[Shop-talk] Air Compressor

[Jeff Scarbrough]

Corrosion Acres was originally named for the acres of rusting British
cars...now I can add air compressors to the list...

I always wondered how long my 40-year-old Craftsman air compressor
tank would last, and how destructively catastrophic would the failure
be?  Turns out to be 40 years, and not very.

I went out to the shop this morning to inflate the bicycle
tires...flipped on the compressor and after it shut off, I heard a
loud hissing.  Wondering which of my poor fittings came loose, I
crawled under the bench and discovered a pool of rusty water directly
under the tank.

So, I need a new compressor.   I'd like to get a two-stage, with
enough CFM to run a sandblaster intermittently.  Any brand/model
suggestions?

Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga. - Now with extra corrosion!