Air Techniques Compresso-Dri Compressor?

[ersatzs2]

Anyone have any experience with an Air Techniques Compressor? There is one on my local Craigslist, so I searched, and these are extreme high end compressors with built in air dryers for clinical applications like dentists and tattoo parlors. Supposedly very quiet and reliable. Mfr in NY. Only a 20 gallon tank on the one locally, but dual head (2 seperate, oil/air cooled heads) design supposedly has really fast recovery. Haven't found or looked at actual specs and the model locally has been replaced.
Looks like a really interesting option but wondered if anyone here had seen one up close...

 

[tcianci]

It may be a good machine but the most important thing is the CFM delivery...make sure it exceeds the demand of the tools you want to run.

 

[swharris]

I'd have to agree. Dental tools would not need much cfm. Make sure you check and post back CFM, max pressure@ specific CFM. Also, what will you be doing with it? Airtools? Painting? General garage air?? It all relates to what you will need.

 

[ket-tek]

AirTech are very nice compressors. they are dental compressor which dentist demand extreme dry air, they typically will have dual large desiccant dryers, and automatic tank water dumps, line moisture indicators, and have super fast recovery times so a very large tank is not needed. Though they would push a larger tank with ease.

They are typically set to turn on at 80 and off at 100. You'd have to change pressure switches to go much above 100, though they are built for high pressures, the primary goal is fast recovery and dry air.

What model are you looking at? Due to the extreme dry air they are built for it would be good for painting.

A dual head Airstar 50 is over $5000 retail, and has oil less heads, a dental oil-less is built to be WAY quieter than say the unbearably loud craftsman 30g oil less I had in the past, and couldn't get rid off quick enough to get that noise as far away from here as possible.

 

[ersatzs2]

Here is the post. When I look on the website I can't find recovery time yet. I would use it for general air tool chores. Asking price is $400 so only considering this offbeat alternative because it sounds like a great compressor for cheap.


Selling air compressor used in dental offices but can be used for Tattoo parlors, small work shops, etc. where air
delivery is needed all day long without the worry of overheating the heads.
Model is an Air Techniques Compresso-Dri Model 66. A new one would retail for 3 to 4 thousand dollars.
Not like a Sears compressor. This is a continuous duty air compressor in great shape.
I have an extra tank and heads also.
20 Gal. tank. 220 VAC. Twin Copeland Oil-Cooled heads. Each head is 1hp, twin cylinder.
Runs quiet and forever.

 

[Rickenbackerman]

I know this post is a year old, but I found one of these and am seriously considering picking it up. It's the same one, a compresso dri L-66. Does 8.4cfm@100psi, but he says only one pump works. For $250 I might bite on it...

 

[54FordPanel]

It wouldn't be a good shop air compressor.

 

[Rickenbackerman]

Why is that? I'm looking for something to replace my POS craftsman oil-less 30gallon. The main thing I want is quiet, since it will go in my one-car shop in the basement. I know these things run real quiet, and this one puts out more air than what I have now (assuming I can get the second pump running).

 

[54FordPanel]

I don't think 8 cfm at 100 psi will run many shop tools.
Here's a chart for some common air tools....and keep in mind, if your air tools are of the "cheaper" variety, they aren't nearly as good and they take alot more air to run.

http://www2.northerntool.com/air-compressor-buyers-guide.htm

So I don't think you are stepping up to much better than the noisy Craftsman you have now. It'll just be quieter, for sure.

I used to have a Craftsman oilless too, and I know how annoying they are. I think you would be happier to save your $250 and put it towards a compressor that's designed to shop work, not low CFM dental work.
You can get a low end 60 gallon 5 hp at Lowes or Home Depot or even Harbor Freight for around $500, and I think you would be much happier with that.

 

[Rickenbackerman]

Gotcha, thanks for the input. My only thing is that I don't like the cheap stuff, so I'll just keep searching for a good used USA made small-ish compressor...

 

[ersatzs2]

I just want to chime in Rickenbackerman and say: 'Kudos for using the search function.'
GJ would be a lot more valuable if people built on existing threads rather than starting new ones all the time, so thanks for being a good citizen! (and good luck with the compressor search) personally I just saved a search on ebay for Kaeser compressor and hope someday I'll get lucky.

 

[mechanicalman]

Not to thread-jack, but I started a thread for the Airstar 5 compressor I got a good deal that needs some work.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3127997#post3127997