compressor "walking"

[Satatic]

Ok well my compressor isnt store bought so its legs are kinda crude, 2 1/4 x 6 inches steel pipe. What can I do to keep it from walking? I was thinking about buying a mud flap and setting on on that, but would it just walk all over that? I dried drilling some holes in the concrete to secure it to the floor but this stuffs not wanting to drill very well. I had it up on 2x4s for a while but then I coudlnt get to the drain, this was before the 6 inch legs though. This thing weights about 300 pounds and its top heavy so I really dont want to do that wood again. I really like the mudflap idea but i dont have any setting around and I would hate to buy one and it not work.

 

[Satatic]

Son of a, wrong forum can someone move to tools forum?

 

[DirtyLude]

My drill press wanders as well, and some rubber matting worked for it.

 

[gb387]

I would also say some rubber. Nearly all store bought air compressors have some form of rubber pads to sit on large and small. Its a cheap thing to try!

 

[C_F]

If you don't want to spend a lot on a rubber mat...next time you're poking through a boneyard (with trucks), unbolt a big mudflap from some truck & offer them $2 for it! Cheap!

 

[OH-MAN]

Git some stuff called isopad. It is available from A/C heating supply stores it can be cut to the size you need and comes in assorted thicknesses.

 

[OI812]

Examples of these can be found on this web site Grainer supply Check out pages 2189 to 2192

 

[Treibenschnell]

Sounds silly, but, in conjunction with the rubber mats, how about wrapping some sort of belt around it and anchoring it to a wall stud... it still gives it some play but won't let it wander to far.

 

[Satatic]

I found a thin sheet of plywood in my garage, about 1/8 inch i think. I wrestled the thing onto it and so far it hasnt moved. I outlined the legs with a marker.

 

[Weekend_warrior]

I dried drilling some holes in the concrete to secure it to the floor but this stuffs not wanting to drill very well.

Get a bigger drill with a good masonary bit. You should have no problems getting a hole in the floor. I rented a pretty decent one that did the trick for 20 bucks. Then put some rubber doughhuts between floor and the feet to isolate the floor from vibes. I thick piece of rubber with a hole drilled in it would work just fine.

I would not want to anchor it at all to the wall as the vibes would eventually take there toll.

 

[330Scott]

I left my compressor mounted onto it's shipping pallet and then used a couple of "L" brackets to secure the pallet to the wall's base plate. If you start having problems with your compressor walking again, maybe you can rig up some sort of pallet & do the same thing I did.

 

[Double Venom]

Just a ' for what it's worth' tip' ... If you are going to secure a compressor it's recommended NOT to bolt it directly to the floor. The vibrations can; 1, crack your floor, or 2, crack the legs of the compressor.

I really like the donut tip! Think I'll grap a bag of donuts at the Peterbuilt shop when I mount my new compressor. (Semi companys use rubber donuts to mount the hoods and sometimes the bodys to the frames. We've used these for years to mount streetrod body's to our frames.)

DV

 

[red caddy]

isolation

I use hockey pucks under all my vibrating equip.(compressor, grinders, buffers,belt sanders etc.) used ones work well, but even the good ones(new) are under 2 bucks each... really quiets down my steel top benches. RED

 

[chaotik]

Best to use a hammer drill and a good masonry bit to drill into concrete...using these, it will go into the concrete as easily as a normal drill bit goes into wood...just a little noisier!!

I got a mounting kit from Campbell Hausfeld online after I bought my 60 gallon stationary at Home Depot. They send you the anchors and bolts and also the isolating pads for under the feet. Think it was like $14.00 bux

MIKE

 

[kar120c]

i just left it on the pallet in came on, it makes a for a great shock absorber