compressor.

I have mine sitting on the OSB/rubber pads, and when I moved my compressor, the pads were stuck to the floor. Vibration has never once moved things around. So for the cheapest route, get an old tire and a saw, and make your own pads. You'll find that it works just as well as spending more money.
 

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Guess i lucked out.My old CH.60 gal compressor been sitten in corner for years on 6 in.lockable casters which arent locked ,Aint moved an in.unless i move it to service.Paul
 

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Get yourself an old tire and a 2-1/2" hole saw that will

make rubber washers. Stack 2 or 3 washers together, and I

will make a bet they will work just as well as any commercially

available wiz-bang gizmo. You may have other uses for a

2-1/2" hole saw...like if you want to install a lockset in a new

door.

Uncle Bob
 

Vegaman_Dan

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Everything with the exception of shelves in the my garage are on wheels so I can roll out everything to the driveway to clean, reorganize, or just move stuff.



Simple locking casters worked just fine for me. Made it handy when I needed to get behind the compressor. A ratchet strap connected to eyebolts in the wall work for a safety/earthquake strap.
 

jpinca

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I used the grainger pads. Almost ten years and no issue


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Dick in Wisconsin

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An Air compressor has a lot of torque produced when starting, and a lot of vibration during operation. That energy has to be dissapated somehwere, and somehow, if the life of the equipment is to be prolonged.Yes this sounds like extra work, but it is your equipment, your investment.

Mr. JourneyPerson: are you suggesting that to prolong the life of the compressor it needs to vibrate, shake, and twist as it starts and runs, etc.?
 

jimbbski

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Northern Tool. I just ordered 4 yesterday so I can't tell you how well they work.

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These should work quite well. These were used by the company that installed my Lenox Pulse furnace 20 years ago! I had an extra one laying around and have used it under the metal leg that held up my horizontal air compressor tank, the other end had rubber wheels on it.

I have since mounted the tank on the floor with 1 inch thick dense foam rubber under the single leg and then to the brace that held the wheels.
The compressor now is much quieter that now I can barely hear it inside my family room which is on the other side of one wall of my attached garage.

Also before standing next to it while running hurt the ears a bit but now I can stand there without issues.
 
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