How do you mount/secure your vertical air compressor?

[Taiser]

Mine is bolted to a couple of PT 2x4's under the legs, about 2 feet long each. Then the 2x4's are just sitting on the floor. The wood absorbs most of the vibration and makes it easier to move if I have to. I thought about putting casters under the wood, but they would have to be lockable or the thing would "dance" it's way across the floor!

 

[Northstar9126]

I read on another site that guys are setting their compressors on hockey pucks, drilling through them into the slab and bolting them down. At a buck a piece for hockey pucks are getting cheap vibration control.

 

[meanmerc]

That's what I did, I got 4 rubber pucks from Princess auto, they were for a boat trailer and mounted them to the comp legs...work great!

 

[QRTRHRS]

As a few folks mentioned, the correct way is to bolt the compressor to the floor using isolation pads. The pads are supposed to minimize cracking where the legs are welded to the tank.

They really are not that expensive. You can order them on line from Campbell Hausfeld for one.

Though isolation pads may look just like any old piece of rubber, there really is something to them.

 

[JJT]

I thought it was customary to just leave the compressor on the pallet (as the instructions with the 60 gallon compressor I had said to do), and put it where you want it. As for cleaning under and behind it, the blow gun and compressed air worked fine for me.

I'll second that vote. 15 years later, my 60 gallon compressor still sits on the original shipping pallet and I blow out the area maybe once a year. I did add a remote drain that gets used daily during heavy use. It's amazing how much water they can make.

 

[em14]

As a few folks mentioned, the correct way is to bolt the compressor to the floor using isolation pads. The pads are supposed to minimize cracking where the legs are welded to the tank.

They really are not that expensive. You can order them on line from Campbell Hausfeld for one.

Though isolation pads may look just like any old piece of rubber, there really is something to them.

This what and why I have always secured to the floor as I don't want my heavy compressor, it's a vertical 80 gal., free to move around on the floor. Of course as others have said these things don't always walk around but knowing my luck mine would!
Leo

 

[rbcsaver]

I purchased an 80 Gal 2 stage Ingersoll-Rand from Tractor Supply last year. I placed it in my
"shop" and kept it on the shipping pallet until a few months ago when I made some "sneakers" for it. Inspired by my brother-in-law who is a self taught machinist in MO. Since I don't have machining capabilities, but cutting and welding, I came up with the following:
3" solid stock steel (24") cost, approx., $65, 3" OD tube (24") approx. $35, 1/2 threaded rod and nuts from Tractor Supply. Scraps of rubber horse stall bedding, cut with my Shop Smith set drill press and 3" OD Milwaukee Hole Saw on slowest setting, plus some rest for cooling and WD-40 lube spray.

I also added an easily accessible H2O 1/4 x NPT elbows, pipes, ball valves and end caps.
The rusty 1 cup H2O output after one year was impressive.

The thing doesn't move at all with its' new unbolted shoes. See pics and e-mail me with any questions.
regards,
Steve

 

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[rbcsaver]

Why

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