compressor question

[the_duke]

alright, i'm actually looking at buying one for the house. i've been talkin around and i'm looking at opening up my own shop come 1-3 yrs. down the line where i'll need a rotary screw that does 22hp to handle the cfm load, i understand that, but for now i don't have the 5k or more to lay down on a rotary screw but i'm thinkin some air is better than no air at all at the house, right? so my tax return will allow me to get a compressor in the 500 buck range. i've seen the kobalt at lowes with a 60 gallon tank that does 13.3 scfm at 90 psi and there's a puma at atwoods with a 60 gallon with a average cfm rating of 15 (different wordage worries me). opinions?

 

[eschoendorff]

There is a local tool supply place that also doubles as an air compressor repair shop. They stock parts for just about every compressor made. They selll PUMA (made in Taiwan), but oddly enough they don't stock parts for them. They claim taht they haven't needed to service a PUMA.

Take that for what it's worth. I bough a 25 gal Cman Pro (long story), but i was considering a PUMA too....

 

[1320stang]

You might also check Tractor Supply if you have one near you.

 

[the_duke]

yeah, we got one down here, i'm down in Moore. lol.

i just looked on thier site and i could go with a camp for 100 less but i lose 3 to 5 cfm dependin on which compressor you're looking at.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Unless you have a shop with a dozens guys running air tools constantly, you will probably never be able to justify a rotary screw. They run and run, but you need to be consuming air continously to get any use from them. The average auto shop, even a larger one, doesn't use enough air on a constant basis to justify it. That said, look back thru previous compressor threads, as this has been discussed to death in the past.

As I noted before, buy as much as your wallet will allow, as large as you have electric capability to operate, and as big as you have room to physically install.

Charles

 

[1320stang]

I've got a buddy in Moore that has a horizontal 2-stage compressor that had developed a leak somewhere. He just bought a new compressor. He had offered it to me for $100, but it was 3 phase which I can't get at home. The pump and motor were good, after research, a phase converter or a single phase motor turned out to be about the same price of ~$500.

 

[the_duke]

for 100 bucks?

 

[Junkman]

Looks like it will take about a 7.5 HP motor to run that baby.... The tank alone is worth the $100!!!! I lightened the picture so it can be seen better...

 

[the_duke]

I'm all over that if cause i could at least run a set of tanks in series. and 100 bucks is a steal.

 

[1320stang]

I'll find out if he still has it.