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In the end, I went with the Jenny mainly because of a couple reasons, including CFM rating, and the motor manufacture, but the biggest thing over the IR is the pressure lubrication. The IR is splash lube, and in this price range, you should have pressurized lubrication standard, IMO I...

Sorry folks, thought I had added the picture. Here it is. She’s wired up and plumbed in, and runs great. A lot quieter then my old one, and the extra CFM makes a huge difference.

Picked up this Jenny this morning.

OK, So everybody seems to love the Quincy compressors. Any word on what everyone thinks of the Jennys? Are the new IRs, like the one I linked to in the OP any good?

Ya, That company is a little bit away from me, and tractor supply is 2.1 miles from my shop, and carries about 90% of the consumable items to maintain the compressor, and the company I would buy the Jenny through, Hovis Auto parts, also carries most of the consumables for the compressors they sell

Hey Folks, like the title says, looking for air compressor advice. So, I own a small auto repair shop. I do tires, some sand blasting, and normal shop work. I do run a large air grinder sometimes, but that's probably the most demanding thing, along with the tire machine. So... I have a 60 Gal...

Took this pic today. Top drawer of my KRL1033.

Microtech Siphon II. Love mine, takes Fisher Space pen refills, and has a lifetime warranty. Slightly expensive.

I’m not sure either... I’ll have to do a little bit of research on that also.

Thank you sir. I really appreciate this information. This answers a big question I had, which was: can I get started with a cheapo bender for the occasional job. Answer: no, they don’t have the right dies

Very true on all counts. I’ve always bought good tools, and I always will. I try to only buy the best, because that’s what I’ve always made the most money with. I think the info I was mostly looking for was about benders, but I learned about welders too, so that’s good. Now I know that...

The problem I’ve run into is mainly the quality of the aftermarket parts, and nobody wants to pay for OEM parts. The walker stuff especially, which is what most parts stores around me stock, lasts for about 9-12 months before it that’s out completely and starts to leak. The joy of living in the...

As I mentioned earlier, I do have torches. And I also have varias shields. From what a lot of people are telling me, the manual benders just don’t work with the thin wall exhaust pipe

Haha I have years of experience with exhaust work, and as a professional mechanic. But my experience is on a $20,000 bender and a $6000 welder, and I’m trying to find cheaper options from people that have taken a similar path, or may know more about cheaper options then me. See, there’s this...

Ok, I really appreciate the advice. Thanks. And I think I see what you mean about inventory. I’ve found that out a little already on my own. I’m going to start looking around and talking to my tool guys and reps about used benders. See where the pricing is and what to expect. I’ve got a lot of...

I can defiantly fork up the cash for a better welder. And I will, based off the things people are telling me here. My thinking initially was, put the money into my big welder setup later on, and just get a decent mig setup right now. But I’ll get a 140 model and hopefully that’ll do the trick...

Ya, I get that. I guess I start looking into the 140 model welders now. Coming from working in large, high volume shops, we always had good welders, but right now I don’t have money for a really good welding machine. But a 140 is affordable...

Thanks for the info. I’ve been in the game for abou 13 years, left the dealership this summer and was the senior Master Tech there. I’ve worked in my fair share of indy shops, and am trying to run my shop based on the good things I liked at other shops. And avoid the bad things I saw, mainly at...

So reading these reply’s, I think you guys answered my question. I’m not going to be able to use one of the cheap pipe benders to do what I want to do. I need a whole bender setup like the big ones from Bendpack. Unfortunatly right now I don’t have the 5-10k for one of those, and I haven’t seen...