I sank three lead anchors in the concrete, put some isolators over
them, and set the compressor on that. The nuts are set just loose, so
the compressor can wiggle a little, but it can't fall down.
And yes, I had it on the pallet for almost a year, but then I built a
lean-to and put it out there.
Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.
On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 3:20 PM, <eric@megageek.com> wrote:
>
> I was just wonder how most people mount their vertical air compressors.
>
> I've always left mine on the pallet it was shipped on and that seem to work
> well.
>
> Today they delivered the new monster compressor and it's huge. The pallet
> it's on is much larger then what would be needed.
>
> is it better to mount them on wood for free standing or is it better to bolt
> it down? FWIW, I'm putting it on an asphalt floor (inside.) But I can pour
> concrete if a pad is better.
>
> It just seems to me that having the wood helps absorbed vibrations.
>
> What's the 'correct' answer, and what is best practices?
>
> TIA!!!
>
> Sent from my Commodore 64 on a 2400 Baud Modem.
> Eric P
> "Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
> being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph Waldo
> Emerson
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