Hey all, I made my own topic so as not to hijack longbow.1's.
My goal is to silence my portable compressor, which I use anywhere there's an outlet (to the annoyance of everyone nearby).
The intake turns out to be a 3/4" diameter piece of pvc held in place by a rubber gasket.
I'm thinking of using 3 pieces of 3/4 inch steel pipe with two elbows and welding a moped muffler I've got in the shop to the end. this would produce the "circuitous path" Ptychodus04 recommended in addition to the muffler. I'm planning to have the muffler end up over the shield and inside the handle, keeping the compressor portable.
I'm attaching some pics of the machine. curious if there's any danger of damaging the motor by possibly restricting airflow @Ptychodus04