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Help buying an air compressor
whammoed:
I recently went shopping for a compressor. My immediate need is to install 920 square feet of hardwood. I also thought maybe I should get a big one that can do more than shoot nails....then I found out how heavy those are. I realized I will need two compressors. One portable for nailing and other odd jobs and one larger for sanders, HVLP, etc. So far I have a 6 gallon Bostitch pancake. Came with a finish nailer and a brad nailer. These air tools are so sweet and getting them was long overdue. Every time I get a new tool I wonder how I lived without it.
TOK:
--- Quote from: whammoed on November 18, 2010, 04:23:21 pm ---I recently went shopping for a compressor. My immediate need is to install 920 square feet of hardwood. I also thought maybe I should get a big one that can do more than shoot nails....then I found out how heavy those are. I realized I will need two compressors. One portable for nailing and other odd jobs and one larger for sanders, HVLP, etc. So far I have a 6 gallon Bostitch pancake. Came with a finish nailer and a brad nailer. These air tools are so sweet and getting them was long overdue. Every time I get a new tool I wonder how I lived without it.
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I bought a couple hoses so I can reach anywhere in or around the house with my garage compressor. That has worked out great so far.
whammoed:
--- Quote from: TOK on November 18, 2010, 08:21:27 pm ---
I bought a couple hoses so I can reach anywhere in or around the house with my garage compressor. That has worked out great so far.
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That's a good idea and I thought about doing that too. Wanted to be able to throw this in the car too though. Help out my parents, family, etc.
SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: jennifer on November 18, 2010, 03:14:50 pm ---Oiled compressor reefers to piston type delivery, as opposed to an oiless which is a diaphram.
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Yeah, that makes sense. My father had a piston type (I guess) and they're rotting in the mountains right now because I can't get the hoses for them (at a reasonable price anyways). Makes me sad to see them rot away, but there isn't much I can do about it. The world wants to use ---smurfy--- cheap compressors nowadays. :(
MonMotha:
The hoses should be relatively standard. At worst, you'll just need some weird adapter to get it hooked up at the compressor end, but most are just 1/4" NPT, at least in the USA (European destined units may use metric threads). You'll probably want quick connectors, of course, but those just screw on to the ends of the hoses or whatever. If there's some oddball quick connector on the compressor, you can probably replace it with something more modern/standard.
Oh, and Harbor Freight sells cheap crap. It's crap, but it is cheap, so if you don't plan to use it much, it's a good deal. However, if you plan to use it a lot, well, it's crap.
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