Compressor in a cabinet??

[Jason White]

Thinking about building my 26-gallon upright compressor into a cabinet, both to reduce the noise (it's a oil-less unit) and make it easier to wheel around the shop.

Any of you guys already do something like this?

Jason

[Ben Hatcher]

I've been thinking about this as well, though I don't plan on wheeling mine around the shop because I think it'll always be in the way. I'd rather run pipe or just put a hose winder on the outside.

My plan is to build baffles on the top and bottom that look like two opposing and interlocking U's. I planned to carpet the insides of the baffles to reduce noise. I thought it would be best to do the baffle on the top to allow heat to escape, but I may do one on top and bottom to create a convection current which will naturally cool the compressor.

[Jay Jeffery]

What do you plan to run with it? If it cycles much, heat would definitely be an issue. If the tank drains itself, make sure you take that into account.