fflintstone
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I allways thought Quincy was the best. I would have been really happy with an IR, speedair or champion, but I really had a stiffy geting a Quincy for $400!
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I allways thought Quincy was the best. I would have been really happy with an IR, speedair or champion, but I really had a stiffy geting a Quincy for $400!
GeorgiaHybrid
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You are going to really like that Quincy. Once you go blue, you can never go back.
Diggers4life
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Here's a couple of pictures of part of one of the compressors i work on, but they are not actually in my garage
The're made by a company called Sulzer Burckhardt, put out 1600cfm, at 2000psi, have five seperate compression stages, are watercooled between stages and require an 800hp electric motor to drive them.
Nice compressors! Noticed you're not wearing any hearing protection though!?
GeorgiaHybrid
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Mines maroon.
Can I still be on Team Blue?
Yeh, we will let you on team blue.......but we won't take the Irish....
impulse922
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Picked this one up yesterday for $200. Should get me by until i find a deal on a nice 5hp/1750rpm unit. This one is 3hp/3450rpm, has a made in USA compressor, and i'm sure the tank is as well.
Grigg
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Here's the Quincy I'll be using, picked it up on ebay for something less than $200
It's got two model 240 compressors, which are single stage, but two cylinders. Each at 2HP, although I plan to speed one up a little and run it with a 3 phase 7.5HP, which is max recommended by the book.
Tank is 125 gallon.
Anyone have recommendations on where to buy parts and oil, preferably a helpful Quincy dealer?
It's got two model 240 compressors, which are single stage, but two cylinders. Each at 2HP, although I plan to speed one up a little and run it with a 3 phase 7.5HP, which is max recommended by the book.
Tank is 125 gallon.
Anyone have recommendations on where to buy parts and oil, preferably a helpful Quincy dealer?
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GeorgiaHybrid
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I have a local Quincy dealer that I buy oil/air filters from as well as gallon jugs of QuinSyn oil. You should have one in your area but it might take a call to Quincy to find out.
By the way, that is a NICE compressor.
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i know setting my quincy was a royal pain that mother HAS to be heavy as hell
Grigg
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Thanks,
There is one about 50 minutes away, but I haven't had a chance to visit yet.
Yes, I too think it is heavy, but the forklift has no complaints
Grigg
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Diggers4life
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Here's my other one. Sorry for the crappy pic.
It started life as a 25 hp single stage Gardner Denver. Obviously I can't run a 25 hp three phase motor in my residental garage. I'm hoping to slow the pump down enough that I can run a single phase 10hp motor. The tag on the pump says with the 25hp motor the pump RPM was 870. I think, if I slow it down to about 350, I should be able to run a 10hp single phase motor. Hopefully that's still fast enough for the pump to get proper lubrication. If it works, it should be quiet and make a fair amount of air for me.
BTW: I got it the way it sits for free.
It started life as a 25 hp single stage Gardner Denver. Obviously I can't run a 25 hp three phase motor in my residental garage. I'm hoping to slow the pump down enough that I can run a single phase 10hp motor. The tag on the pump says with the 25hp motor the pump RPM was 870. I think, if I slow it down to about 350, I should be able to run a 10hp single phase motor. Hopefully that's still fast enough for the pump to get proper lubrication. If it works, it should be quiet and make a fair amount of air for me.
BTW: I got it the way it sits for free.
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Here's my other one. Sorry for the crappy pic.
It started life as a 25 hp single stage Gardner Denver. Obviously I can't run a 25 hp three phase motor in my residental garage. I'm hoping to slow the pump down enough that I can run a single phase 10hp motor. The tag on the pump says with the 25hp motor the pump RPM was 870. I think, if I slow it down to about 350, I should be able to run a 10hp single phase motor. Hopefully that's still fast enough for the pump to get proper lubrication. If it works, it should be quiet and make a fair amount of air for me.
BTW: I got it the way it sits for free.
Nice GD compressor, is it a ADL-1010?
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scuba0459
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My Matrx OL-7 oil-less compressor.
This compressor is quite common in Dental clinics. It is rated at 10.7 CFM at 80 PSI, Needs 20 amps at 208-230 Volts and delivers air that is dry to -25 and filtered to .01 micron or measured as a percentage is 99.997% clean. You will notice that only 1/2 of it still there. One of the heads blew apart under warranty and the manufacturer wrote it off and I picked it up. One day I will order a new head, they are made by Cattani in Italy and install it. At the same time I will replace the pressure relief valve and jack the pressure up to the rated pressure on the tank.
