[Shop-talk] Air compressor--really worth the extra money?

[John Miller]

On 7/26/2015 10:46 AM, Mark Andy wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> I've back to backed the 5hp HF against my Champion 5hp unit.

I've got a 20gal DeVilbiss, bought it 15+ years ago, hung it 8ft up on 
the wall a decade ago after we remodeled, it built the house and has 
done a lot of car work and been worth every friggin' penny I spent on it 
and then some, but I think it's wearing out and I'd like something 
bigger and it's pretty loud up on the wall of the garage for everyday use.

That Champion looks acceptable, cost-wise, the HF unit perhaps even more 
so, the plan at this point is to noise-insulate a chunk of a cabinet out 
in the side yard adjacent to the fence and run conduit and air line out 
there for it.

The TP Tools website doesn't show me a height, and that's a potential 
constraint.  Can I get you to grab a measuring tape and tell me how tall 
it is?

Thanks.

John.