| Re: New Air Compressor??? |
Subject: Re: New Air Compressor??? by BillH on 2010/1/18 15:28:24 Yep, what CC and Calm said. Open your breaker box, if there's space left under the bottom 110 breaker (usually there is), you can wire 220. The last breaker I bought for my lathe was $65 but my box takes the more expensive breakers. When you move, take the stuff with you. I've been looking at compressors for quite a while and especially reading the reviews. I had it in my mind to get the Ingersol-Rand inexpensive ($599) single stage, 60 gal. After reading a bunch of reviews, no way. I also found that the Husky the CC has is made by Campbell H. What Calm said about direct drive has to be repeated, the Sears DDs (the red ones) sound like someones using an air chisel to remove a metal door panel, you won't be able to talk and your neighbors will be pissed. If you can get 220 in and you want to media blast, I'd bump up from the 30 gal Husky to the 60 gal. Right now, that's only a $20 difference but it won't un on 110. The reason for the 60 is air consumption, blasting takes a bunch of air. With the 60, the compressor won't run as much as with the 30. http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v ... eId=10051&catalogId=10053 When I buy my new one it will probably be the Husky above. Or a Sears Professional (the black belt drive). I think the Husky is probably a better bang for the buck. I read maybe 30 reviews and nobody's bitchin' about Husky. Side note: I've been looking into Soda Blasting. Everyone wants $125 for the conversion kit. I think one can be built for way less. If anyone's interested, maybe we should start another thread. Andy, what are you going to blast with? A cabinet, pressure blaster? |
