Air compressors - help?, an education Options

[VaccaRabite]

So I went to Home Depot today, armed with some scratch and the will to buy an air compressor and a DA air sander.

HD sells the husky line. So, I went to the tools, found a DA sander (Husky, needed 4cfm @ 90psi, and the box said it would work continously with 20+ gallon compressors).

Then I walked over to look at compressors. They had a Husky 24 gallon compressor that flowed 5.1 cfm @ 90 pis on sale ($225). Score! but then, on top of the motor, was a little chart with reccomended tools and non-reccomneded tools. All sanders and DA sanders were non-reccomneded.

I called over a HD floor guy, who called over another 2 guys, and we could not see a good reason for the prohibition. But, we decided that if the factory did not reccomend it, then it should not be used as such, and I walked over to the electric tool section and bought an electric DA sander. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

I am going to need to buy a compressor by the spring. I'm clearly in the "hobbiest" catagory, and may not use the tool again for a long time aftyer I am done with my 914, but when it comes time to paint, it will probably be cheaper for me to buy one then rent one - given the slow nature that I work. I want to know why the sander was not reccomended, when the compressor could flow the air and had a big enough tank according to the tool. I have theories, but I thought somone here might be able to give better advice.

Thanks

Zach

[Twystd1]

In the last month...

I have aquired 2 commercial compressors for a couple of friends to use in their commercial Harley shops..
One 80 gal. and one 100 gal.

Both were under 350 bucks used. I wired em up for nada...

They paid more for the water trap filters and the oil trap filters than they paid for the compresors. (400 bucks)

Oil and water traps are very necessary if you are ever guna shoot paint.

It also helps the tools last longer.
(read no water in lines to create corrosion)

I'm not trying to complicate this.... I just wanna help ya spend your money... (put smiley here)

Z was right about the conduit. Might be able to pull a 220 circuit through your existing conduit. Maybe even a sub panel. then you can do whgatever ya want. welder, compressor, etc....

If'n ya live close... I can come over and run it for ya. Used to have a electrical and GC contractors license.
(they gave me one??? idiots...)

Lemme know...

Clayton