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My first purchase from Harbor Freight (40+ years ago) was a tankless air compressor that I used for spraying glaze on my pottery. I paid $99 for this little marvel, and I still have it in my pottery studio. I mostly use it to inflate flat tires since I don't do a lot of glaze spraying these days. IMHO the $199 compressor that is offered here seems to be a good deal.
Beware the 'oil-free'. Compressing air is hard work. If you're using it for 30 seconds, no problem. If you're using it for longer durations, those 'oil free' bearings will become hot - because they're oil-free. Once, hot, they soften, once softened 'Boom'!
Obviously you don't own one. These are recommended by Tormach, who make CNC machines. CalAir compressors are widely used by machine owners including me to supply both cooling air and operate the pneumatic tool changer. They'll run all day long quietly and flawlessly. Mine has about a 60% duty cycle - 60 sec on, 40 off - to run Fogbuster coolant; faster cycle than the the old iron one cylinder unit that had a 30 gallon tank, without the noise. And they are durable. Mine is 4 years old.....still hits the same pressure in the same time it did brand new. There are other brands, maybe different quality, but Cal Air is a proven performer. You CAN have quiet and oil-free at the same time. What it will NOT do is run a sand blaster or other high CFM tool; when they say 2 CFM, they mean it. It is NOT a 5 horse, 2 cylinder, 60 gallon tank monster that needs to live in the barn and will deliver 20 CFM at 90 psi forever.
My first purchase from Harbor Freight (40+ years ago) was a tankless air compressor that I used for spraying glaze on my pottery. I paid $99 for this little marvel, and I still have it in my pottery studio. I mostly use it to inflate flat tires since I don't do a lot of glaze spraying these days. IMHO the $199 compressor that is offered here seems to be a good deal.
ReplyDeleteBeware the 'oil-free'. Compressing air is hard work. If you're using it for 30 seconds, no problem. If you're using it for longer durations, those 'oil free' bearings will become hot - because they're oil-free. Once, hot, they soften, once softened 'Boom'!
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DeleteAnd, you can't have oil-free and quiet at the same time.
Obviously you don't own one. These are recommended by Tormach, who make CNC machines. CalAir compressors are widely used by machine owners including me to supply both cooling air and operate the pneumatic tool changer. They'll run all day long quietly and flawlessly. Mine has about a 60% duty cycle - 60 sec on, 40 off - to run Fogbuster coolant; faster cycle than the the old iron one cylinder unit that had a 30 gallon tank, without the noise. And they are durable. Mine is 4 years old.....still hits the same pressure in the same time it did brand new. There are other brands, maybe different quality, but Cal Air is a proven performer. You CAN have quiet and oil-free at the same time. What it will NOT do is run a sand blaster or other high CFM tool; when they say 2 CFM, they mean it. It is NOT a 5 horse, 2 cylinder, 60 gallon tank monster that needs to live in the barn and will deliver 20 CFM at 90 psi forever.
DeleteAnd those compressors are REALLY expensive for what you get.
ReplyDeleteYou can buy 2 of the cheaper ones that each will last as long as the one featured for that money.
I have the smaller 1 gallon version. I like it but I dont have high demand. Trim nailer and similar. I would buy in a heart beat again.
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