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harborbill
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I mentioned in another post that I mounted my air compressor in an ice chest, well I thought I would post some info and some pics.
I have a craftsman 1hp oiled compressor, it was loud being it is in the same small room that I airbrush in. I checked out alot of other methods for quieting down a compressor with an enclosure on the internet. That got me thinkinng and came up with a way of quieting down my compressor by about half. It's not real quiet but it is a whole lot better than without an enclosure.
So anyway, I used an ice chest that I got at Kmart. I started by bolting the lid to a 4 wheeled platform that I made. I moved the hinges of the chest to the narrow side of the chest. The chest it self hinges up from the lid. (picture an upside down ice chest)
On the bottom of the chest, I cut out 2 holes, one 4" for the intake and one 3" for the exhaust fan. The exhaust fan is a 110 volt computer fan, I believe it puts out 65cfm.
For the air intake, I tape a 12" squair furnace filter on top of the opening. The exhaust fan is mounted over the exhaust opening.
I removed the air compressor from the airtank and bolted the compressor to the lid. I made cutouts in the side of the chest for the air lines to exit the chest. I also mounted the airtank to the wheeled platform. I lined the inside of the chest with egg crate foam to help absorb some noise.
Next I sectioned off an area under my bench to house this setup. I lined the inside of this area with egg carton foam and carpeting. The front of the opening has a peice of carpet that is fastened with a screw to my bench post. If I need to do maintinence on the compressor I just take the screw out and swing the carpet away and pull out the compressor. With the carpet over the front, I left an opening so that the area could get fresh air. And that is my setup. I have a second 3 gallon airtank mounted on the other side of this area under the bench giving me 6 gallons of air capacity.
Here are the pic to go along with the description. Sorry the pics are not in order.
I have a craftsman 1hp oiled compressor, it was loud being it is in the same small room that I airbrush in. I checked out alot of other methods for quieting down a compressor with an enclosure on the internet. That got me thinkinng and came up with a way of quieting down my compressor by about half. It's not real quiet but it is a whole lot better than without an enclosure.
So anyway, I used an ice chest that I got at Kmart. I started by bolting the lid to a 4 wheeled platform that I made. I moved the hinges of the chest to the narrow side of the chest. The chest it self hinges up from the lid. (picture an upside down ice chest)
On the bottom of the chest, I cut out 2 holes, one 4" for the intake and one 3" for the exhaust fan. The exhaust fan is a 110 volt computer fan, I believe it puts out 65cfm.
For the air intake, I tape a 12" squair furnace filter on top of the opening. The exhaust fan is mounted over the exhaust opening.
I removed the air compressor from the airtank and bolted the compressor to the lid. I made cutouts in the side of the chest for the air lines to exit the chest. I also mounted the airtank to the wheeled platform. I lined the inside of the chest with egg crate foam to help absorb some noise.
Next I sectioned off an area under my bench to house this setup. I lined the inside of this area with egg carton foam and carpeting. The front of the opening has a peice of carpet that is fastened with a screw to my bench post. If I need to do maintinence on the compressor I just take the screw out and swing the carpet away and pull out the compressor. With the carpet over the front, I left an opening so that the area could get fresh air. And that is my setup. I have a second 3 gallon airtank mounted on the other side of this area under the bench giving me 6 gallons of air capacity.
Here are the pic to go along with the description. Sorry the pics are not in order.