First, I'd just like to say that I love this site, spent hours lurking and reading and learning!
I'm considering a small-ish compressor for home use. The main reason for use, and the most use it would get, would be help on auto repair. So, intermittent impact use along with use of an air ratchet (not continual use, obviously). I'd love to have a giant 60/80 gallon oil unit built in, but right now, that's not in the plans until I purchase a house. I liked the idea of the 200psi DeWalt units, so that I have a bit of time before it dropped below 90psi (read: slightly more time than a 125psi unit
). The portability of the 4.5 gallon unit is very appealing to me, but I'm sure that tank would drain in an amusingly small amount of time. So I'm mainly looking at the 15 gallon unit. I've heard the DeWalts getting lots of flack and bad rep here on this forum, but almost everywhere else, they get very good reviews. I know they are "oil less" and will be noisy, but the DeWalts I've heard run are slightly quieter, so that helps a small bit.
Does anyone here actually have the DeWalt 15 gallon or even the 4.5 gallon that would like to chime in?
I also liked the 8 and 15 gallon CH compressors at Lowes, but I'd like to use my HD gift cards if possible. Any opinions on those CH units would also be appreciated.
For reference, I'm looking at getting the IR Impact/Ratchet kit, with the Impact pulling an average of 5.0cfm and the ratchet 3 cfm if I recall. I also looked a some "husky" kit that included more at HD, and claimed ~4cfm for all the tools, but to be honest I like the IR tools better.
I will state that I understand some of my choices/options are not people's first, second, or even third choice, but they are within my budget and I understand they won't be the best and I'll have to sacrifice some. I also know that at times, some times frequently, I'll be waiting on the compressor to fill. I am ok with this. I've only had experience with cheap compressors that take forever, but waiting for a slow compressor is not as bad as having no air tools to help, at least for me.
Thanks in advance for any help, and patience with a newbie post. I know they can be frustrating
I'm considering a small-ish compressor for home use. The main reason for use, and the most use it would get, would be help on auto repair. So, intermittent impact use along with use of an air ratchet (not continual use, obviously). I'd love to have a giant 60/80 gallon oil unit built in, but right now, that's not in the plans until I purchase a house. I liked the idea of the 200psi DeWalt units, so that I have a bit of time before it dropped below 90psi (read: slightly more time than a 125psi unit
). The portability of the 4.5 gallon unit is very appealing to me, but I'm sure that tank would drain in an amusingly small amount of time. So I'm mainly looking at the 15 gallon unit. I've heard the DeWalts getting lots of flack and bad rep here on this forum, but almost everywhere else, they get very good reviews. I know they are "oil less" and will be noisy, but the DeWalts I've heard run are slightly quieter, so that helps a small bit.Does anyone here actually have the DeWalt 15 gallon or even the 4.5 gallon that would like to chime in?
I also liked the 8 and 15 gallon CH compressors at Lowes, but I'd like to use my HD gift cards if possible. Any opinions on those CH units would also be appreciated.
For reference, I'm looking at getting the IR Impact/Ratchet kit, with the Impact pulling an average of 5.0cfm and the ratchet 3 cfm if I recall. I also looked a some "husky" kit that included more at HD, and claimed ~4cfm for all the tools, but to be honest I like the IR tools better.
I will state that I understand some of my choices/options are not people's first, second, or even third choice, but they are within my budget and I understand they won't be the best and I'll have to sacrifice some. I also know that at times, some times frequently, I'll be waiting on the compressor to fill. I am ok with this. I've only had experience with cheap compressors that take forever, but waiting for a slow compressor is not as bad as having no air tools to help, at least for me.
Thanks in advance for any help, and patience with a newbie post. I know they can be frustrating