Awesome! Love the stop-motion animated assembling of the gauges! I'm a fan!

@EricStrebel

7 жыл бұрын

+andras888 check out the Silencer video it has some stop motion in it as well kzread.info/dash/bejne/e6Z4ysWfqbCZpqg.html Glad you like it, feel free to share on social media.

I appreciate the effort you took to animate the assembly with stop motion.

Just amazing! There is something about American workmanship & perfection

@totheknee

5 жыл бұрын

Not as good as German engineering, but it'll do in a pinch I suppose.

i liked the stop-motion magical self-assembly of components

Nice project, but the opening at the bottom is meant to be a drain, and should be fitted with a plug or a drain valve. The relief valve can be fitted to the outlet using an additional 3-way Tee before the 4-way Tee. You will have condensation at the bottom of the tank when you use it, and that should be drained regularly to avoid corrosion in the tank. Also, you want to avoid letting that water go into the relief valve because it may cause it to fail (therefore fitting the relief valve to the bottom is risky).

@EricStrebel

8 жыл бұрын

+Saeed Abulhusn Glad you liked the project. Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated. www.botzen.com Check out the Instuctabes for this project here www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Ultra-Quiet-Shop-Compressor-From-a-Refrigerato/

@saeedabulhusn4625

8 жыл бұрын

Eric Strebel Very cool website, thanks for sharing!

@oscargonzalez2653

6 жыл бұрын

Esas retortas ya traen válvula de drenaje en el fondo.

@KStewart-th4sk

4 жыл бұрын

@James DeGray It doesn't make any sense to be doing what you are saying. A auto drain valve is completely different from this. Like Saeed says, it should not be mounted there and should be preferably installed perpendicular so no water collects in it----anyone that lives in a climate that freezes---you sure do not want water to freeze in a safety relief!

@EricStrebel

4 жыл бұрын

Watch my compressor upgrade video.

Excellent workmanship and excellent explanationn. Congratulations

@EricStrebel

8 жыл бұрын

+Aslan Ay Thanks glad you liked it. Hope you liked and subscribed. More fun stuff to follow.

Mr Eric i realy like how you explain every thing , you tha man bro thanks

We used to use old compressors in the 80 to air up bicycle tires when I was a kid.. We didn't have a tank we just went straight off the output of the compressor to a tire pump hose that was held on by a hose clamp.

Thank you for sharing this very useful tuto!

Well done video. Clear, well explained and well edited. Unobtrusive music as well.

Outstanding. Really. Thank you.

Brilliant project idea!! I would have never thought of using a compressor from a fridge. Maybe in the future I'll build one with multiple compressors so it will fill up the tanks faster?? Fantastic video and audio production as well. Bravo!!

@AtlasReburdened

6 жыл бұрын

If you can make industrial rated solder joints and follow best engineering practices for high pressure air, you can use those compressors to build 600-2000PSI no problem. Don't though, high pressure is the shadow of death until you really know what you're doing.

Hey, I am heading out for a ride and will leave this playlist running for my Puppy Sahara. She doesn't like to be alone, so you can talk to here for the next few hours and she will be happy and calm. Thanks for setting it up... TTYL....

@EricStrebel

4 жыл бұрын

Good luck be safe.

Great project and great video. Thanks for uploading

Would be perfect for airbrushing. I hope to try making my own.

@EricStrebel

6 жыл бұрын

Keith Graham Yes, it would work very well for something like that! Thanks for your comment, feel free to share on social media, if you want! thanks

Great video and explanation Eric, I would like to see more detail for the manifold attach point

I saw the whole video and you would think after 10 minutes you would at least have the sound of the air compressor. I wanted to hear how quiet it was.

@EricStrebel

4 жыл бұрын

so quiet it's not worth focusing on, really it's that quiet! Most of the time I don't even hear it turn on, I just hear the relay click on and off to start the compressor. You are not missing anything with out the the sound.

