I used a small compressor for two years before spending nearly $500 for a
large tank, two stage, 220 v.one. It was the best decision I could have
made. The noise is MUCH less, no more moisture in the blasting cabinet or
my air tools, and it takes much less time to sandblast. My old compressor
used to get so hot that I doubt it would last another year. My
recomendation is to bite the bullit and spend the money for a "big hulking"
compressor.
Mike http://pages.prodigy.net/mikeross
> > Glenn;
> > I checked that catalog, too. I think that it'll be fine. I realize that
> I'll
> > have to go slow with things like sandblasting, and I'd rather have a big
> > hulking 2-stage, 220 volt machine, but the extra $500 or so will buy an
> awful
> > lot of parts, rebuild my cylinder heads, etc.
> > Brian
> =====================================================
> Brian, the cost today will be $500.00 more, but, the cost in the long term
> is far less than the smaller/cheaper compressor, it will not keep up with
> blasting needs, it will be over worked, you will lose a lot of your time
> waiting for cool down and bleeding the system dry over & over again, not
to
> mention the water that will be ever present in a overworked system, yes $
> 500.00 more today, but 10 years down the road "not-so" , taking a 1lb
empty
> bag to the grocery store to buy 5lbs of groceries is a waste of time also.
> "FT""FT"
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