Recent content by Ike Carlson

I hear ya. I am turning 39 today and it feels like the 90’s were just a few years ago!!!

I brought home an old compressor that belonged to my uncle. The tank was rusted through so we stripped it down and saved the motor and compressor. The compressor has spiral baffles inside the intake filters! It’s a pretty quiet unit when running. I am currently cleaning the heads, valves, and...

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I have an older air compressor and don’t know what BRZ means on the tag. Are the seams brazed instead of welded? Is the whole tank bronze? (I wouldn’t think so) Anyone know?

Air tools: die grinder, impact, ratchet, blow gun, drill, small blast cabinet, tire chuck, air chisel/hammer, spray gun, nail guns, palm nailers.

I can/will test it myself. That's for sure. I’m not worried about it failing because it has been closed and there was still just a little bit of propane left in it. I will do an internal/external exam/cleaning and pressure test with water. I will obviously have to add a water drain. I might run...

This is the new tank. It is 240 psi working pressure.

This is the existing tank/pump. The tank is extremely heavy. I can’t find anything for the 2g compressor online. I’m thinking that means 2 cfm at whatever speed it is rated for? I was running it at about 850 rpm. It made enough air for light shop work and filling tires. The new tank is a 120...

I made one from scratch… Tumbler

I am in the process of getting my larger air compressor put together. My existing tank is 60 gallons and the new one is 120 gallons. I am thinking of plumbing them together for more storage. Who can argue with 180 gallons of air? My problem is I feel bad using such a sturdy tank (325 psi...

“I wasn’t reefin on it that hard”… Dude had a cheater bar on a little cast iron lathe…

A simple metal detector works. I use mine for finding rebar, wires, and nails/screws.

Yeah, don’t throw it away. It could still be used as a rotator or for less accurate tasks if you welded or bolted the bed together

See what you can find on marketplace or craigslist. I picked up an old westinghouse 2g on a 60 gal tank. It weighs several times more than any of the newer stuff. It’s not a high cfm compressor and is only 1 cylinder, but it will happily run up past 285 psi and destroy a regulator. (Didn’t know...

I am getting close to installing the air compressor. The motor on my Westinghouse blew a capacitor, so I might as well plumb in the new compressor and motor. It’s cold again this week, but it should warm up a bit next week, so that’s likely when it will happen.