It is installed on a wooden platform in my garage and I will run a 1/2 line to my new workshop and connect it to either a series of pony tanks or a old compressor tank that I will install in the attic.
The compressor has a low voltage contactor so I can turn it on and off using a low voltage switch.
It's a great compressor and suits my needs.
I represent a line of dental air compressors so getting a tank should not be an issue.
Albert
This compressor is quite common in Dental clinics. It is rated at 10.7 CFM at 80 PSI, Needs 20 amps at 208-230 Volts and delivers air that is dry to -25 and filtered to .01 micron or measured as a percentage is 99.997% clean. You will notice that only 1/2 of it still there. One of the heads blew apart under warranty and the manufacturer wrote it off and I picked it up. One day I will order a new head, they are made by Cattani in Italy and install it. At the same time I will replace the pressure relief valve and jack the pressure up to the rated pressure on the tank.
It is installed on a wooden platform in my garage and I will run a 1/2 line to my new workshop and connect it to either a series of pony tanks or a old compressor tank that I will install in the attic.
The compressor has a low voltage contactor so I can turn it on and off using a low voltage switch.
It's a great compressor and suits my needs.
I represent a line of dental air compressors so getting a tank should not be an issue.
Albert
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merim123
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how much was this compressor? would love to hear your feedback on how quiet it really is.
e-tek
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I bought this little puppy to do some brad nailing on a few projects, then, because it was smalll, quiet and filled so fast, I started using it to fill tires and blow things off rather than running up the "big un".....
About 3 weeks go by and I needed the big one for some grinding - turned it on and realized IT'S MUCH QUIETER than the little one (which is oil-filled!!!)
About 3 weeks go by and I needed the big one for some grinding - turned it on and realized IT'S MUCH QUIETER than the little one (which is oil-filled!!!)
10.5 outlaw
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Just bought this "Bad Boy"
e-tek
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That is some HD shelving outlaw - Looks like thousands of pounds of stuff up there!!
Tell me, does the compressor make COLD air??
Tell me, does the compressor make COLD air??
That is some HD shelving outlaw - Looks like thousands of pounds of stuff up there!!
Tell me, does the compressor make COLD air??
Damn. That's one advantage of a steel building.
Say, what is the CFM output on yours, e-tek? I can't quite read the label...lol.
10.5 outlaw
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26cfm @ 175 psi
RbrtAWhyt
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Just bought this "Bad Boy"
I take it you don't use the tire changer very much...
impulse922
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10.5 outlaw
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Ya i have a forklift to, Saves space
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This is my compressor -- ONE of hundreds -- this one is in Vietnam --
MADE in USA -- I travel the world repairing and installing compressors! And in between I am home building my dream garage to enjoy when I retire!
Joe B.
PS -- it would be enough air to supply a city of garages - NON STOP !!
MADE in USA -- I travel the world repairing and installing compressors! And in between I am home building my dream garage to enjoy when I retire!
Joe B.
PS -- it would be enough air to supply a city of garages - NON STOP !!
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Hey -- I do the same thing for CAMERON ---
Here is a pic of me and one of mine in Italy and one in Saudi Arabia!
Great to see ya!!
Joe B.
Before I saw you and yours on the site I put up pics of a new one I just finished in Vietnam! But I am not in the picture!
Take care!
Here is a pic of me and one of mine in Italy and one in Saudi Arabia!
Great to see ya!!
Joe B.
Before I saw you and yours on the site I put up pics of a new one I just finished in Vietnam! But I am not in the picture!
Take care!
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Rockford514
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Mine yes I'm cheap
I have it wired and plumbed right now
yes I'm cheapI have it wired and plumbed right now
shorin
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Several of the industrial compressors in this forum may have me beat, but I doubt any home ones will...
Several months ago, I bought this beast from work for scrap price. We have 4 100HP units at work, and didn't need this "little guy" any more...
It's a Gardner-Denver 15HP rotary screw unit. Not sure on the tank capacity, but it's big. Data plate doesn't list a CFM rating, but a max PSI of only 100 PSI... It worked perfectly when pulled, but has pretty high hours (58,000). It's hard to tell in the pictures as it's on the back side, but it has a built-in after cooler / water separator with filters.
