Just as the title reads. I mostly will be using it for impact an impact gun and rachett. Noise is an issue. The quieter the better.
Just as the title reads. I mostly will be using it for impact an impact gun and rachett. Noise is an issue. The quieter the better.
Pretty much all the oilless rotary 110v compressors will make a hell of a racket. The thing is, once you have one, your statement about impact gun and ratchet will most likely no longer hold true. You will be expanding your capacity to do stuff. Save some money by spending more up front. Voice of experience here...
In reply to oldtin:
What do you suggest?
The 21 gal vertical jobbie from HF, according to the specs, will run all but my cutoff wheel. Even my air hog Matco/IR twistoff any nut or bolt 1/2" impact will run off that compressor.
Ranger50 wrote: Even my air hog Matco/IR twistoff any nut or bolt 1/2" impact will run off that compressor.
Huh?
Like Ranger says - take a look at the harbor freight 2-stage compressors. Also check craigslist or equipment auctions... I started out with a sears oilless 5hp. It's insanely loud - I have painted a couple cars with it, but it really was on the edge of what it could deal with - fighting lots of condensation from it running all the time. It can't run a DA, cutoff wheel or mini grinder. Knowing what I know now, I would have gladly sprung for the extra $100-150.
In reply to dankspeed:
It has like 700ft/lbs reverse torque. But if you run it awhile, it really drains a tank FAST. Best if used in short bursts.
i got this one from sears a number of years ago on sale for under $400. it's pretty quiet, pumps a lot of air enough to keep up with cutoff wheels, sanders, and such, and it runs 110v (needs a good solid circuit, my old garage trips occasionally under high pressure startup, never has on a newer one)
If you can possibly wait - trawl searchtempest.com daily for a 60 gallon 5hp 2 stage American made behemoth and be done the first time.
I paid $450 for a minty condition Speedaire which also happened to be a V4. You'll never have to worry or even check about keeping up w/ anything. Big blast cabinet, die grinders, disc grinders, pressure pot sand blaster - no problem. And it's makes a lovely, deep sound, not that horrid metallic-rattle that the oilless units make.
I went through 4 of those on the way to this one, and in retrospect so wish I'd thrown down for a biggun' years earlier.
WilberM3 wrote: i got this one from sears a number of years ago on sale for under $400. it's pretty quiet, pumps a lot of air enough to keep up with cutoff wheels, sanders, and such, and it runs 110v (needs a good solid circuit, my old garage trips occasionally under high pressure startup, never has on a newer one) 25 gallon horizontal compressor
This is EXACTLY what I have and I love it. Can be wired for 110 or 220, plenty of capacity, very quiet, and will run a high-demand air tool if you don't mind occasionally waiting for it to catch up. My review of it is a carbon-copy of WilberM3's. The only thing I've had to do is replace the draincock because it corroded and stripped, but $6 worth of NPT fittings and a ball valve not only solved that issue permanently, but it let me extend the drain out to where I could get at it easier. Everything on it is beefy; heavy copper tubing, cast iron fittings, pneumatic tires, overkill electric motor. Nice unit.
I think I paid $386 for mine about 8 years ago and I have used, abused, and otherwise punished it and it takes all I give it. Great compressor.
In fact, I'm building a new garage where I might need more capacity, and I'm just going to hook this one up to a 75 gallon tank so I have more volume and wire it for 220v.
So I found a place about an hour away that has Campbell hausfeld /husky 60 gallon compressors being sold for $350. Should I buy? Guy buys different stores scratch and dent inventory and resells them with a 90 day warranty.
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