At 05:45 PM 1/21/2008 -0500, Paul Parkanzky wrote:
>So I'm looking at compressors and narrowing my requirements. It has to be
>oil lubricated, I like the 60 gallon vertical tanks because they're big
>enough to hold quite a bit of air, but don't take up a huge amount of my
>precious floor space, and I am leaning towards a two-stage pump because that
>gets you into the 175 PSI range (effectively increasing your air storage by
>1/3).
My requirements were similar to yours, only I already have a blast
cabinet. I thought about a 2 stage unit, but wanted to keep the purchase
cost under $1000. I ended up with a 60 gallon two cylinder CH unit from
Grizzly:
http://www.grizzly.com/products/60-Gallon-Air-Compressor/H7359
I'm pretty happy with it; it keeps up with my blast cabinet just fine and
seems very solid and reliable. It's not horribly noisy, but it is still an
air compressor. I plan to eventually move it from the shop to the pump
shed outside.
DC
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