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    Anyone use these vibration isolation pads?

    Are you suppose to screw these to the feet of the compressor?

    https://m.northerntool.com/shop/tool...utm_medium=Air Tools %2B Compressors > Air Compressor Parts %2B Maintenance&utm_campaign=Klutch&utm_content=49494& gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8oK32Mr26wIViIbACh10MAhNEAQYASAB EgL9kvD_BwE

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    I don't see any pre drilled holes or anything. Right now I keep the compressor on one of those gym workout pads, but it almost compresses it all the way down.

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    If you bolt through those pads, you will loose the vibration dampening. I have similar type of machinery isolation pads under my Oneway 2436.

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    i drilled thru the pads into the concrete floor and secured with anchors.

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    I stopped by the side of the highway and picked up two big rig retreads. I made sure they had no steel belts and they are about the same thickness. Tipped my compressor and put them under the feet. I do not see any crush but the compressor no longer rocks on start up or shutdown. I really should chain it to the wall, loosely, so it can not fall in a quake.
    Bil lD

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    I have/had* those under my Atlas-Copco rotary. Just set the feet on them, and it never moved. Never ran it without them. So I have no clue whether they actually do anything.

    *its tucked away in a warehouse now.

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    Those are standard fare for vibration isolation.
    They work wrll

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    Yep. I drilled them and used redheads to secure it to the floor. I didn't tighten the nuts fully, just enough to keep it from moving around or tipping. 60 gallon 3.9 hp Kobalt.
    NOW you tell me...

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    Do those actually do anything to a compressor that's sitting on a concrete floor?

    Mine's in a closet with soundproofing to boot.
    - After I ask a stranger if I can pet their dog and they say yes, I like to respond, "I'll keep that in mind" and walk off
    - It's above my pay grade. Mongo only pawn in game of life.

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    I have my compressor mounted about 10' up in the air in the corner of my garage to save on floor space. I did the tire trick but I put rubber under and on top of the feet with a large thick washer on top of the rubber. I have a piece of pipe cut that fits into the hole on each leg that the blot passes through. The bolts are tightened to the pipe and only partially squeeze the rubber. I don't know if it's needed but I've never had a problem and I do think it cuts down on the vibrations.

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