What do you think of this compressor?

[R68GTO]

I've started looking for a used air compressor for my home shop. I want something big enough for occasional sand blasting and air tool use. A guy has a lightly used (his words) Charge Air Pro for sale for $800, spec.s below. Good deal?

MODEL-1R5780V1M
SERIAL #- DC90055-15819-0033
5.0 HORSE POWER
230 VOLTS
24 AMPS
60 HERTZ
MAX OPERATING PRESSURE- 175 PSIG
APPROVED PUMP SPEED 1450 RPM
80 GALLON TANK
CFM @ 175 PSIG- 18.9

 

[PKashub]

In my opinion, specs are adequate for a sandblasting cabinet, however, they do not list duty cycle. If it has an aluminum pump, they usually have 50% duty cycle, but cast iron pumps have 100 percent duty cycle running on synthetic oil. If you will be doing a lot of blasting, longer than 30 minutes at a time, I would choose cast iron pump. As far as price, it's decent if it's a cast iron pump, and if it's aluminum pump, they go for about 500-600 around here.


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