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05-29-2011, 09:59 AM
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Compressor installation question
For those of you who have larger compressors, say 60 gal and up, here's a question. They all seem to have either 3 or 4 legs with mounting holes on each. I'm told by the sales guy that you don't want to leave it and operate it on the wood pallet it came on. Which means I either need to drill holes in my garage floor and bolt it down, or something else. What are other viable alternatives, if any, other than bolting it to the garage/shop floor? Photos would be helpful.
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05-29-2011, 10:13 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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Mine sets on small wood blocks with rubber on top and bottom. Not anchored down. Been working fine that way for over 20 years.
2-stage compressor, 80 gallon vertical tank. Plumbed to the wall through flex a line.
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Mel Asberry, DAR since the last century.
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USAF Vet, High School E-LSA Project Mentor.
RV-6 Flying since 1993 (sold)
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Last edited by Mel : 05-29-2011 at 10:16 AM.
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05-29-2011, 10:39 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mel
Mine sets on small wood blocks with rubber on top and bottom. Not anchored down. Been working fine that way for over 20 years.
2-stage compressor, 80 gallon vertical tank. Plumbed to the wall through flex a line.
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Yes, that's the type of installation I'm interested in. Does the vibration cause it to move across the floor at all? What size blocks and what type of rubber material are you talking about? Thanks Mel. |
05-29-2011, 10:42 AM
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Mine is set up just like Mel's. Take a look here, the last pic shows the block under a leg. It's cut just bigger that the foot. I used a cut up old mouse pad under the wood. It doesn't move at all. Good luck and have fun!
Cheers,
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Having to get out of the building business 
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05-29-2011, 10:48 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Dallas area
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Quote:
Originally Posted by diamond
Yes, that's the type of installation I'm interested in. Does the vibration cause it to move across the floor at all? What size blocks and what type of rubber material are you talking about? Thanks Mel.
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The blocks are about 4" square, 1" thick. The rubber is pretty hard, about 1/4" thick. Compressor does not move. It did move once from Plano to Farmersville, but not on a daily basis.
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Mel Asberry, DAR since the last century.
EAA Flight Advisor/Tech Counselor, Friend of the RV-1
Recipient of Tony Bingelis Award and Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award
USAF Vet, High School E-LSA Project Mentor.
RV-6 Flying since 1993 (sold)
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Last edited by Mel : 05-29-2011 at 10:54 AM.
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05-29-2011, 10:57 AM
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Mine's been bolted to the wooden pallet it came on for the last 8 years. Never moved an inch while running. Of course, being in the military I move every 3 years, so bolting it to the floor isn't a good option for me. Leaving it on the pallet has made it easy to move with a hand-truck.
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05-29-2011, 11:04 AM
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Carpet....
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05-29-2011, 11:54 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Heidelberg, Germany
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Rubber door mat.
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Club-Libelle: flying
RV-8: on hold (new job  , new home , no workshop (yet) )
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05-29-2011, 12:12 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Oliver, B.C. Canada (Okanagan valley)
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80 gallon
Three legs, bolted directly to the concrete floor with 1/2" bolts. I thought of rubber hockey pucks as an insulator, but went with simple.
The beauty of a larger capacity compressor is that it only turns on once or twice per session. Unless I'm using the disc grinder.
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RV 7a tip-up
Pre-cover MD-RA Inspected.
Canopy completed. Bonded with Sika-Flex.
Up on her mains, Firewall Fwd and wiring on going.
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05-29-2011, 12:24 PM
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been here awhile
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: North Alabama
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Quote:
Originally Posted by diamond
For those of you who have larger compressors, say 60 gal and up, here's a question. They all seem to have either 3 or 4 legs with mounting holes on each. I'm told by the sales guy that you don't want to leave it and operate it on the wood pallet it came on. Which means I either need to drill holes in my garage floor and bolt it down, or something else. What are other viable alternatives, if any, other than bolting it to the garage/shop floor? Photos would be helpful.
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Mine (60 gal, Home Depot) is still bolted to the wooden pallet, been good for several years now. I think the pallet is fine as long as it doesn't deteriorate enough to allow the compressor to tip over. |
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