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While shopping to get a few groceries I strolled down the books & magazines aisle to see if there were any cool new woodworking magazines to keep next to the sofa. I saw Wood Magazine's "Big Ideas for Small Workshops 2013" and noticed my shop in the index. I received a nice 4-page spread...

Just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas :):):) Be safe and enjoy special times with your loved ones!!! Burgie

Greetings... I am starting to gather information for the restoration of my next compressor. It has a Westinghouse 2HP dual voltage electric motor, Model # ALDP. Does anyone have a website or information on this motor? I'm pretty good surfin' the 'net but can't seem to find anything... Any...

Just when I was contemplating purchasing some accessories for the compressor...my Facilities buddy at work comes into my Lab and asks if I could use this...and gives it to me for free...:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: A Motorguard M-60 Filter w/ 3/4 NPT input/output connections...connected to a...

Well...15 months or so ago I bought my used Curtis 80-gallon, 5HP with E-50 2-stage pump air compressor for a restoration project. I now have the overhaul kit, spare parts, seals, gaskets and everything to put it back together...:bounce::bounce::bounce: Here are a few initial pics showing the...

Greetings... OK...so I bought a used Saylor-Beall compressor (80 gallon vertical tank, 2HP motor w/ Model 703 pump) from Craigslist. After removing all the plugs, including the 2-1/2" one close to the bottom, I inspected the inside of the tank (what I could see anyhow) and it looked pretty...

Greetings folks, I am looking at a Saylor Beall air compressor on Craigslist here: http://denver.craigslist.org/tls/3392860766.html. It is an 80 gallon tankl with a Model 703 2-stage pump and a westinghouse 115V/230V single phase motor. I have been chatting via e-mail with the owner and he...

All the wiring is done, the backplate is installed on the starter mounting struts and the hour meter is installed...

Good evening... Well, the new 5 HP Baldor motor is wired and running...but not without some electrical modifications... So first, a little background: The original 5 HP 3-phase motor that was OEM on the compressor was wired in series with the pressure switch. This meant that the full current...

OK...so I bought an hour meter for my compressor overhaul and found that a deep metal workbox and large single receptacle cover worked great as a housing. I primed and painted it with a hammered copper color and think it looks OK. What does everyone else think?? Burgie

Greetings folks... As I near completion of my air compressor restoration (http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=131606), I would like to know if anyone has used Royal Purple Synfilm Recip. 100 lubricant in the compressor pump crankcase? If so, how does it perform? If not, what...

Today I installed my new Baldor 5 HP motor and put the block on the tank.... New Siemens 5 HP motor starter and accessory on/off switch are on order and will be here by the middle of next week!!!

Well, OK, not really too much to update in terms of significant progress. BUT...there was a brand new 5 HP L1430T Baldor motor (230V, 1-phase, 184T frame, 1-1/8" shaft) under the Christmas tree...

Well...the compressor rebuild is still in progress albeit slower than I would like. The pump has been completely disassembled and all parts were bagged and tagged. Each was then meticulously cleaned to remove all grease and oil, washed in warm soapy water, dried and then media blasted using...

Greetings... Well, work has been insanely busy but this weekend I managed to move along with the restoration a bit. First, I got the shroud brackets cleaned, painted and mounted. Next was to take care of 2 of the 4 valve retainer bolt holes that the previous owner screwed up. One hole was...

Good evening... Well...my compressor is mobile :bounce::bounce::bounce:!!! Tonight I milled some Poplar rails and attached four 6" Colson casters; 2 fixed and 2 swivel with locks. With the help of my daughter's boyfriend we tilted the tank to one side, then the other, and bolted the rails to...

Good evening.. Well...tonight I installed the pressure switch, pressure relief, new pressure gauge, large tank port covers and polished copper pressure sensing line. (I actually disassembled the old gauge, gave it a thorough cleaning, paint removal, lube and reassembled it. It came out nice...

Good evening... After a busy few weeks of 2x/day in the gym and work being crazy, I finally am able to post another update to my compressor rebuild. Over the past few weeks I managed to get numerous flushes of the tank, both with hose pressure from the house sillcock as well as higher...

Well...today I had plans to work on my yard, which was neglected most of the summer due to my schedule. Nevertheless, this morning was beautiful here in Colorado so I gave the tank a light sanding with 600 grit followed by a dry wiping. I decided to go with Navy Blue (favorite color) and...

Spent the last few days after work wet sanding the tank and doing additional flushes of the inside. Started with 220 grit then followed up with 400 grit. I currently have 2 coats of primer on and it looks good so far!! I also threw together a couple caster blocks and bolted them to the legs to...