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Workshop compressor

Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:39 am
by nicbeer
What do people use?

I am piecing togetther mine at the moment.

55L tank and cast iron 3cyl rotary pump so far. belt drive too
mates getting the electrical connections and stuff.
hoping to get a 2kw 3 phase motor for nix also.

what can you do to keep em quieter? i am leaning to putting it on rubber blocks and insulated cover maybe?

this is basically it with a electric motor instead.
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Disp cfm - 20.2
Fad cfm - 14.7

Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:13 pm
by Hoonz
i had a look at them on the weekend at machinery warehouse in midland
they look pretty good they didn't have any electric ones in there
i'm lookin for a straight 240 one same size

mount it outside your shed on rubber with a cover over it
then run a airline into the shed and mount it for ur connections :armsup:

Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:15 pm
by turps
Rubber mount and put it in a foam box with the air intake going thru the wall. Insulation like they use on cool rooms should keep the noise down.
Might need to use a small fan to blow across the fins though.

Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:35 pm
by nicbeer
Hoonz - yeh i found this one dumped in the bush. needs a few fittings retapped and petty motor is missing but i am going electric and pump seems to have good compression still.

turps - thx, that was one of my ideas. its going to be mounted under the bench i think at the moment but hopefully in a box of some sort.