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Recommend an air compressor |
terrymason |
May 1 2006, 07:32 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 346 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Virginia Beach Member No.: 5,174 |
I've decided to replace my air compressor with something better, and I'd like to get your opinions. I'd like a fancy craftsman, but I'm not sure they are the best value out there. I'd like to be able to paint, and use my airtools (cutting wheel, etc) with it. I don't want overkill, but as is, it takes a full 20 minutes fom my 5gallon tank to reach 80psi.
So what do you guys think? Maybe something like this: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/disp...temnumber=90234 Terry |
Qarl |
May 1 2006, 07:38 PM
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Shriveled member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None |
I've decided to replace my air compressor with something better, and I'd like to get your opinions. I'd like a fancy craftsman, but I'm not sure they are the best value out there. I'd like to be able to paint, and use my airtools (cutting wheel, etc) with it. I don't want overkill, but as is, it takes a full 20 minutes fom my 5gallon tank to reach 80psi. So what do you guys think? Maybe something like this: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/disp...temnumber=90234 Terry Too small... Are you ever going to run a media blaster? If so, then this is too small. Get the biggest you can afford... seriously. Look at all the tools you have and you think you'd ever buy and look for the required volume flow rate/PSI. Find a compressor with slightly greater stats than that. +25% is good. |
Allan |
May 1 2006, 07:46 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
I was in Costco and saw a big one for $399.00. 155psi IIRC.
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Brett W |
May 1 2006, 07:52 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,856 Joined: 17-September 03 From: huntsville, al Member No.: 1,169 Region Association: None |
Buy an Ingersoll Rand. They don't get any better than that. Go ahead and pick up something along the lines of a 60-80gal tank with a compressor that will flow in the 18-25cfm range. Then you will never have any problems. ALso look at one that continually feed 175 psi.
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Qarl |
May 1 2006, 08:08 PM
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Shriveled member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None |
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Jack Daniels |
May 2 2006, 11:42 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 40 Joined: 28-August 05 From: Centreville, Virginia Member No.: 4,689 |
Definately buy one as big as you can afford and have space for. Don't get an oilless type. They're terribly loud. About 5hp is typically as big as will go 120v. Anything larger will require 240v. If you're not handy with running a new circuit, stick to 120v. I have a Campbell & Hausfield 6.5hp two cyl 80g tank vertical here at my printshop. It's 125psi and delivers about 10cfm at 90psi. IMO, that's plenty big enough for the average shadetree mechanic. At home, where I do all my automotive stuff, I have a smaller, 5hp two cyl Campbell & Hausfeld 120v with a 30g tank horizontal. You can simply plug it in, but you'd better not have much on the circuit along with it. I have a dedicated circuit for it in my garage. C&H makes decent stuff. Probably not as top-shelf as Ingersol, but not as pricey either. I bought one of them at Home Depot and the other at Harbor Freight.
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URY914 |
May 2 2006, 11:47 AM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 121,116 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
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spare time toys |
May 2 2006, 11:58 AM
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hooked on grilling food. Group: Members Posts: 4,059 Joined: 3-April 04 From: West Plano Tx Member No.: 1,884 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Do not get the oilless ones. The teflon bearings dont hold up at least the one I had didnt. Now I have an IR and love it.
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DBCooper |
May 2 2006, 02:29 PM
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14's in the 13's with ATTITUDE Group: Members Posts: 3,079 Joined: 25-August 04 From: Dazed and Confused Member No.: 2,618 Region Association: Northern California |
I have a 60 gallon 5hp Ingersol-Rand that came with a cheap all-aluminum two cylinder compressor (replaced with a cast iron unit), a cheap motor (replaced), a cheap plastic switch/overfill relief (replaced), but what appears to be a pretty good tank. Looking at the new C-H compressors at Harbor-Freight I don't see a bit of difference in level of quality from the new I-R's. In fact I'd bet they come out of the same factory. I kind of like the Ingersol-Rand decal on the tank, but don't think it's worth the $200 premium.
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lapuwali |
May 2 2006, 02:40 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
Most of the cheaper units have adequate tanks and inadequate flow rates (the CFM number). Using a blast cabinet, a cutoff wheel, or anything else that operates continuously, is all CFM. If you can't run the tool straight off the compressor, you'll have to pause as you wait for the tank to refill. Using a nailer, or an impact wrench, or anything that operates in short bursts, doesn't require anything like as much flow, and a big tank simply means the compressor won't run as often.
Flow costs much more than tank size, so you'll have to decide what you usually do with the compressor. I have a Campbell-Hausfield that flows 9CFM, and I can't practically run a cutoff wheel with it, except for really small jobs. However, the tank hits 100psi inside 5 minutes. It was $300 10 years ago, and only gets used a few times a year. 110V, oilless, noisy, but good enough for me. It's easy to get sucked into tool envy, even for something you're not going to use all that often. |
736conver |
May 2 2006, 02:51 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,117 Joined: 25-May 03 From: SE Wisconsin Member No.: 736 Region Association: None |
These guys have some reasonable prices. They make all their own compressors.
http://www.eatoncompressor.com/page/page/504747.htm Also Puma brand is fairly cheap. I have a nice 80 gallon unit, I think about 24cfm. Cost just over $1000. If you dont have 220v you can always go to gas compressor. Its loud but they pack a big CFM for a little unit. They can be alittle expensive though. |
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