making a quite work area? compressor ideas

[DrewCfromSC]

Hello all, we recently bought a new to us home. Im currently working on my hobby shop. It will house my current air compressor from my old shop until I can save up for a newer quiet compressor. My compressor is a 5 horsepower 220 volt with a 60 gallon upright tall tank. Should be plenty to airbrush with! LOL! Was going to sell it with my old place but hey its paid for and will work just fine.

My question is im thinking of making a closet for it inside the corner of my shop to quiet it down a bit. It is pretty loud in my metal building now but might sound a bit quieter in my new wooden shop? Im looking at insulation as well as something called 703 board.( http://www.atsacoustics.com/item--Owens-Corning-703-Case-of-6--1004.html ) Got a coworker who is a drum playing wizard fool and he swears this 703 is the stuff to use to make it quiet for us old guys. If its too loud your tooo old!

Any ideas? closet will be about 3 foot by 3 foot with a tall 10 foor ceiling height to vent out. Maybe put in a small fan too? The compressor takes 7-10 minutes to completely fill up, and im a bit closer to my new neighbors than my old place so silence is golden!

Plan to run the compressor to fill and shut off running on the 60 gallons of air while painting. Thanks for the ideas, Drew

Edited July 28, 2010 by zwitterman

[Draggon]

The way we did it in our shop was to install a small automotive muffler on the intake. Our compressor was a large 80 gal verticle and the muffler made a big difference. We also took it off of the concrete floor and mounted it on a wood base with rubber feet. The insulated closet sounds possible too, I would just make sure there is enough room around it for heat dissipation.

[DrewCfromSC]

The way we did it in our shop was to install a small automotive muffler on the intake. I dont remeber one on mine, going tonight to start unhooking for the move and will look again. Our compressor was a large 80 gal verticle and the muffler made a big difference. Sounds like a great idea!We also took it off of the concrete floor and mounted it on a wood base with rubber feet. Thinking of that too. Looking for some thick rubber sheets now at work! The insulated closet sounds possible too, I would just make sure there is enough room around it for heat dissipation. Im thinking about an extra foot as well as maybe a vent in the top like a bathroom fan. It wont be running very long to fill the tank. Plan to shut it off after it fills to paint with. Thanks for the ideas! Drew