The only big issue is that it's wired/controlled for 460V 3-phase. I've got to decide if I'm going to drop it down to 230V and build a rotary phase converter, or swap the motor for a 220V single-phase unit (and use that 3-phase motor for a phase converter in the future), or just sell it for a profit and buy something smaller... If I keep it, I'm sure it will put out more air than I could ever need in a home shop.
I've also got two Craftsman compressors, but they're not really worthy of a picture... One is a model 16732, 2HP, 33gal unit that I use daily in the shop right now. The other one is a little pancake unit I keep at the house for airing up tires, etc.
Danny
Several months ago, I bought this beast from work for scrap price. We have 4 100HP units at work, and didn't need this "little guy" any more...
It's a Gardner-Denver 15HP rotary screw unit. Not sure on the tank capacity, but it's big. Data plate doesn't list a CFM rating, but a max PSI of only 100 PSI... It worked perfectly when pulled, but has pretty high hours (58,000). It's hard to tell in the pictures as it's on the back side, but it has a built-in after cooler / water separator with filters.
The only big issue is that it's wired/controlled for 460V 3-phase. I've got to decide if I'm going to drop it down to 230V and build a rotary phase converter, or swap the motor for a 220V single-phase unit (and use that 3-phase motor for a phase converter in the future), or just sell it for a profit and buy something smaller... If I keep it, I'm sure it will put out more air than I could ever need in a home shop.
I've also got two Craftsman compressors, but they're not really worthy of a picture... One is a model 16732, 2HP, 33gal unit that I use daily in the shop right now. The other one is a little pancake unit I keep at the house for airing up tires, etc.
Danny
Build a Phase converter and get a transformer to step it up to 460v.
Grigg
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You won't find a 15 HP single phase motor, nor do you want to buy or run one if you did.
The simplest option is a converter and rewiring the motor for 220 volt (still 3 phase) if it can be rewired. But to do so you also need to double check the control cabinet to see if everything can handle twice the current. With luck everything is already sized large enough to use the lower voltage, if not you'll need to swap out components.
Another option is a phase converter and step up transformer, but you'll have to shop around or stumble onto a good deal on the transformer, otherwise it could be expensive.
Should make a nice compressor for you if you'll need a lot of air, say for a blasting cabinet or the like. Otherwise probably not worth the effort if you don't need the capacity.
Grigg
The simplest option is a converter and rewiring the motor for 220 volt (still 3 phase) if it can be rewired. But to do so you also need to double check the control cabinet to see if everything can handle twice the current. With luck everything is already sized large enough to use the lower voltage, if not you'll need to swap out components.
Another option is a phase converter and step up transformer, but you'll have to shop around or stumble onto a good deal on the transformer, otherwise it could be expensive.
Should make a nice compressor for you if you'll need a lot of air, say for a blasting cabinet or the like. Otherwise probably not worth the effort if you don't need the capacity.
Grigg
i'd adapt it to gas or sell it. Keeping it electric would cost a small fortune in both converting it for home use and then running it. Even 3 phase, assuming you're setup for it at home, its probably still close to a 20 amp draw.
1Garageman
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So tell me, what do companies do/use these giant air compressors for?
Most 3 phase 15 hp motors have a 40A Full Load Amperage rating.
shorin
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This motor (GE made) has a rating of 38.8A at 230V / 19.4A at 460V. This would make it pull a little less than my welder at 220V... Granted, it will probably run a little more than I run my welder.
I'm still debating what I'm going to do, but I'm going to keep it electric if I keep it. I don't want to fool with the noise / hastle of making it gas or propane.
I'm pretty comfortable with controls and motors as I'm an engineer for a company that makes electric motors...
There are 15HP single-phase motors out there, they're just not very common as it's a pretty narrow application and the NEMA ratings stop at 10HP. I may be able to get whatever motor I need from a sister plant that makes that size motors, but I haven't made any inquiries yet.Regarding upping the voltage after the phase converter, I'd need a 20 kVA transformer, and that would cost atleast $600 used by the time I got it home (new is about $2500). Unfortunately, my company doesn't make transformers too... At that price, it would be cheaper to re-control as all I really need is a pressure switch and a motor starter...
Danny
not at 460 volts they dont.
Thats the problem, since its a max PSI of 100 its going to be running a lot. Thats generally the minimum of what you want your line pressure at for just running your basic set of air tools.
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shorin
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This isn't my company's, but it's a quick example....
http://www.electricmotorwholesale.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=catalog.prodInfo&productID=1904&categoryID=103
55A - almost exactly what my welder pulls (Miller Syncrowave)....
Danny