[AT] Air compressors?

[Dean VP]

Al, I would encourage you to stay away from the "oil-less" compressors. In
my limited experience they just don't hold up to reasonable usage. I would
suggest finding a cast iron compressor driven by a decent sized motor. I
believe it really pays off to pay just a little bit more. My small
compressor is a Speed Air and I would recommend it highly. I suspect there
are others brands of similar quality. 

For painting you will want to do some oil and water filtering external to
the main tank.  Air heats up during compression and then when it cools down
it collects moisture, which will drive you bonkers during the painting
process. 

Dean A. Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA 98290

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Al Jones
Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 5:22 PM
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Subject: [AT] Air compressors?


Well our farm air compressor has gone "ka-put" and we have decided to
trade up.  I need to be taken to school on them.  I have seen some
pretty snazzy looking "oil-less" units, with upright 20-30 gallon tanks.
They are nice and compact and look pretty powerful in terms of CFM and
so forth.  Are they any good? The brand I was looking at was
Campbell-Hausfield.  All we need is a little 25-30 gallon unit that we
can wheel around, main duties will be to air up tires (every shape and
size) and maybe run a pressure fed (not HVLP) paint gun.

TIA
Al


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