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Koy E

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Hello fellow G.J. members I'm hoping some of you seasoned folk could give me some well appreciated advice on a compressor I just acquired. I'm not a total newb when it comes to compressors. I've used them before and I own a small 3 gal craftsman model but this is my first time owning a small/mid size compressor and I'd like to hear some set up suggestions or opinions.

So here is the back story to how I got the compressor

A while back of I bought the Hausfeld 5 piece nailer kit that posted on the Hot deals thread. Soon after I bought the Craftsman 3 gallon compressor thinking it might work for the time being for the smaller finish/pin nailers I bought it on impulse because I needed it to finish some laminate flooring and base boards. I knew i'd have to buy a bigger compressor to accommodate the framing nailer and my other pneumatic tools eventually but I just didn't have the funds to do so I held of for a bit.

Well the other day I was at my uncles house I noticed he
 
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Koy E

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Hello fellow G.J. members I'm hoping some of you seasoned folk could give me some well appreciated advice on a compressor I just acquired. I'm not a total newb when it comes to compressors. I've used them before and I own a small 3 gal craftsman model but this is my first time owning a small/mid size compressor and I'd like to hear some set up suggestions or opinions.

So here is the back story to how I got the compressor

A while back of I bought the Hausfeld 5 piece nailer kit that posted on the Hot deals thread. Soon after I bought the Craftsman 3 gallon compressor. Thinking it might work for the time being for the smaller finish/pin nailers I bought it on impulse mostly because I needed to clean uo some laminate flooring and base boards details on the home I had just moved into. I knew i'd have to buy a bigger compressor to accommodate the framing nailer and my other pneumatic tools eventually but I just didn't have the funds to do so I held of for a bit.
 
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Koy E

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Location
California, Bay Area
Hello fellow G.J. members I'm hoping some of you seasoned folk could give me some well appreciated advice on a compressor I just acquired. I'm not a total newb when it comes to compressors. I've used them before and I own a small 3 gal craftsman model but this is my first time owning a small/mid size compressor and I'd like to hear some set up suggestions or opinions.

So here is the back story to how I got the compressor

A while back of I bought the Hausfeld 5 piece nailer kit that posted on the Hot deals thread. Soon after I bought the Craftsman 3 gallon compressor. Thinking it might work for the time being for the smaller finish/pin nailers I bought it on impulse because I needed to clean up some laminate flooring and base boards details on the home I had just moved into. I knew i'd have to buy a bigger compressor to accommodate the framing nailer and my pneumatic tools eventually but I just didn't have the funds to do so I held of for a bit. Well the other day I was at my uncles house I noticed he had a 20 gal Campbell Hausfeld in his back yard near his shed that looks like it had not been used in a while. I worked out a barter with my cousin where I would swap him some car audio stuff and install it for him and in turn he would work out price for the compressor with his dad a pay him for it. It worked out pretty well for all 3 of us.I got rid of some car audio stuff that was taking space in the garage, my cousin got a screaming deal and my uncle got some cash.

So here are some of my questions. The compressor's been sitting for a while.What if any tune up can I give it? One gauge's's glass cover is broken and the one of the wheels needs to be replaced.Can anyone recommend an accurate gauge brand? I already bought a Good year 50 ft air hose from Amazone I should probably get an air separator and oiler since I plan on getting a spray gun sometime soon.
 
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Koy E

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Joined
Jul 20, 2012
Messages
254
Location
California, Bay Area
Hello fellow G.J. members I'm hoping some of you seasoned folk could give me some well appreciated advice on a compressor I just acquired. I'm not a total newb when it comes to compressors. I've used them before and I own a small 3 gal craftsman model but this is my first time owning a small/mid size compressor and I'd like to hear some set up suggestions or opinions.

So here is the back story to how I got the compressor

A while back of I bought the Hausfeld 5 piece nailer kit that posted on the Hot deals thread. Soon after I bought the Craftsman 3 gallon compressor. Thinking it might work for the time being for the smaller finish/pin nailers I bought it on impulse because I needed to clean up some laminate flooring and base boards details on the home I had just moved into. I knew i'd have to buy a bigger compressor to accommodate the framing nailer and my pneumatic tools eventually but I just didn't have the funds to do so I held of for a bit. Well the other day I was at my uncles house I when I noticed he had a 20 gal Campbell Hausfeld in his back yard near his shed that looked like it had not been used in a while. I worked out a barter with my cousin where I would swap him some car audio stuff and install it for him and in turn he would work out price for the compressor with his dad a pay him for it. It worked out pretty well for all 3 of us.I got rid of some car audio stuff that was taking space in the garage, my cousin got a really good deal and my uncle got some cash.

So here are some of my questions. The compressor's been sitting for a while.What if any tune up can I give it? One of the gauge's glass cover is broken and the one of the wheels needs to be replaced.Can anyone recommend an accurate gauge brand? I already bought a Good year 50 ft air hose from Amazone I should probably get an air separator since I plan on getting a spray gun sometime soon.That way I can help avoid fish eyes when painting. I also wanna get an inline oiler to help lube my tools . Any in expensive effective brand recommendations for these accessories? oh and lastly, I'm missing the intake air filter before I get one should I get a filter/muffler combo or should I mode something?
 
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Koy E

Well-known member
Joined
Jul 20, 2012
Messages
254
Location
California, Bay Area
Hello fellow G.J. members I'm hoping some of you seasoned folk could give me some well appreciated advice on a compressor I just acquired. I'm not a total newb when it comes to compressors. I've used them before and I own a small 3 gal craftsman model but this is my first time owning a small/mid size compressor and I'd like to hear some set up suggestions or opinions.

So here is the back story to how I got the compressor

A while back of I bought the Hausfeld 5 piece nailer kit that posted on the Hot deals thread. Soon after I bought the Craftsman 3 gallon compressor. Thinking it might work for the time being for the smaller finish/pin nailers I bought it on impulse because I needed to clean up some laminate flooring and base boards details on the home I had just moved into. I knew i'd have to buy a bigger compressor to accommodate the framing nailer and my pneumatic tools eventually but I just didn't have the funds to do so I held off for a bit. Well the other day I was at my uncles house I when I noticed he had a 20 gal Campbell Hausfeld in his back yard near his shed that looked like it had not been used in a while. I worked out a barter with my cousin where I would swap him some car audio stuff and install it for him and in turn he would work out price for the compressor with his dad a pay him for it. It worked out pretty well for all 3 of us.I got rid of some car audio stuff that was taking space in the garage, my cousin got a really good deal and my uncle got some cash.:beer:

So here are some of my questions. The compressor's been sitting for a while.What if any tune up can I give it? One of the gauge's glass cover is broken and the one of the wheels needs to be replaced.Can anyone recommend an accurate gauge brand? I already bought a Good year 50 ft air hose from Amazone. I should probably get an air separator since I plan on getting a spray gun sometime soon that way I can help avoid fish eyes when painting. I also wanna get an inline oiler to help lube my tools . Any inexpensive effective brand recommendations for these accessories? oh and lastly, I'm missing the intake air filter. Before I get one should I get a filter/muffler combo or should I mode something up?

Any and all advice is greatly appreciate :thumbup:
 

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