neohic Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 So... I've been working of insulating and finishing my shop. One of my biggest objectives was to move my air compressor out of the shop area and into the big garage. Mostly for the noise... I hate, hate, hate the sound of an air compressor. It's always going off right when you're trying to concentrate on something or when everything is quiet and you're just enjoying the silence or, or, or... :headpop: Anyhow... I wanted to move my compressor and that turned into wiring, then I might as well change the oil in it, and change the air cleaner as I haven't changed that since before I painted my Eliminator. Wiring was no problem as was changing the oil, but when it came to the air cleaner I really didn't want to drive all the way back into town just for some chunk of felt that's claimed to be an "air cleaner". That turned into a project. There was some fabrication involved but nothing really of big interest. When it was all said and done I ended up with an easy to find filter that I know I always have on hand. Yup... that's a factory MJ/XJ air cleaner that's mounted on my wall. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinkrun Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Great Job as always! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Ya know, I wonder if there is a way to muffle the noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I worked for the Sun Oil company in Virginia for a few years "servicing" the company owned Sunoco service stations; pumps, lifts, compressors, lighting, everything. One of the things we did to cut down compressor noise is to mount them using rubber isolation pads between the tank legs and the floor. It worked well quieting the noise down as it got rid of the floor sounding board effect for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 Ya know, I wonder if there is a way to muffle the noise. ... rubber isolation pads between the tank legs and the floor. It worked well quieting the noise down as it got rid of the floor sounding board effect. I had it on a thick pad of cow mat for a while but I wanted to get it up off the floor a little bit so I could fit my hand under it to get to the water trap. The compressor got lag screwed to the new platform and the mat now serves as a pad between the tank and the wall. I've also heard that getting the air intake out of the room that the compressor is sitting in also helps quiet it down. I figure whatever I did it would still be too noisy for me. I like this... can barely hear it in the shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I don't really have an option to move mine out. It is larger than yours and I bet used more often (8 hours a day to run the blast cabinet). I am going to toy with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Here is a fun way to increase useable tank capacity, longevity, and decrease water buildup. Maybe just do a nicer job. I'm gonna go find me a 3 row condensor from a car and pop it in opposite the compressor flywheel, then plumb it through a 1 gallon tank first that will be used as a water catch. Also, try an oil filter or duel filter as your intake filter...it will muffle the sound quite a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComancheKid45 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Awesome Improvisation Ben! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Awesome Improvisation Ben! Improvisation? No, no, no... that's a permanent fixture that I've been thinking for a while now. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComancheKid45 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Oh ok......Haha :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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