what kind of compressors are out in your garages? just looking for something for light duty, (filling tires, maybe runnin a cut off tool or grinder..
I have a Quincy QT-5. It's probably more compressor than you are looking for. On the other hand, you're going to need way more compressor to run a grinder than blow up a tire. If you're gonna be running lots of grinders and other air tools, maybe light duty isn't exactly what you need. Go to the garage journal. There's a lot of info on that sort of thing there.
I just bought a Campbell-Hausfeld 60 gallon compressor that will deliver 10.2 CFM at 90 psi. Haven't even fully hooked it up yet! It's a 230 v motor, oiled compressor with cast iron cylinders. I paid $359 on sale at Tractor Supply. With the cost of steel and fuel, I didn't figure it would get cheaper, not would the free shipping last very long..
cool, got the tractor supply right herein ATX.. garage journal? is that linked to here? don't think i have ever heard of it.. I was looking at a porter cable, after reading some horror stories about craftsman and of course the harbor freight special central pneumatic... Thanks for the info
I have a Quincy 325 compressor myself, Quincy is the top of the line. You can buy a fake 5 horse and justify it by saying "I don't use it that much" But if you have a phone in your garage and the compressor goes off, when the person on the other end offers you a rust free model A for free if you get here now but you don't hear him you will kick yourself in the *** for getting such a noisy piece of S**t. Two years later you will be looking for another compressor because yours broke down in the middle of painting that model A you bought and can't figure out why you have fish eye in the paint.
I have a Quincy 325 myself, it's not hooked up yet, how loud are they compared to those China 60 gal compressors? I am replacing one of those with the Quincy.
yea, after reading a bunch of reviews compressors are defiantly one of those" you get what you pay for" items...
We have a Porter Cable 5hp 2 stage 80gal at work, makes way less air than my Quincy 5hp 2 stage 80 gal. It is about 3 times louder. Look at the pump RPM. The pump speed on my quincy is about 900 rpm. The pump speed on that Porter Cable is at least double that. I have had my Quincy for about 10 years. I use it daily and haven't had a single problem with it.
Most of these at farm stores and home centers are made by Eagle in Canada. I bought a little larger one from our Runnings farm store. Good units, mine is also the "V" style pump which I HIGHLY Recommend! Mine runs quiet enough that I can run it in the shop under the house with Carla and the baby sleeping upstairs and not wake them.
I've got an old (at least 15yrs) DeVilbiss cheap single-stage 5HP 60gal compressor - it does 85% of what I need. I run air tools easily and even can do some stuff in the blast cabinet. I'm going to step up to a larger 2-stage soon, but this has served me well for a long time. I think that Tractor Supply 5window mentioned above is probably a helluva deal for someone that only occasionally wants to run a grinder or sander....
Can anyone provide input as to what capacity, SCFM/PRESS, I might need to run: HVLP paint gun, plazma cutter, typical home garage air tools, ie., small grinders/cutting-wheels, DA sander, etc.? I know this is a vague question, but what are the specs of your compressor? Thank you.
i have a matco single stage that has worked for about 15years but i would recommend you get the biggest monster you can afford and have room for the size of the tank is important grinders and drills are just about a open line when you use them with the larger tank you dont have to listen to the pump as often as a wise friend of mine said a little is good more is better and entirely to much is just about right you wont regret getting to big a unit but you might getting to small of one
Lowes. Weve been using them in the shop everyday solid for the last 2 years, and another Ive had for 14 years still working great. -Jason
60 gallon-5hp cambell hausfield. going on 9 years of use. has been ok so far... one of the best things i have done with my compressor is put it in a shed behind my garage and plumb it into the garage. its nice not hearing a compressor over the radio.
Your intake filter has a lot to do with how noisy your compressor is...I changed my cheap-o oiled felt out for a fabricated intake that uses a lawnmower air filter - the difference was amazing - much, much quieter.
Try this site. They have pretty good information, comparisons and set up info. What you need is AIR FLOW at a certain psi, not HP or some other weird measurement. http://www.aircompressorsdirect.com/catalog/inthegarage.php
try these guys!! no bs no thrills or spills and great customer service there all made in the usa!!! and I have used mine for everthing from airtools to paint to sodablasting http://www.eatoncompressor.com/page/page/504747.htm I highly reccomend them to any one on here looking for an industrial compressor at a workingmans price
I'm actually running an old school compressor, a 1960 Curtis 60 gallon dual stage. The motor is newer though, a Leeson 220 volt 5 hp. David
Hey F.Ernie, What did you use to adapt the lawnmower filter? I have the oiled felt also and want to change. The intake is simply 3/4" MPT but I cannot find a filter holder to fit. gk
You'll laugh, but I just used the round cartridge filter with a single hole on one end, I fabbed up a plate to block off the opening on my compressor, drilled a hole to accept a conduit compression fitting & the filter actually sits snugly over that - no clamps, no nothing. Been that way for two years, works like a champ.
If my camera was fully operational I would post pictures of my dad and I's compressor set up. We've got a Gardner Denver pull behind compressor we use to run the blaster, air tools, and most everything else air powered, except the paint guns we have a seperate compressor for the booth. We just took and backed the compressor up to the side of the shop, ran lines through the wall with disconnects so you can use the compressor other places. It's pretty sweet. It will run our portable out doors blaster and the big cabinet, and some air tools all at the same time. We've tried. It's powered by a 4cyl Continental engine. If you really want an overkill compressor set up I know of another compressor just like ours.
Have an old Speedaire with a two-stage 230V Dayton compressor unit and an 80 gallon tank. it makes half as much noise as the smallest 110V Craftsman/Home Depot single-stage compressors- no joke.
Check this page out. I have the 218v but am real pleased with the BelAire quality. http://www.asedeals.com/air_compressors_copy.html
I'm kinda surprised no one mentioned Ingersoll Rand. I had/have a 6hp 60g ****sman (10.3 cfm #90) it ran well but my cabinet blaster worked it unmercifully, It would get so hot you could not even touch the tank . I upgraded to a IR 7.5/80gal double stage. The difference is incredible. I can run a DA, cabinet blaster AND a pressure pot blaster at the same time. Its rated at 25cfm @ 175psi but I turned the pressure down to 130 (I was told that increases working cfm) so I am not sure what it is. (pressure pot consumes around 25cfm by itself) I also moved it out back and it made the shop much more enjoyable.
Best bet is to buy as much cfm as you can afford, actually, get just a bit more than that. Too much is about right. And stick with the industrial brands; IR, DeVilbis, Roy....
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