It's been almost 40 years since I purchased my dual stage IR air compressor. Over the years I have used it for painting, sandblasting, air powered tools (DA sander, long board file, die grinders, etc) and a Coats tire changer. Now that batter powered tools have become more dependable and...
Just to clarify, I have mine wired so that the automatic timer only comes on when the compressor is running. You can still have power to the unit. When the pump shuts off once it gets to pressure so does the auto drain power.
I have an older 60 gallon, 5hp IR dual stage air compressor that I added the qwork automatic timed drain valve to replace the manual drain valve. I wired it so that it has power when the compressor is running and set it for a 15 minute interval. It's been on the unit for about 3 years now and...
After many years of making due, I bought the Sanuke Hydraulic Crimping tool with cable cutter last month off of Amazon. It was a returned item so they discounted it, but for all practical purposes it had never been used as far as I could tell. I needed it to make terminal ends for an auxillary...
I would just take my dremel tool or a half round file to the handle and blend the damaged area until it was smooth. It won’t be a show piece but will work just fine.