@undede

3 жыл бұрын

exactly!

@danielmiller2886

3 жыл бұрын

Around the 9:35 mark you can actually hear the compressor running. Sounds just like a quite fridge. It’s just so quiet that it doesn’t overpower the music and talking, but it’s there.

@VidarrKerr

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I completely agree with you. Maybe it is ultra-quiet, but I still want to hear what that ultra=quiet compressor sounds like in the real world. It would be better than that music, that is for sure.

@eagleman13

2 жыл бұрын

Or you could just go listen to your own fridge

Great project and yes a very quiet compressor but also very slow to fill the tank as a refrigerator compressor has a very low rate of cfm an automotive a/c compressor along with an electric motor is a little louder but has a much higher rate of cfm and can also be used as a vacuum pump.

Bro, you have all the cool tools and a dream job!

That's pretty impressive. Great job.

@EricStrebel

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ace Futura glad you enjoyed the content. Feel free to share and thanks for your support!

2nd video I've watched and I enjoy your creative videos. I subscribed! Can't wait to see more awesome ideas!

Nice job, thanks.

Excellent video.

The pseudo silencer on the intake is a nice touch.

@EricStrebel

5 жыл бұрын

Dodgy Brothers Engineering yup, its what makes it ultra quiet, look for a new updated compressor video soon, you can see the new tank on my latest video from this week about making tools with a laser kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y6ttkqp_iKu6ldo.html

Hi there, Thanks a lot for a great and fast learning video, I liked so much. Good luck and God bless, Mike

Very cool, and great job... I so wish this was faster, but like how quiet is it. It would have been nice to have the video listen to the compressor working so we could get an idea how quiet it is. Thanks

@thomasbarlow4223

5 жыл бұрын

Bro do you know what a refrigerator sounds like? Yes? Good.. Well it sounds like that.

@nicoskonstanti3523

5 жыл бұрын

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@CorbinAce

4 жыл бұрын

shafferjoe1962: Like Thomas barlow says wait for your refrigerator to come on and listen. Sounds like pssst on, pssst off. That's it. these compressors were made commercially and sold for $375.00 in 1980. I had one for airbrush art work. I lived in a condo and could run it in my Den and not annoy my next door neighbors. Nice job Eric!

@CorbinAce

4 жыл бұрын

Eric: I still have that old compressor. I haven't used it for many years. I have a garage now so I don't need the silent compressor. I have to take it apart though. Something inside is rattling when I turned it on. It is no longer silent. :O) It has a large clamp similar to a hose clamp around the center of the tank where the weld was, so, opening it will be easy. I am curious and have to attack that project. There is a lot of dis-assembly videos if I have a problem. Maybe I can fix it.

LOOKS LIKE YOU WORK IN FABRICATION WORKSHOP!! MAKES THE JOB BETTER

Very creative project and well produced video. But please spring for a box to put the electrical connections and socket in, and please pick up a pair of quick-connect crimpers.

"Swage" is what you did with the copper tube. Flaring tool forms a taper, or bell to the end of the tube. Nice job on your compressor and video! Looking forward to finding out how long it lasts, I hope that engine oil works out. :)

@EricStrebel

7 жыл бұрын

+ImAdapt73 thanks for the moment. So far so good, no issues with the motor. The electronics, have already been replaced, the relay quit! Thanks for the info. Hope you liked and subscribed, more stuff in the future when I get some free time.

Has thousands of dollars of metal working equipment, Has to borrow a Ten dollar tubing bender-flare kit. LOL

edelmann and other brass suppliers sell a kit that has all the connectors you need to make an air storage bottle. - these kits are also great for this purpose.

Nice work!

@EricStrebel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

As your compressor is rubber-mounted for anti-vibration, it would be worth putting a few coil-turns in the tank-line from the comp, to prevent cracking at the joints. Also, less vibration noise gets through the pipe.

