Recommend a new compressor

[HemiMan]

I've got my stimulus check and I'm ready for a bigger compressor! Requirements are:
60 gal upright
min. 15 cfm @ 90 psi
American made (if possible)
220v single phase
budget of $800-$1200

It is just for home use. I am really tired of waiting on my 30 gal craftsman when using air tools like a sander, cut off tool or the blast cabinet. Not to mention being deafened when the darn thing is running.
I'm looking for recommendations. Thanks!

 

[SteveU]

I've got my stimulus check and I'm ready for a bigger compressor! Requirements are:
60 gal upright
min. 15 cfm @ 90 psi
American made (if possible)
220v single phase
budget of $800-$1200

It is just for home use. I am really tired of waiting on my 30 gal craftsman when using air tools like a sander, cut off tool or the blast cabinet. Not to mention being deafened when the darn thing is running.
I'm looking for recommendations. Thanks!

One of these will be at the upper end of your budget but would be my recommendation given what you want to do with it. Quiet & all the air a
home shop would need. Going from your 30 gal craftsman to one of these is like going from a Yugo to a Cadillac.

 

[chad s]

One of these will be at the upper end of your budget but would be my recommendation given what you want to do with it. Quiet & all the air a
home shop would need. Going from your 30 gal craftsman to one of these is like going from a Yugo to a Cadillac.

I agree, my Eaton 2 stage 5hp 80 gal has been excellent. I got it over a year ago, and I use it almost every day, and hard on the weekends, and its run air hungry tools like die grinders and DA sanders for long periods without a problem.

 

[ron in sc]

Check link to one below. It's a little less cfm than you want but you might could get one at a good price. It was a very good compressor and served me well.

Not sure you could do much with a die grinder or a sander with only 15 cfm at 90 psi. I think you need real close to 20 cfm @ 100 psi to do die grinder.


http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6411&highlight=rand

 

[SteveU]

Check link to one below. It's a little less cfm than you want but you might could get one at a good price. It was a very good compressor and served me well.

Not sure you could do much with a die grinder or a sander with only 15 cfm at 90 psi. I think you need real close to 20 cfm @ 100 psi to do die grinder.


http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6411&highlight=rand

The compressor I posted a pic of is rated at 19.5 cfm @ 100 psi and will run an aircat 90* die grinder until the cows come home and will pump up and shut off running a 6" DA sander. The 15 cfm compressor will run a die grinder much better than the one you have but like Ron said you will still have to wait a bit if you are running it heavy, for intermitten work it would do allright. Don't know how mine would do with a blaster but if I need anything blasted a buddy has a 125 cfm diesel compressor & sand blaster.

 

[fourfeathers]

I like '90s Quincy stuff. Is it still US made?

 

[SteveU]

I like '90s Quincy stuff. Is it still US made?

I believe it is but you are looking at 2000+ for a new one. Buying one used is alright as long as the previous owner took care of it.

 

[LoneGunman]

I can't comment on the Eaton yet as I have not run mine but I can comment on Eatons customer service, it was OUTSTANDING. Part of the reason I purchased the Eaton pump for my compressor repower project was the reviews I got on here from members like Chad and Steve

 

[HemiMan]

Wow! I just looked at the Eaton website and that is a kick-*** compressor! It's listed at $1190 so with shipping it will be a bit over my budget,but, what else is new. It didn't list the shipping weight but it must be over 500# since the bare pump alone is 222#. Those of you who ordered one of them, was it a hassle unloading such a heavy, bulky item? I assume it is delivered in a semi so do you need to make arrangements to meet it if you live in a residential area?

 

[ron in sc]

was it a hassle unloading such a heavy, bulky item?

That would be a definite yes. See link for pictures of my unloading process. Getting it off the pallet was another adventure.
http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/showthread.php?t=321160&highlight=unloading

 

[SteveU]

Wow! I just looked at the Eaton website and that is a kick-*** compressor! It's listed at $1190 so with shipping it will be a bit over my budget,but, what else is new. It didn't list the shipping weight but it must be over 500# since the bare pump alone is 222#. Those of you who ordered one of them, was it a hassle unloading such a heavy, bulky item? I assume it is delivered in a semi so do you need to make arrangements to meet it if you live in a residential area?

I ordered the residential delivery with a liftgate which was 30.00 more. It was delivered by a semi with a 53' trailer which he backed up to the 12x12 overhead door. The driver used a pallet jack to pick it up with & I helped steady it on the liftgate as it was lowered, he wheeled it into the barn and set it down where I wanted it. At the time I bought mine the price was 1100.00 and it was 1262.00 delivered to the house. Shipping weight on this is somewhere around 600 lbs with an 80 gal tank. I would recommend getting something like this rather than a box store compressor even though it stretches the budget, being able to buy any air tool I want & not have to worry if there is enough air to run it is priceless Think of it as a one time purchase and divide the price over the number of years you will be using it then subtract the aggravation of having to wait all the time on a 'cheap' compressor & it will be a good deal.

 

[mdoolittle]

In the market myself right now. Family member can get 20% off anything at Sears so I am currently looking at buying one of these two models. Anyone have experience with either one? Suggestions?

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_...&+Air+Tools&sName=Air+Compressors+&+Inflators

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_...&+Air+Tools&sName=Air+Compressors+&+Inflators

 

[LoneGunman]

If you are going to buy from Sears go for one of the IR's, I've heard nothing good about the CH or Sears branded compressors. What are you looking to do with it?

 

[mdoolittle]

I plan on running drills, grinders, impacts, air blowers, and wrenches off the compressor. I don't want to listen to a compressor running all the time, which is why I have chosen the 80 gal models. I know the IR compressors are highly recommended but, I have already stretched the budget with the wife and that price range is tops of what I can spend. I appreciate your input.