Quiet please!

A garage sale comes to mind. <g>

If it’s one of those pancake,oiless comprsssors – sell it.
It will ultimately drive you nuts .
Take a look for an oil type piston compressor.
I see them around for $100.00 and up now.
This should ultimately be cheaper and better than trying to build that monster out of your shop.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Build an insulated box for it to sit in.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Those things will rattle the fillings out of your teeth. Even an insulated box will give you the impression that something is trying to escape from it. I have no solution as I also have a pancake compressor that makes me feel like I’m standing in a hammer mill.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

I have cursed my air compressor more times that my boss. It is nice and quite in the shop and… BANG! it starts running . I jump and curse and say ” one of these days I will build a sound proof box for that POS” <laugh> and never do. I have started turning it off until I need it :)

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

It don’t seem to matter what size the darned thing is , it’ll knock the crap out of you when it starts. The only hope is the other end of the building or a shed outside.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

But get one with oil. The db’s are a lot less with the oil type. But they are still loud.

I think my compressor is going. Ran low on oil. It’s noisers now than it used to be. harbor freight ahs a replacement compressor for 90.00 that looks like mine. I will probably replace it.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

I agree with gizmodyne. or get some ear plugs.

-- bryano

Yeah, I’m gonna try and box it in with foam rubber for sound deadining. Since it’s under the bench though, that idea eliminates some leg room too. Figure I’ll build some kind of door so I can still get it out when I need to. Eventually I’m gonna move it to the new shed…Which isn’t on the project/finance schedule just yet. But I’ll be on the lookout for tossout couches for the foam rubber. Then again, maybe it’s time to build that new shed.

A buddy of mine (pro-mechanic) had a Sears model oil-less compressor that he quickly returned because of the noise. He purchased a large “oil-type” and you wouldn’t believe the difference. Still, even it is loud.

And thanx for your comments guys!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

One of the potential drawbacks to boxing the compressor is the rise in ambient temperature inside the box.
If you end up running this thing for continous periods you can cook it.
The other disadvantage is moisture removal in humid climates becomes a challenge if the unit is boxed in.
You will most certianly rust our the holding tank post hate with a load of water and a high temperature.

p.s. Tanks should be purged after every session of use or every day that they are used.

Be sure to make allowances for these factors if you intend to go ahead with this plan.

Good luck

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

scuzza – stupid Bob!
Did I say stupid Bob?
Did I say it recently? <g>

I would dearly like to know what is making the text disappear on my computers in midstream of posting.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Bob liked his reply so much, he said it again.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

HA!!

Hmmm. Bob, you’re raining on my parade. You have a real good point. I need to rethink this again.

Thanx! It’s what we’re here for. Actually, Thanx twice!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

Yep!!

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

Mot, Mot, Mot. <g>

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Buy a really powerfull stereo and some large speakers!
Unfortunatley, I think there isn’t much you can do until you move it outside. Everyone is right about the problems involved in just boxing the unit in…

-- Women love me.....trees fear me

Tell your wife you just bought a new power tool. In my house that is always louder than the composers <laugh>

I wonder if you could make baffles in a box to reduce the noise (like a silencer on a gun or muffler) but still allow air flow.
I have see some people add an extension vale to release air and water in the tank.

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..