Home-built compressor

[NTAPHSE]

I am about to move into a new house and am planning my shop. I want to get rid of my noisy single stage Craftsman compressor and build something better. I have a York compressor on my bagged '51 Kaiser which I use to fill a 12 gallon tank for the air ride and it is very quiet and fast. What I would like to do for the shop is find a horizontal tank and use a York with an electric motor to run it. Anyone here ever done this?

 

[tman74]

I am thinking about building the same thing, a york with a 110v motor w/ a tank for my RV for airing up tires, running an impact wrench, misc. Has anyone build one?? Let's see some pics!!:

 

[Packard V8]

FWIW, For the past thirty-five years, my go-to-for-small-stuff air compressor is an OLD York twin-cylinder off a big truck air brake system. It's powered by a used 1hp 220v motor. The tank is a small one so it will pump up quickly. No one will ever get more years of use out of a system which cost $25 and some labor.

thnx, jack vines

 

[lilredex]

Are those Yorks like the ones used on Mopars in the seventies and eighties? Was thinking of making a mobile unit driven by a 5 HP gas engine. Could let the engine run and cycle the compressor using the magnetic clutch already on it. Anyone have a typical pic of one of those Yorks?

 

[nate379]

Mainly Ford/Mercury and a few Jeeps had them. The York 210 is the most desirable.

 

[48548]

Are you talking about something like this?

 

[lilredex]

Looks like the one I found..thanks:

http://www.wt4x4.net/tech/broncoair.htm

Mopars are twins. Like this one.........

http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/...ac_system_restore_iii/compressor_diagram.html

 

[mtnkrake]

I built one out of one of those Chrysler RV2 compressors. Used it for about 10 years.

 

[bmxr4life87]

What size motor would you use on that? I have a york 209 on my suburban and a 210 extra in my garage and would like more info I also have a huge compressor off an old international that would prolly move a lot of air in a hurry

 

[tman74]

a 1-2 hp 110v motor. and a 2-4 gallon tank.

 

[SCscoutguy]

Here is a very old compressor that my grandfather made I believe in the 60's out of a old tank, york car A/C compressor and a GE electric motor.

 

[Kev442]

This gem just showed up for sale today.
http://lacrosse.craigslist.org/tls/1626778507.html