Compressor Barn

Very Nice Eric,
I’ve been wanting to do something similar I hate how load those air compressors can be. If I leave it on too long (it has a tiny leak) .. it’ll kick in to refill and scare me half to death sometimes.

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nothin says lovin
like compresors
in a quiet box

well done

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Got to add this build to my list, thanks for sharing. Every time my compressor goes off the dogs run for cover.

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Neat idea, Eric.

Very nice.

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What a cool idea! I love it!

Sheila

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Eric;

Neat build but, you take the chance of overheating the compressor motor and / or starving the compressor for air, which would overheat the compressor.

Just my opinion.

-- Rick Gustafson - Lost Creek Ranch - Colorado County, Texas

Great idea, but I will 2nd Rick’s statement about shortening the life of your compressor by doing this. When these are made they are designed to operate with full air circulation. By closing them in you are going to cook the motor.

If you start hearing the motor starting and then stopping quickly over and over again it will mean that it’s overheating – just a word to the wise.

Cheers!

-bob

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Cool Box, Eric!

Have to go along with the previous two post about over heating and the possibility of intake air starvation.

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Well Rick, Bob & Lew, thanks for the advice, but that old darling is 13 years old and has run like a tank.
Like I said in the narrative, it only cycles when I’m using it out there.
(And if I don’t quiet it down, I’ll go out there and find it in pieces anyway)...lol
Maybe this will lead to a nice, new, quiet one.

Thanks.

Great idea! I bet my neighbor would like me to make something like that for my entire garage.
Good luck on getting that nice, new, quiet one!

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Wow, Eric… this is great! Any time you can cut down noise in the shop that can negatively affect your hearing, well, that is a good thing (as Martha would say!).

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You should have painted it red if you were going to call it a “compressor barn”!

Thanks for posting!
Jim; aka “Stumpy Nubs”
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Putting my compressor in my multi-purpose bench does about the same thing. I didn’t use any sound absorption material, and it still keeps it remarkably quiet compared to before. Compressors are handy gizmos, but noise is their biggest issue. That looks like a great solution.

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AND ALSO YOU SHOULD BE HAPPY FOR A GREAT PROJECT ;-)))))

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