First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... I disagree on one point here. A 60 gallon tank is perfectly adequate for painting if it has a true American 5 HP motor and dual stage compressor. I've done plenty of painting with an LPH400 and other guns with the trigger running wide open. It keeps up. It will even consume somewhat less electricity. I have the Ingersol Rand 60 gallon/5HP and I have beat the dogcrap out of it. The only issue I ever had was the pressure switch welded shut. I found it running against the pressure pop-off valves. I bought a heavier pressure switch on eBay for $45. It is running great, it's not pumping any oil or crud into the paint or tools. A 60 gallon tank at 175 psi is every bit as capable as an 80 gallon tank at 125 psi. But it is smaller and lighter. That is important to some people. To me, it was worth the additional cost. I would avoid buying Sears stuff. I have an SUV jack "good for 3 tons" that puked oil all over the place. I went to Sears to leave feedback. One customer wrote of the cast iron wheels exploding on his. The main cylinder was $60 for a $60 jack as a repair part, but it was not available for sale. My own review saying the "C in Craftsman stands for China" was never pubished by Sears after their moderation. I found the jack filled with black enamel paint that cause it to fail. I sort of was able to fix it. It was not any better... not even as good as Harbor Freight red stuff. And yet..... drum roll..... I bought my Ingersol Rand compressor from Sears because they had delivery from the store to the corner of my garage. As Paul Harvey would say, 'now you know the rest of the story'. Larry
--- On Thu, 6/5/08, S Sterchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: S Sterchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [FGF] Air compressors To: "First Generation Firebird-L" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, June 5, 2008, 10:20 PM First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... In the end, I went with a Craftsman 80-gallon, 5.5 hp, dual stage, cast iron pump for about $850. The Ingersol with the same specs is suppose to be a little better quality but I have not had any issues with mine and Sears has never let me down on service. I had a 60-gallon with aluminum pump and had lots of problems with the head gasket. Sears let me "grade-up" to the 80-gallon since I did it within the 3-month satisfaction guarantee period. If you are painting your car, you will need the 80-gal/5+ hp. Sheen > Hi Guys,> > I saw discussion of air compressors some time back but I wasn't in the > market then. I need some input. Are the 60 and 80 gallon Ingersoll-Rand, > Campbell-Hausfeld, Sears, etc compressors in the $500.00 price range a wise choice? > What is the difference in the 1-stage and 2-stage units? From what I have seen > and heard, the cast iron pump is preferable to the aluminum pump with > sleeves. I'm doing a good bit of work, in the evenings and weekends, using a cut-off > saw, small grinder, spot sandblasting, and some primer and paint spraying. > My 25-gallon Craftsman compressor just isn't cut out for work like this. > > Thanks,> Ronnie Tadlock> Hickory, NC> > > _________________________________________________________________ Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store>
