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8122pbrainard 
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 Posted: October-18-2015 at 12:12am |
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[QUOTE=Gary S] In reality neither one of you need to spend more than 2K on a compressor unless your doing it for bragging rights. /QUOTE]
The Curtis I'm getting is below 2K. 
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Gary S
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Posted: October-18-2015 at 12:06am |
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In reality neither one of you need to spend more than 2K on a compressor unless your doing it for bragging rights. This little Sears of mine has sanded and painted cars,boats,tractors, run a bead cabinet and misc air tools for 21 years. The down side is the noise from high rpm direct drive. If I had to do it all over again I get a belt driven low speed one just to keep the noise down
 
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: October-17-2015 at 10:41pm |
Quincy was on my list until I started looking into them farther. The advertising loophole is they are assembled in the US but use some off shore components. The compressor itself is Chinese and uses aluminum pistons. Being real up and close with 550 Hp of compressor at the plant gave me some great inside information. Here's something I also found on Quincy's own website: "In 2004, we expanded into Kunshan, China," BTW, my real first choice (Joel you'll love this with your love for German equipment) is a Kaiser 5 HP rotary screw but, $$$$$$$ 
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M3Fan
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Posted: October-17-2015 at 10:36pm |
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Pete- good to know. I'm not screwing around at all on the next compressor. It will be a zero compromise machine. The 30 gal was a nice warm-up exercise.
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Gary S
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Posted: October-17-2015 at 9:53pm |
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Quincy's are advertised as US made
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: October-17-2015 at 9:27pm |
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Joel,
I remember when you were out shopping for a compressor deciding on the 30 gal. I'm glad it worked out for you. I also remember discussing the importance of the CFM rating and not the peak HP's people are being fooled into believing. Yup, 230 will be your next step. Again, watch out!! I happen to be shopping for a compressor for my shop as it's the only big item still needed. There are only 2 manufacturers in the USA that are still around making decent units. The rest are off shore and mostly Chinese. Again, look at the CFM but also the HP since many are rated using the service factor of the motor. Looking at the name plate amps of the motor then comparing that to the NEC HP/amps will tell you if the service factor is being used. I decided on a FS Curtis rated at 17.8 CFM on a 80 gal tank with a true 5 HP. The decision revolved pretty much around 3 things. It's made in the USA, all cast iron including the pistons and shipping which can be big $$$. I can buy the Curtis on line through Home Depot and then the shipping to the Rhinelander H/D will be free. |
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M3Fan
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Posted: October-17-2015 at 8:27pm |
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You know, not too bad as far as CFM. Certainly had my 30gal Oiled compressor cycling but the amount of work per CFM is insane. A zip here, a zip there, huge amounts of work accomplished per blast! I'd say it uses less air than my die grinder or cutoff wheel FWIW.
That said, it's time to get the big-dog compressor soon and go up to 22oV. |
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: October-17-2015 at 8:21pm |
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Joel,
You had better check the CFM on your air compressor! 
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M3Fan
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Posted: October-17-2015 at 8:14pm |
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I'm sure Pete knows what this is but I had no idea this tool existed. And it's SO. COOL.
I was just cleaning up the corrosion on my hitch and this thing just blasts off the rust and scale buildup effortlessly. So fun. Probably going to hit some areas on the frame just to keep up with the corrosion here in the salt belt. Can't wait. Looks like this in use: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJRf6zrulC4 Friggin' 30 bucks at HF Needle Scaler at HF |
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