[Shop-talk] Looking to buy a compressor

[Steve Hammatt, Mount Vernon WA USA]

I have a very similar looking machine, also about 25 years old.
My wife said she wanted to take me shopping for a birthday present.
This is highly unusual.  Apparently she a noticed that I’d been 
research compressors.  Anyway I led the way to the local 
Grainger Store.  (I already knew what one I wanted).  We walked 
in the door and I steered her over to the display model and mentioned 
that “this was the one”.  She was shocked.....she had no idea of what 
to expect, in fact she said “I thought it was something about the size 
of a bread box”.  Anyway, it’s been trouble free, and just getting hooked 
up again at the new house.
Also, the one we purchased was the prior year’s model but I wanted it 
because it was the last one of that size (two pistons, 50 (60?) gallon) 
with a CAST IRON compressor.  

Steve Hammatt
Mount Vernon WA USA
www.leatherplates.com



From: old dirtbeard 
Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 2:55 PM
Cc: shop-talk at autox.team.net 
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Looking to buy a compressor
I have a CH VT6195 that is now 25 years old, runs and looks like new. Still has the original belt after hundreds of hours of use.  

The only repair I have had to make is the limit switch replacement about 5 years ago. 



On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 2:22 PM Darrell Walker <darrellw360 at mac.com> wrote:


  I’m in the market for a compressor.  I’m looking for about 10 CFM at 90 psi.

  I actually have an Eastwood scroll compressor on backorder, but I’m getting anxious, and thinking about other things to spend the price difference on.  I do like that the scroll compressor is very quiet, though.

  I’ve looked at four possibilities, all much cheaper than the Eastwood:

          Husky 60 gallon (from Home Depot)
          Kobalt 60 gallon (from Lowes)
          Puma PK-6060 (from Amazon)
          Campbell Hausfeld VT6195 (from Grizzly)

  The Husky and Kobalt are very close in price, the Puma and CH are a bit more.

  The Kobalt is dual-stage, the rest are single stage (but dual cylinder), but all meet my expected air requirements.

  I believe the Kobalt is made by CH, though it is not the same as the CH model I’m looking at.

  Any experience or comments on any of these choices?  Anything else I ought to look at in a similar range?

  Thanks,
  Darrell

  -- 
  Darrell Walker
  66 TR4A IRS-SC CTC67956L
  81 TR8 SATPZ458XBA406206
  Vancouver, WA, USA

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