@tonsssedell4318

7 жыл бұрын

You could even use a pressure hose. A bit easier to fit at least without the pipe tools and skills, and even more vibration resistant than a coiled pipe. I have to admit it probably wouldn't look as professional as a a copper tube.

@VG-rj8pn

4 жыл бұрын

nlo114 use hydraulic hose instead.

500k views almost. Amazing and congrats eric

@EricStrebel

4 жыл бұрын

Crazy, right 😀

I like your stop-motion.

@IvelLeCog

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah that was really a nice touch

@EricStrebel

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😀

Nice job ...Thanks

VERY NICE, EASY TO UNDERSTAND , THANKS A BUNCH

@EricStrebel

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Feel free to share it on Social media. SANG THONG

Sorry Eric, I just saw that you upgraded the yellow compressor. And I could see you put the safety valve on top. Great job!! Have a nice day!

@EricStrebel

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Wonderful

great vidieo lenny would be proud to have the motorhead logo on your compressor. RIP lenny!!!!!!!!

You're finally using CAD. Cardboard Aided Design.

Well done

great video!

@EricStrebel

8 жыл бұрын

+Nick DeJesus Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it, Don't for get to give it a thumbs up and Please share and let others know how much you like it. See more about what I do at www.botzen.com and you can follow me on Twitter @Botzendesign twitter.com/botzendesign Thanks

Great Eric Thanx!

muito bom seu video, montei um parecido e gostaria de saber se o seu tem muito cheiro do oleo no ar comprimido ?

Very Nice!!!

Hi thanks for the useful video. Does the oil inside the compressor not pump out into the tank? I've just tested a fridge compressor I pulled out of an old fridge and the oil inside started spurting out one of the copper pipes hence my question.

Nice build, good video. Enjoyed the stop motion segment. OK, now I'm playing the armchair quarterback. Hearing how quiet it ran was crucial, telling how long it took to fill the tank would have been nice. These types of compressors are cooled by the cool returning freon from the evaporator of the frig. Adding a fan to blow on the compressor would seem to be a good idea. The run times of this compressor are going to be long. Using common hand tools would have been more useful for others to mimic your idea. One other thing that you need to address is that the oil will travel along with the air. You need to design and install an oil trap to allow the oil to return to the compressor once it shuts down. Trust me, I slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

@EricStrebel

5 жыл бұрын

See my latest video here kzread.info/dash/bejne/fKWlrtmunqmXiqg.html and you can hear how quiet it is and learn about the oil, not an issue BTW, but the water is.

Great video! neat looking piece of machine, i like the motorhead sticker though. I also made an air compressor out of refrigerator compressor and its damn silent compare to may belt type compressor. if you can enlighten me about the refrigerator compressor that i use because it pump a lot of oil out of the compressor through the tank. Don't know what to do about it? Thank you

I do heating and cooling what if I put a 5-ton compressor from an AC unit

Will this work on a 175 psi 20 gal system

Nice! ... like the idea about use these part of old PC!

@EricStrebel

7 жыл бұрын

Arthur Moreira yeah, I save stuff like that. good heavy gauge for stuff like that. rock on!

@tommurphy4307

6 жыл бұрын

old towers are great for fabricating.

Nice

Sweet Vermont shirt.

Hi there, what is the max. pressure you can reach with an old fridge compressor? Can it achieve 120 psi (8 bar) or more? I was afraid of overheating the compressors with that much pressure and went below 80 psi. 20 years ago i built an home made compressor out of 3 fridge compressors in parallel to fill up a big gas tank. Still working today but one compressor quits - makes a summing sound but doesnt pump.

@EricStrebel

5 жыл бұрын

richardnanis don't know the max pressure, but I charge my tank to 100psi, so it seems feasible.

Coool. I like that Motorhead logo on it :)

Great t shirt!

Do you happen to know the CFM measurements from this build? Looking at other options for metal engraving need a certain CFM value and PSI to operate a tool. This appears to be a much cheaper alternative.

