Recent content by JorWood

Bought this little compressor used awhile ago. It worked great, but an employee broke a valve somehow awhile back and I don't recall for the life of me what happened or what broke. Clearly there was some 3 way valve here but I've no idea what it was or what I need to buy to replace. Seems to...

Thank you so much for this. Easiest money I ever spent. Got it out with a poorly placed 3/16 bit and the tiniest extractor.

Well I bought the tiniest little locking pliers but I didn't have enough of the bolt to get those junky little things to bite.. Any proficient welders in or around Redding CA?

Was doing a timing belt on a 94 Accord today and managed to snap off one of the bolts that holds down the water pump. Got about 2-3mm of the old bolt sticking out past the block which isn't much to work with on account of the bolt only having a 10mm head to start out with. I have about 4-5"...

Alright that is what I assumed. Thanks guys!

I work off of an air compressor I carry in my truck and the CFMs are not quite enough. I'm often waiting on my tank. I have been thinking of stepping up to a gas powered compressor however I am considering the idea of running two 2 hp 120 volt compressors alongside each other with the two...

Well I'm happy to admit that I am very new to all this. I just realized that I've been running my regulator wide open at 125 psi and have been trying to get my head around where it should be. Since my typical setup is about 150ft of line with 3 connectors and 2 air filters I'm starting to think...

Thanks that does explain it. I appreciate companies like Aircat giving both ratings, even if they don't clarify them.

I made a mistake in the title as the question was never regarding the hose size, I only use 3/8" hose. It should have said coupler size. The basic question is, using a 3/8" hose, how many PSI would I have to run with 1/4" connectors to generate the same CFM at the gun as running 90psi on a 3/8"...

I thought 1/4" and 3/8" we're the relevant orifice sizes

I was recently at my friend's shop and noticed he's running 1/4" connectors on all his tools - including his impact guns. When I asked him why he doesn't use 3/8" for his impacts he told me he doesn't need them because the shop runs at 150 psi. My question is what air pressure do you have to...

I know this has probably been asked but I can't seem to find that answer. I'm looking at Aircat's website considering the 1150 or 1250k for the bigger jobs. I don't understand which torque rating I should be going off of for comparison sake. The 1250k is rated at 950 ft-lb of Max torque and...

$7 to ship a $7 head gasket... as a man of principle I might be making a homemade head gasket.

I finally got around to taking emory cloth to the crankshaft and removed all the aluminum from the rods that was worked in there. I also lightly sanded the connecting rods and it's purring like new again. However in my ignorance I took the head off to poke around and now I need a new head gasket...

Thanks guys, I'm pretty new to all of this (and I have tried to research). So the CFM rating on my tank is regarding what my pump is putting out while it's turning, right? And if I'm understanding this right then the CFM coming out of the hose is based on the PSI at the regulator and the hose...