Recent content by golferdude

I am getting close to finally powering up this compressor. I have to mount the mag starter and wire it 0, put the oil in, and power it up. Hopefully this weekend. Have a question on the oil. On the ISO68 oil, does it matter what weight? I found some iso68 20 weight. Thanks. Will share my...

I am going to get my motor this weekend. Then I still have to paint the tank. Then hopefully I can start putting it together. fingers crossed. I do have a couple more questions. 1. I was going to put 2 safety valves on the tank. How do you size them? If I run the pressure to 175, do I...

Well I have been able to do a couple of things more on the compressor project. On the tank, I wanted to put a piece of pipe on each end to set the tank in the air and spin the tank with gravel in it to clean the inside of loose rust. But the bottom only had a 1/4" pipe thread which wouldnt...

I have read where people think it is good to have a mag motor starter? Is it worth it? Also, looking at a filter regulator, there are a lot of brands. I am looking for one that has a 1/2" inlet min. My airline is looped around the shop and is 3/4". Thanks for all of your...

Thanks...I have a 17.5" flywheel, so it says a 8 1/8" small pulley, with a 1725 motor. Your insert and pully link above are the same, goes to the pulley. Can u let me know what insert u used? Is there a brand of motor that is best, or what brand to stay away from?

Well I turned over the compressor and spins with no problem. I have sockets that will fit the caps, might have to remove the brass fitting on top though. I also have a wrench that fits them. On the lines to the unloaders, I have the old ones. I think I have figured out how they go.

On the motor, I am trying to understand. Why wouldnt a 3450 motor work if I use a pulley to get the compressor spinning at 800 rpm? What would it damage? If I have to buy a 1725 rpm motor, will it be worth the $250 premium to get a 7.5 hp motor? What will it buy me?

I have finally got my shop far enough along to be able to bring an air compressor from my father in-laws shop. He passed away as he was rebuilding the compressor. We actually went to his shop with him on oxygen so he could tell me about the compressor. It is an westinghouse 2AVC compressor...

My father in law passed and I got a Bulldog 6" vise. It weighs about 75 lbs. I am about to build a shop in the next couple of months and would like to use an old 18 wheeler brake drum as my pedestal with a pipe welded to it and mount the vise on it in my shop. It got cracked at one time and...