Air Compressors

Yea I like those little Porter Cable pancake compressors. They are nice and for 149.00, thats a bargin. They seem to have just enough air to do most things (blowing up tires, running a blow gun, air nailers, etc.), and they are light enough and compact enough. They are nice and portable. Not much good for bigger air tools.



Towards the wiring--if you can't take alittle 110V, then you shouldn't be in the garage:scared :scared Just kidding don't mess with it if your not comfortable with AC .:nono I once took a jolt off a neutral wire that was tied into another circut I was unaware of. I later talked to an electrician friend of mine and he told me thats the one that will kill you. Guess thats why I just about peed my pants that day.
 
OI812 said:
Yea I like those little Porter Cable pancake compressors. They are nice and for 149.00, thats a bargin. They seem to have just enough air to do most things (blowing up tires, running a blow gun, air nailers, etc.), and they are light enough and compact enough. They are nice and portable. Not much good for bigger air tools.



Towards the wiring--if you can't take alittle 110V, then you shouldn't be in the garage:scared :scared Just kidding don't mess with it if your not comfortable with AC .:nono I once took a jolt off a neutral wire that was tied into another circut I was unaware of. I later talked to an electrician friend of mine and he told me thats the one that will kill you. Guess thats why I just about peed my pants that day.
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110-120 volts is a very dangerous voltage. In some instances higher voltages will knock you off while 120 has a tendancy to freeze your muscles and lock you on to it.



Power tools used in your garage are very dangerous just from the electrical aspect. I look for power tools that are grounded, double insulated with non-conconductive shells over the electrical parts, and I use GFCI protection.
 
lagniappe said:
I think you would be better off spending $30.00 more and get this one form Harbor Freight Tools.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=42321



It has 3.8 SCFM @ 90 PSI and a larger tank which will give it the oomp you need to quickly air up tires and use air tools.
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Harbor Freight is kind of hit and miss in my experience. Their prices are generally good, but sometimes you get a good product and sometimes you get junk.



I bought a Porter-Cable Job Boss yesterday from Lowes.



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They recently dropped the price from $299 to $279. I had a 10% off Lowe's coupon that was burning a hole in my pocket. I've used a lot of different compressors at work, and I've owned a cheap one before. This one is really nice and well worth it IMO. It does 6 SCFM at 90 PSI, so it's powerful enough to do many different types of air tools as well as an impact wrench, which I wanted. It has a lot of nice features and it's made to last many years, if not a lifetime.



I like Porter-Cable stuff. Most of their tools are made in the US and I've never gotten a Porter-Cable tool I wasn't happy with.
 
Pondscum said:
Harbor Freight is kind of hit and miss in my experience. Their prices are generally good, but sometimes you get a good product and sometimes you get junk.



I bought a Porter-Cable Job Boss yesterday from Lowes.



Job Boss



They recently dropped the price from $299 to $279. I had a 10% off Lowe's coupon that was burning a hole in my pocket. I've used a lot of different compressors at work, and I've owned a cheap one before. This one is really nice and well worth it IMO. It does 6 SCFM at 90 PSI, so it's powerful enough to do many different types of air tools as well as an impact wrench, which I wanted. It has a lot of nice features and it's made to last many years, if not a lifetime.



I like Porter-Cable stuff. Most of their tools are made in the US and I've never gotten a Porter-Cable tool I wasn't happy with.
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Porter Cable air compressors are made by DeVilbiss and they have recently agreed to a settlement of $25,000,000 against them because their air compressors weren't as good as they claimed.
 
Here's my setup, at my old house before I moved. I'm not set back up yet, but I don't ever reacall not having enough air!



The compressor was about 500 bucks from sears, and the rest of it I dropped about 200 on (black iron pipe, oiler, pressure regulator, lines, etc)



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I just got a 2hp 8gal kit at walmart on clearance for 175.00 marked down from 249.99. It is a Causwell hempfeld(sp?) compressor and comes with the air hose(30ft.)a impact gun and sockets, blow gun, tire inflator, paint gun, 99pc. tool kit, shop rags, gloves, goggles, blow gun access., fittings and some other stuff...great deal, good stuff, just what I needed for my new garage.
 
I'd go with the Craftsman from Sears. They make a solid product adn they back it up. Whether or not its guarenteed fo life.



I know theuir handtools are guaranteed for life but power tools are generally not.



The point is they tend to stand behind their products much better than Home Depot of Lowes. I have had occassion to return a power tool to Sears when I encountered a problem 8 months after I bought it. AT first they refused but I cointacted the store manger and he gave me a new one without a hassle. I understand that Home Depot and Lowes (my brother has worked at both) don't provide that sort of support.
 
love2shine said:
air compressor gurus...



Would this one be a good choice to inflate car tires? It's on sale at Orchard Supply for $69.99. Is it too much money for an inflator? I am tired of those cheap DC 9 volt tire pump that can barely get up to 30 psi...



http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&pid=00915236000



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It's rated at 2.5 scfm at 30 psi.
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I have one of these in my garage. I use it ONLY to inflate the tires on my car.



I find it a little hard to use. Not really that easy to get the pressure right for my car. But, it is not horrible either.
 
The Uncle said:
...I find it a little hard to use. Not really that easy to get the pressure right for my car. ..
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Is that because the regulator and gauge aren't very precise or repeatable?



I wouldn't expect them to be. Your best bet to over inflate by a few pounds and use a more precise gauge with a bleeder valve to set them to the correct pressure.

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I wind up doing exactly what you suggest. But, it doens't work as well as going to the gas station and using one of those rigs where the pressure on the dial corresponds closely with the pressure in your tire.
 
Does your gauge have a bleed valve or are you pressing the stem to release pressure? The valve makes it much easier and more precise. The extended hose really helps too because it makes it much easier to read while bleeding. The one pictured above is an Accu-Gage, it's very easy to use.



Accu-Gage also makes a nice unit that goes in between the compressor and a the tire:

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Still, it is even easier to use an inflator if it has a good gauge. Unfortunately the gauges at most gas stations get abused. If they work at all they shouldn't be trusted to be accurate. They're always plunger style gauges which are hard to read precisely anyway.



Griot's has a couple of cool inflators (analog, digital) with built in gauges and bleed valves. They're probably available elsewhere too.

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I have the one with the analog gauge. A little pricier than the average air chuck but I love mine, worth every penny.



Amazon sells a similar unit for pretty cheap (no idea about the quality).

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There are precision pressure regulators out there that could be set to give accurate, repeatable results. I've toyed with the idea getting one for my garage but can't justify the extra cost.







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This might be redundant but I was at sear today and they have a small 125PSI 3 Gallon compressor on sale...According to their chart it will power some tools....It outs out 2.4@90PSI



All I really need ot for is for an inflator and to occasionlly rmove wheels from cars



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