Very nice build and very pretty too! ........ probably only useful to run an air brush............

@EricStrebel

6 жыл бұрын

Gary Waters it works well for blowing dust and chips of parts, it would work very well for airbrushing

@saddle1940

5 жыл бұрын

Brad nail gun would work here. Probably get 100 shots for that tank (more than a upholstered seat's worth), recharge time wouldn't matter as much.

Did you left the starter relay and overload protection ? of the refrigerator compressor ?

Nice built and good explaination can you give out the nsme of background music?

This was a really good video, the only thing you didn't explain is how you threaded the barbasol bottle to the compressor to make the muffler?

I'm a little surprised you put a Motorhead logo on something that's supposed to be quiet. The logo itself probably triples the dBs.

@EricStrebel

7 жыл бұрын

+Mike Swenning Nice, best comment so far! Rock on! Love it

@StanleyKubick1

7 жыл бұрын

lolz, give the man a prize

@davidlaird5287

7 жыл бұрын

Mike Swenning

@marvinmacon9673

6 жыл бұрын

Mike Swenning p

@rauelb09

6 жыл бұрын

Man you can buy a new compressor that size , for less then what you put into it

What is the flow rate on a system like this? How difficult would it be to adjust the design to be switchable between compressor and vacuum pump modes, or just vacuum mode? It looks like alls you'd need to do is switch a couple pipes around. Has anyone tried this?

How does the refrigeration compressor keep its cool? It’s obviously not designed to be air cooled from what little know I’m assuming that the returning Freon gas from the evaporator is still cool enough to keep the compressor cool, seeing as the compressor is now drawing in air at ambient temperature I would have thought it would overheat. Also as you put the relief valve in the tank water drain how do you drain the water from the tank?

hallo sir, how to make a product logo writing like you, what materials used thank you

well done ....thumb up amigo

@EricStrebel

5 жыл бұрын

Abdulhameed Eid Alabd Thanks man! Don't forget to check out my Kickstarter campaign for the "Alfred" Backpack hanger kck.st/2Yi2Qnd thanks for your comment and support much appreciated.

Hello Eric, it's a beautiful creation that must be usefull to you, it's beautifully done. One thing bothers me, and it's not the tin solder. The bottom of the tank must be equipped with a drain to let the condensation out and it's a kind of muddy water. However, you installed the safety valve, at a low point. It may therefore not work if it is reached by this water when moving the compressor for example. I advise you to replace it with a small drain valve and install it on the top of the tank.

@EricStrebel

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment and support. Check out the follow up video, this should address your concerns kzread.info/dash/bejne/fKWlrtmunqmXiqg.html cheers!

Nice video. Good editing. How many cfm do you figure you get from it? What tools can you use more or less continuously without having to wait. FWIW: Friend did this but used a 30 gallon water tank as the reservoir. Would take 45 minutes to fill, but that gave him 10 minutes of 40-60 two-inch crown staples per minute for 10 mintues. (Building bee hives.) Since it took about 45 mintues to set up all the jigs for the next 50 frames it was a good match. In general I suspect that a larger tank would be useful if you hve room for it.

Finally might have a use for a 30 year old tin of STAG.

I wonder if you can scavenge a pressure switch from a very common source.

excelenteeeeee!!!!!!!

Hey Eric, I wonder, What about the oil you swapped out? Those compressors pump out their oil eventually and burn out. How do you keep it from doing that and does'nt oil travel through the air line into the things you're pumping air into? Thanks. I have used these as a vacuum but now want to do it for a compressor for a project I have going on. Would really appreciate a reply as I'm a bit perplexed to the oil issue. Great work

Hi, what do you use as background music.. very nice

Hey could u tell me the song?? couldn't find it on youtube thanks!

