They both have there place. These are just my experiences with them. the oiless is much noisier, and takes longer to fill up. the piston rings in an oiless are Teflon coated, and are supposed to be replaced every so often, not sure how often. The oiless works better in an unheated shop, and every oiless I have seen does not have a belt to worry about . The oiled seems to be quieter, and fills up quicker. In cold weather it does not work very well until the oil gets warmed up. I have had to help mine along for a while. There is a belt usually, that you need to check every so often. I only use air tools, so I am not sure about how much oil blows by the pistons to get in the air, but I wouldn't think very much at all, unless the rings are warn. Michael
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 21:56 To: [email protected] Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Oil lubricated vs oilless compressors My son does some air brushing. He has been using one of those little diaphragm continuous compressors. you can about feel the ;pulses as the machine works. I thought maybe a compressor might be a welcome Christmas present. Now I have a pretty substantial oilless compressor which I don't work all that hard and I rather appreciate not having to take much care of it. I see though a lot of oil lubricated compressors and about the only thing they seem to claim for them is long life but never with any facts or figures. Do any of you know if and how much better these might be and if any of that oil becomes atomized into the air stream? Now air brushing doesn't require a large volume or very high pressure but I figure a small tank reservoir should deliver more even and predictable pressure. Thanks. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:DLeavens%40puc.net> net Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
