dlwilson
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When my garage was built last year I had the electrician put in a switched 220V outlet in the attic, thinking I would put a compressor up there. Now I'm ready to do that, but I'm concerned about the vibration. I've read a lot of posts on here about compressors and attics and mounts, but I haven't seen anyone talk about a plywood and rubber sandwich.
My compressor is roughly 50 pounds, looks like this one except it's 220V: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93271
I've got some 3/4" plywood left over from building workbenches. I'm thinking I can cut 2 2'x4' sections, stack them, and screw them across four trusses to form a 1 1/2" platform. Then lay 1 or 2 sheets of 1" rubber flooring on top of that, and another 2'x4' piece of 3/4" plywood over that. This would make a sandwich that I can mount the compressor on top of. Maybe even use the same kind of vibration pads I used for my washing machine on top of the plywood.
Anyway, my thinking is that all that rubber flooring would really insulate the trusses from the vibration. I'm not too concerned about noise, but I don't want the vibration through out the building. Will it work?
My compressor is roughly 50 pounds, looks like this one except it's 220V: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93271
I've got some 3/4" plywood left over from building workbenches. I'm thinking I can cut 2 2'x4' sections, stack them, and screw them across four trusses to form a 1 1/2" platform. Then lay 1 or 2 sheets of 1" rubber flooring on top of that, and another 2'x4' piece of 3/4" plywood over that. This would make a sandwich that I can mount the compressor on top of. Maybe even use the same kind of vibration pads I used for my washing machine on top of the plywood.
Anyway, my thinking is that all that rubber flooring would really insulate the trusses from the vibration. I'm not too concerned about noise, but I don't want the vibration through out the building. Will it work?