[AT] Air compressors?

[Cecil Bearden]

Just my $0.02......

I have a shop Built 3 hp on a 30 gallon tank that I bought a couple of years 
ago and put in the new shop "temporarily"  I have a 20hp Davey unit in the 
old shop along with a 7 1/2 hp Worthington, and a 10 Hp Bendix that needs 
some work on the compressor.  I had to sandblast the house before painting a 
few years ago, and I hooked all the big compressors together and ran a 300 
ft hose from the shop to the house for sandblasting.  Then I got the primer 
on, and it got too hot to paint..  Next year, I had to install a new roof so 
went with metal, and put metal on all the exposed wood, and forgot painting 
every three years!!!!!!!!

Cecil in Okla
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Henry Miller" <hank at millerfarm.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Air compressors?


> On Saturday 26 November 2005 07:21 pm, Al Jones wrote:
>> 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.
>
> Those who use oilless compressers daily consider them disposable - they 
> buy a
> new one every few months.   The small 2-4 gallon compressors are easy to
> carry to from the job site every day (so you don't tempt thieves by 
> leaving
> it behind at the end of the day).   If you use is daily, then you need to
> budget for replacing the compressor every year or so.
>
> Oil-less compressors generally have a low duty cycle - you shouldn't spray
> with them because they will overheat and break sooner.
> (If you are only spraying a small amount this isn't a problem, but for
> something large this can be an issue)
>
> Everyone with an oil-less compressor should have a 100 foot hose (or 
> several)
> so it doesn't have to be in the same room as them.   When working outside
> this isn't a problem, but you need hearing protection if you are working
> inside with them.
>
> Once you forget the upfront cost, you will be much happier with a big oil
> compressor and some long hoses (I like the poly-urethane hoses, but they 
> are
> about a buck a foot so I don't have many).    In the short run an oil-less
> compressor is cheaper.    If you only use a little air the oilless 
> compressor
> will last a lifetime, but you will hate it every time you use it.   You 
> will
> rarely think of a good oiled compressor.
>
> Your call.   I personally have an oilless compressor.  It works, but I 
> really
> want a bigger oiled compressor.
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