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Don L C

07-09-2006 20:04:18




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Hello ----

Got my new up-right air compressor all hooked up....after a couple days running, I see she wants to dance to the right, taking my 1/2" copper pipe with it.....

I was told years ago not to bolt the compressor to the floor.....so my old horizontal compressor worked 30 years, free standing....

Now I am told to bolt it to a wood base, but dont fasten it to the floor....What do you-al think ?

Thanks Don

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fzbcheve

07-13-2006 17:52:51




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 Re: Dancing Air Compressdr in reply to Don L C, 07-09-2006 20:04:18  
we use hockey pucks under our compressor legs. Drill a hole and bolt them to the floor.Those pucks are nice for lots of jobs. They are just hard rubber.



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Steve a W

07-10-2006 20:53:51




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 Re: Dancing Air Compressdr in reply to Don L C, 07-09-2006 20:04:18  
Check your warranty and the installation instructions. They will tell you how to do it.



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shannon from ohio

07-10-2006 18:18:21




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 Re: Dancing Air Compressdr in reply to Don L C, 07-09-2006 20:04:18  
""DO NOT"" Bolt an air compressor "Directly" to a concrete floor as the vibration will weaken the legs in time and could cause the tank to rupture. Use wood or other soft material between the two..... ..



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Joe(TX)

07-10-2006 09:27:59




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 Re: Dancing Air Compressdr in reply to Don L C, 07-09-2006 20:04:18  
Mine sets on a rubber truck mud flap to keep it from walking off. Been to lazy to bolt it down.



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Jay87T

07-10-2006 06:51:48




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 Re: Dancing Air Compressdr in reply to Don L C, 07-09-2006 20:04:18  
Went to Walmart and in the furinture section there are these rubber pads like 3x3 or so, bought 4 of them and put them under the feet, works like a charm , my compressor is a monstor from the 50`s, the pads have been holding up for over a year now.



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CNKS

07-10-2006 05:52:50




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 Re: Dancing Air Compressdr in reply to Don L C, 07-09-2006 20:04:18  
You can purchase rubber pads made for the purpose, I have them under both of mine, no problems. You also need to run a piece of rubber hose from the compressor to the pipe to absorb vibration. Vertical compressors are not meant to be free standing.



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souNdguy

07-10-2006 05:44:18




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 Re: Dancing Air Compressdr in reply to Don L C, 07-09-2006 20:04:18  
At work, our 60 gallon upright came bolted to a real HD pallet. We Bolted that pallet to the floor, and used a piece of flex hose to hook to the hard lines in our shop.

Soundguy



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RickL

07-10-2006 04:46:38




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 Re: Dancing Air Compressdr in reply to Don L C, 07-09-2006 20:04:18  
MIne big unit is still sitting on its 4x4 shipping boards,it doesn't go anywhere . You did put a flex hose between the tank and your copper hose to start didn't you.



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Bob

07-10-2006 00:16:18




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 Re: Dancing Air Compressdr in reply to Don L C, 07-09-2006 20:04:18  
Link to old thread...



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van robinson

07-09-2006 23:07:25




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 Re: Dancing Air Compressdr in reply to Don L C, 07-09-2006 20:04:18  
I would bolt it to the floor with some type of vibration dampening material under it, such as old tire treads or wooden blocks as mentioned below. Also, using some sort of flexible tubing from the compressor to the main line going throughout the shop is a good idea. That will help isolate the vibration and keep from rattling your whole shop. Just my 2 cents.



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big jt

07-09-2006 22:04:18




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 Re: Dancing Air Compressdr in reply to Don L C, 07-09-2006 20:04:18  
I have a Quincy 2 stage 80 gallon that I bolted to the floor with rubber pads and 1/2 inch bolts. I figured they put the holes in the legs for a reason other than attaching to the crate.

I also had a rubber hydraulic hose to attach the compressor to the rest of the shop plumbing.

jm2cw

jt



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Steve Crum

07-09-2006 20:32:59




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 Re: Dancing Air Compressdr in reply to Don L C, 07-09-2006 20:04:18  
Pretty foolish not to bolt an upright and top heavy machine to the floor. OSHA isn't real fond of that either.
I have my upright Black Max 80 gallon compressor bolted down, it has a pad of old tire tread under each leg and 1/2" drive in anchors. Did this 10 years ago and it's still there right where I left it.



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TimV

07-09-2006 20:21:43




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 Re: Dancing Air Compressdr in reply to Don L C, 07-09-2006 20:04:18  
My old Quincy 325 has two wooden boards bolted to the feet, and is not bolted to the floor. It doesn't move, but it's heavy enough I doubt if it would anyway. I'd bolt two boards to the tank feet and see where that gets you--cheap enough fix if it works.



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