Howie
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I have recently bought a new air compressor and brad nailer. It is the bostitch MRC6-U compressor and brad nailer combo pack from screwfix for £200. I think it is pretty good quality kit and a good value price considering everyone else is retailing it at £250.
I have a single car brick built garage for my workshop and as it is next to my house and neighbours I am keen to keep the noise generated by my sawdust making activities to a minimum. So the bostitch compressor has a noise level of 97dB @ 1m, which really makes it a problem.
So I figured I would make a well ventilated box to contain some of the noise being generated.
I had a a space under my workbench that could accommodate the box and I wanted it to be mobile. So I started with the base and added a inlet path to the underneath of the base where the air will be coolest. As you can see from the pictures I have added baffles and carpet strips into the air inlet section to try and reduce the escaping noise.
I would also like to point out the entire box was made out of scraps I had lying around the workshop and took a weekend to make.
Next was to construct the sides, back and a top exit path for the warm air. I used a bathroom extractor which is wired up to run run continuously when there is power to the box.
More to come very soon.
Howie
I have a single car brick built garage for my workshop and as it is next to my house and neighbours I am keen to keep the noise generated by my sawdust making activities to a minimum. So the bostitch compressor has a noise level of 97dB @ 1m, which really makes it a problem.
So I figured I would make a well ventilated box to contain some of the noise being generated.
I had a a space under my workbench that could accommodate the box and I wanted it to be mobile. So I started with the base and added a inlet path to the underneath of the base where the air will be coolest. As you can see from the pictures I have added baffles and carpet strips into the air inlet section to try and reduce the escaping noise.
I would also like to point out the entire box was made out of scraps I had lying around the workshop and took a weekend to make.
Next was to construct the sides, back and a top exit path for the warm air. I used a bathroom extractor which is wired up to run run continuously when there is power to the box.
More to come very soon.
Howie
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