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Topic: air compressor
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DaveK
Gearhead Posts: 254
From: Sterling, VA
Registered: Dec 99
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posted 10-16-2000 09:38 AM
   
My wife said she would think about buying me an air compressor for my birthday (Isn't she great?). What are some of the specifications that I should look at when choosing a compressor?
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DidgeyTrucker
Gearhead Posts: 1190
From: Greenbrier, TN USA
Registered: Oct 99
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posted 10-16-2000 12:05 PM
CFM: Cubic Feet per Minute. The more the merrier. Check out some air tools you want to operate and look at their requirements.------------------
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brockjoe
Gearhead Posts: 961
From: Sioux City, Iowa
Registered: Oct 99
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posted 10-16-2000 01:37 PM
if you have 220 go for the gusto and get a big one 60 galllon would be great. i had to use 110 so i got the biggest i could 30 gal. the more gallons the less often it will run and with as noisey as they are that's a good thing
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jimb
Gearhead Posts: 136
From: s. holland, il usa
Registered: Nov 99
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posted 10-16-2000 02:04 PM
There are usually two ratings that compressors are rated by.
CFM at 40 psi and CFM at 90PSI. The lower one is a rating good for paint spraying and the higher one would be for air tools. the CFM that the compressor can put out at those pressures is what to look for. My brother in law is picking up a verticle 60 gallon compressor from Sears for less then $400. The CFM ratings are not as high as my 30 gallon compressor but it's not bad. The compressor is oilless. Go with 220 volt if you can it starts easier when under a load.
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Rob Parsons
Gearhead Posts: 196
From: Lebanon,TN
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 10-17-2000 12:42 PM
I have one of the Sears 60 gallon upright oilless compressors and it is very loud. It seems 2 or 3 times louder than a regular compressor. If I had it to do over again, I would not get it for this reason. Does anyone else have one and think it is too loud?
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MLariviere
Moderator Posts: 3984
From: Biddeford,Me.USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 10-17-2000 09:11 PM
Yes,I have a 5.5/30 gal oilless and it is real loud. It gets annoying when you sandblast parts.------------------
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Tim
Journeyman Posts: 34
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Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 10-21-2000 11:31 AM
I'm also looking for a new compressor. I just talked to a person at a local repair shop. They do warranty repairs for devilbiss, Cambel Hausfeild, etc.
He said to stay away from oilless models, noisy and they don't last as long.
I'm looking at a Ingersoll-Rand 2340LS for $989.00 at Northern Tool. Anybody seen a better price???
Tim
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