1st video of your I've seen so far. Man you sure have some nice fab tools at your disposal!! I'm aroud a lot at work myself, then you come home and always try to make tools to make tools lol. great video. I think I may look into building one of these to replace my homemade air brush compressor. I made one of the $200 ones I see online out of a $60 harbor freight compressor and a throw away 1.5gal tire tank. Works but its been through a house fire so it looks like one of these would do way better

@EricStrebel

5 жыл бұрын

shawng7902 thanks for the comment and support!

Nice to have a full fab shop at your disposal. For the rest of us: Techshop is dead! Long live Techshop...

How do you start up the compressor? It has 3 connections, but you only connect 2 cables (plus PE of course). How are you starting the compressor as it has these three power/start/run terminals?

Thanks it a great video tutorial Eric! This video is one of my references when i builded my own air compressor out of a fridge compressor, its a two 1/2hp fridge comp and a 20kg propane tank. i noticed that you replaced the factory oil with 10w40 synthetic motor oil, right? and before putting new oil did you flush it with solvent (ac flush, isoprophyl alcohol, lacquer/paint thinner)? Thanks again.

@EricStrebel

4 жыл бұрын

Good luck, I just changed the oil, I did not flush it with anything, watch the follow up video as well.

For what was invested here for new parts, could buy a quiet running "oil less" air compressor ready to go.

@EricStrebel

7 жыл бұрын

+waswestkan You should do that then. Was lots of fun to build for me. Glad you liked the video.

@JackPott554

7 жыл бұрын

Eric Strebel also, I bought the quietest compressor I could find off the shelf and it's still 79 dB SPL. It's much louder than an idling car to give perspective. This looks like it shouldn't be any louder than a fridge? Given the slow full rate, if I built this I would have to go for a giant tank as I mostly use my compressor for cleaning and sanding. Would think yours is perfect for brad nailing etc? Cool build

@tommurphy4307

6 жыл бұрын

and that compressor would be a cheap imported compressor that would not last nearly as long as this one. add to that the fact that you would have ready sources for any parts that may wear out or fail with this one, and then add to that there is no way you would get the quality of detail in the assembly for the price point you are referring to, and you have no valid argument, sir.

Nice project! I have a question. Looks like you dont have a one way valve or so to protect the motor from the high pressure. This will not affect the motor?

@EricStrebel

7 жыл бұрын

There is one, i mention how I messed up three of them in the video. It's located between the motor and the tank at the end of the copper tubing.

Excellent project; would it be reasonable to install/connect 2 fridge compressor in parallel to speed up the tank charge? I have a big compressor/tank "25 gal"

@EricStrebel

7 жыл бұрын

+Neil Cruz YEs that should work, I don't see why not. good luck!

Your video is the most explanatory out there!!!At 6:30' there is nothing left out for someones imagination!!! well done....oh and the stop motion video....is this a series of pictures while assemblying everything together?

@tommurphy4307

6 жыл бұрын

no he's a magician- the parts dance around on their own...

I'm curious how you hollowed out that shaving cream can. I quickly scrolled through your other videos but didn't see a video covering that. Did I skip past it?

@EricStrebel

3 жыл бұрын

I just removed all the bits that were not metal from the can The top and then there's a little stopper in the bottom which turns out to be the entry hole for the air of the compressor

You guys did Excellent Job ! Say i have question, I don't have a 6 gallon pancake tank like yours or a hotdog compressor with a drain plug what i have is and Craftsman Portable 5 Gallon round Air Tank (no Drain plug) will that work ? Because i know u said water needs to be drained out of the tank

@EricStrebel

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, should work. don't see why not. Never water in the tank, near said it needed draining. Add a moisture trap. I have one, but it does not trap much moisture, pump is pretty efficient, no water issues to speak of. good luck +John Gee

great video. just getting into metal work...what kind of hole punch is that?

