Puma compressor

[mrpizza]

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200455339_200455339

Any thoughts on this? Mostly want to use 1/" and 3/8" impacts and air ratchets. Maybe a grinder, or a needle scaler. Thats about it, not much of a painter or anything. I will probably be buying the earthquake stuff from hf. Should I go bigger for the compressor?

 

[PsRumors]

If you look you can find a full size compressor used for that price. I ran a 60s Curtis I picked up for $400 for over 10 years. It was a 5 HP 80 gallon.

 

[Wes28376]

I'd like input on that compressor as well. I would love to have a larger 60 or 80 gallon version but right now I move every 3-4 years and don't want to deal with moving a larger compressor around.

 

[mrpizza]

Yeah I am in the marine corps so I have to move all of my stuff every three years as well. If I can buy a nice 60 gallon compressor and put casters on it, I would do that. Will that be stable enough for a big compressor like that?

 

[1984Datsun]

Yeah I am in the marine corps so I have to move all of my stuff every three years as well. If I can buy a nice 60 gallon compressor and put casters on it, I would do that. Will that be stable enough for a big compressor like that?

If you make a big enough base (at least twice the footprint of the compressor base circle) and had real heavy duty locking casters on all corners, I don't see how that would be a problem.

Alternative is to leave it bolted onto the pallet or bolt it down onto a pallet if it isn't already on one... that's what my 60 gallon Husky sits on right now... the original factory shipping pallet... it sits in the corner of the barn on a dirt/rock floor. Doesn't go anywhere even though it isn't bolted down.

A cement floor might change that, what I would do is take some hockey pucks and screw them onto the bottom of the pallet on each corner if you are going to set it down on cement or other hard floors.

 

[mrpizza]

It would be used in a garage, concrete floor, residential type. I couldn't mount casters right to the bottom where guys normally just bolt the hockey pucks? What would I make a base out of, I don't have a welder or any idea how to do so....

 

[Wes28376]

Yeah I am in the marine corps so I have to move all of my stuff every three years as well. If I can buy a nice 60 gallon compressor and put casters on it, I would do that. Will that be stable enough for a big compressor like that?

Same issue here but I'm in the Army. The other thing to consider when getting into the 60-80 gallon compressors is power source. You will not have a 230 power source in on post housing and if a landlord allows you to put it in a rental you will be paying out of pocket.

 

[mrpizza]

Yeah that is the other drag. I know how to wire that stuff up, so I could throw in a temporary 220 line while I lived in the house. I usually rent off base though. But 120 will be much more useable.

 

[pipsters]

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200455339_200455339

Any thoughts on this? Mostly want to use 1/" and 3/8" impacts and air ratchets. Maybe a grinder, or a needle scaler. Thats about it, not much of a painter or anything. I will probably be buying the earthquake stuff from hf. Should I go bigger for the compressor?

I would also look at this one:

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200396622_200396622

Not sure what the PSI of the PUMA is but I would want a 20 gal to be 150+.

I have a 25 gal 150 psi compressor and for my use - 1/2" impact, die grinder, etc. it's just perfect. Home garage set up. The only time I have to wait for air is when I use my 3" cutoff tool for an extended time period. Other than that it works well for me, and being portable was high on my list.

 

[JMToolCo]

i have that puma and i love it, its a really well made compressor. i wanted a 60gal but i dont have 220, so that greatly limited my options. in my opinion its one of the nicest 110v compressors out there