"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
Quote from: Baron265 on January 23, 2013, 04:12:24 PMI have a theory that if you route an infeed extension on the compressor (to a location away from your operating area), that the inconvenience can be lessened. You would have to step up the diameter by one or two pipe sizes (depending on the length), so as not to restrict the supply. Most of the noise a piston type compressor makes is at the infeed. If you can move the infeed source, you should be able to move most of the noise.I think the desire here is to remove the noise due to neighbors annoyance more than anything. Ideal garage shop forme would be a servo/ac press, 10 ft long/60"belt dryer, and a 5hp screw compressor. All single phase of course. that would be badass.
I have a theory that if you route an infeed extension on the compressor (to a location away from your operating area), that the inconvenience can be lessened. You would have to step up the diameter by one or two pipe sizes (depending on the length), so as not to restrict the supply. Most of the noise a piston type compressor makes is at the infeed. If you can move the infeed source, you should be able to move most of the noise.
Hey Rich any thing cool this year for Atlantic City? Hoping to make it down there this year, haven't made it for the last four years.
244,That is classic! My Advance Turbo Phoenix dryer lives on it's cut down original pallet with large industrial strength casters installed so I can roll it into position and I have a motorcycle lift to move my 8/8 workhorse when necessary. Really would like to stop playing Transformers with my garage when I want to print. Very inefficient. I can fit a press, it's the compressor noise I worry about since I have a small lot. I'm looking into it. Anyone else running a compressor in a garage? PM me please.
If they make a single phase screw compressor, it'll be worth every penny.The hammering sound of piston compressors is just unbearable at times,especially to neighbors.