@EricStrebel

5 жыл бұрын

minskmade sorry, I have no idea, it's what was accessible to me at the time of making the video. Definitely a handy tool if you have access to one, otherwise a drill press should work just fine as well.

nice

This is actually an amazing build. I do have a question though if you don’t mind answering. Would it be possible to use a small-medium sized propane tank? I work for a holiday park with caravans that are supplied with gas via tanks and there are loads of empty small ones. Once again an amazing build and...well...rock on🤘🏽🤘🏽

@EricStrebel

4 жыл бұрын

Tim Bruten Theoretically it should work, I don't see why not. Post it on social media when you are done @botzendesign, good luck and thanks fo the comment!

can I still use a compressor that I've grinded open? I understand that it needs the oil for lubrication but If i have it sitting in its casing in oil will it still function properly?

@EricStrebel

7 жыл бұрын

I have no idea Easter Bunny, try it and see what happens. Make a video and share it with the world so we can find out the answer. Good luck. Thanks for your support and comment. Feel free to share on social media!

please tell me why you select 10W40 oil and not 5W30 or 0W20 or simple regular air compressor? thanks in advance.

@EricStrebel

10 ай бұрын

It is a bit more heavy duty, but with the thinner viscosity

Hi Eric . just viewed this . looks good ,if you wanted a quicker fill possibly 2 compressors on top ?? What sort of Amps is that compressor using 3 or 4 Amps ?? hope to hear from you ,Don

@EricStrebel

3 жыл бұрын

I looked to see if there is a rating in the motor for the amps, nothing is listed on the label, sorry

I want to use the vacuum side to suck up some biogas can I still keep it quiet?

@EricStrebel

2 жыл бұрын

Sure, don't see why not, just put the silencer on the other side

superb

@EricStrebel

8 жыл бұрын

+Carlos Canales Nieto Glad you enjoyed it!

@CarlosCanalesNieto

8 жыл бұрын

I've been looking for years for some way to do this, now I know thanks to you! Greetings from Mexico.

@EricStrebel

8 жыл бұрын

Best of luck, post back here if you were successful and what you put together, look forward to hearing about it.

Wow.. Im looking to replace 1.5 kw comoressor with 2cyl 3kw and you have around 100w compressor here okayy

@HairyTheCandyMan

3 жыл бұрын

I looked up the compressor, it's rated for 120v 5.3A. Of course, that could just be during the start up.

Very good project and well done. But NOT a typical DIY. Most guy would just get one at the store saved time, money for tools, and etc.

@EricStrebel

5 жыл бұрын

😀

Good day, just wanted to ask how would you unstick a stuck up ref compressor? It was repurposed to inflate car tires but when I used it to inflate an inflatable pool, it was running for about 30 mins then it got stuck up. Thank you very much!

@EricStrebel

3 жыл бұрын

It sounds like it seized, I don't know how to unstick it. Good luck

@raymundsantos2324

3 жыл бұрын

@@EricStrebel thank you!

I have a simple question... How do you wire it up? All videos I watch always hook up a White, Black and red wire and a green ground wire.... Any power cords I have only have a White, black and a green ground. Wiring confuses me since no one ever actually shows the cord.

Renting for free is called borrowing.... no?... Nice build. Definitely going to build one!!!!

@EricStrebel

7 жыл бұрын

There is a deposit involved, so I call it renting.Neonblue Industries but of luck with your build

I have question looking at your video one the one part 1/2, 200 psi check valve , what is that very last piece you screw in at the top ? Piece one was 1/2 nipple piece two was the one way check valve but that third piece i can't figure out can you help me please thank you

@EricStrebel

7 жыл бұрын

+John Gee That is a 90 degree elbow, I think it is also a reducer to fit to the copper tubing a bit better. Good luck, glad you enjoyed the video.

@johngee5817

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah trying to do what u did in video so far i done spent 50.00 just in fittings and still haven't brought the pressure switch still having some trouble match up the safety valve and pressure switch . do they all have to be 135 psi rated? or can do like this pressure switch 100/125 and safety valve 135psi

How'd you remove the compressor oil?

@EricStrebel

6 жыл бұрын

Half Human tip the compressor on its side and drain the oil.