For all of thos of you who are going to "rush right out and get a
sandblaster". Grab a few extra dollars, quid or whatever currency you use
and buy a good Hood at the same time. Otherwise, you will be picking sand
out of your hair for eternity.
Joe Curry (have hood.....now!)
Larry Hooven wrote:
> the one i got is a devill/bliss or biss don't remember the last part. 6
> horsepower, 60 gallon vertical tank, at the same time i caught the sale
> on an air tool kit, 59.95 for a impact gun and air ratchet, and some
> impact sockets (bout 8 of em i think) got everything at harbor freight
> tools locally in the retail store. total out the door 501 bucks with
> some change tacked on. big money at the time, but with the addition of
> a tire (tyre) gauge and filler upper (7 bucks), a air nozzle for
> cleaning the floor, blowing dust off stuff, and annoying the cat, mine
> or the neighbors, i have managed to justify to the powers that be (read
> in wife) the investment is worth it. it now only takes me 2 hours to do
> what with hand tools would normally take 4-6. now i know how mechanics
> can read that book they have and estimate the length of the job. next
> addition to the toy collection is going to be a sand blaster, portable
> or cabinet, i haven't decided yet. (thanks guys for talking me into a
> sand blaster). now i have to fix the kids bunk bed frames to justify
> the mig welder.
>
> will the spending never stop?????????????????????????????????????
>
> larry
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Andrew Miller <amiller@JetForm.com>
> To: "'triumphs@autox.team.net'" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Air Tools - Compressor
> Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 11:51:00 -0500
> Reply-To: Andrew Miller <amiller@JetForm.com>
>
> I justified my original compressor/nail gun on the savings from a
> Kitchen cabinet rebuild. I then added wrenches, ratchets, sand blaster,
> paint cans etc. I wouldn't change tires (tyres) any other way now.
> Although I hadn't thought about the bothering the neighbours cat reason.
>
> A word of advice: Check the tools first for pressure/volume required
> THEN buy a compressor capable of supplying those requirements. I was
> lucky, other friends have discovered that the $150 saved now doesn't
> look so good as they buy a second compressor to run their paint cans or
> ratchets.
>
> My $0.02
>
> Andrew Miller
> 78 Spitfire
> 3.5Hp/25gal compressor (sports car red)
>
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