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An update. I bought this one from Lowe's: http://www.lowes.com/pd_36_0__?productId=3370356 It's made by Campbell-Hausfeld and is like the one at Tractor Supply but it goes to a higher pressure and delivers more CFM. 11.5 CFM @ 90, 13.5 @ 40. The best I can tell is the performance boost is from...

Based on info from this forum and others I've come up with my compressor shootout. Probably out of contention: The newest versions of the Kobalt and Husky compressors: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-60-Gal-Stationary-Electric-Air-Compressor-C601H/203187350#.Un_bjeLcOV4 For a while, the...

I'm a mechanical engineer by degree. I mostly work in electronic controls but I have actually looked into this in detail, since I have a weekend racer car and a daily driver here in Ohio. I frequently use A2 stainless fasteners for exhaust parts, brackets, underbody panels, and similar...

First one, in college I had a bunch of oil, brake fluid, etc stored on my apartment balcony. One day the neighbor below comes up and tells me that my grill is leaking grease. I tell him I'll take care of it, knowing it's not grease from the grill. I find the leaking container, gather everything...