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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...

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?

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 scored some led lights for my shop this week. 20 4ft sticks and 8 2ftx4ft luminaires that have been converted to no-ballast led with 4 4ft sticks each. The total of all, plus my 3 existing led fixtures adds up to 185,000 lumens. The shop is 40x80. I am planning to use 4 sticks on every...

I was just wondering, for curiosity's sake, if a guy could run a 120v mig welder with a dc buzz box? The feeder would still run on the 120v plug, and the buzz box lead hooked to the gun. I don't know how the amp ratings work on mig guns. As long as any leads were properly...

I put new bearings and capacitors in my "new to me" air compressor motor, but it turns the wrong way. The label was accidentally destroyed maliciously by a mouse. This is all I have, and I can't find anything online. Can anyone help? It is wired for 240 volts.

I am getting my 705 compressor clone back together and was looking at the cooler design. There is a cast iron intercooler and a small aftercooler. Being thick heavy cast iron, how much heat do they actually pull out of the air? If they cool it enough, then there would be water in the coolers...

I am finishing up the work on my Eaton compressor. (SB 705 clone) I have the head taken apart for cleaning/rust removal and the rest is all back together. The previous owner left it in a salty snowbank all winter and it was rusted and locked up tight. He seems to have messed with it before...

I hope this is ok to post here. I am looking to bounce my ideas off of some other bright minds and maybe help someone out. I have a 1991 F-250. It has been beefed up a bit and regularly hauls 5-6k lbs. Yep, the weight is right and the truck hauls it without trouble. I haul logs, firewood...

I'm getting my "new-to-me" compressor cleaned up and de-rusted. The previous owner left it outside all winter. It came apart, but the bottom end was pretty rusty. The crank cleaned up fine with a wire wheel and some polishing of the journals. The factory finish on the journals left a lot to...

What exactly is it that determines an air compressor's duty cycle? I have a 5hp Emax 2 stage with a duty cycle of 60% according to the manual. I called and they said it is because of the rings/valves. Is this a bunch of BS or is there some truth to it. It seems the rings should be fine and...

I'm building an air compressor for my shop. I have a vertical 120 gallon tank(great condition), and four more 25 gallon tanks to put around the shop or use for quick detach portables that stay charged when connected to the system.:bounce: So I have a total of 220 gallons of storage. Total...