[Shop-talk] Looking to buy a compressor

[Darrell Walker]

Well, I think I’ve narrowed the candidates.  I dropped the Ingersoll Rand after Miq sent me a YouTube video from a guy that has two motors fail, and more Googling seemed to indicate this is a common problem.

I’ve replaced the top end of the pool with the Quincy QT54.  Almost every review on this is positive, and it is more compressor than I’ll ever need.  It is about double the Kobalt in price, which isn’t that much of a deal for me, but it does weigh in at 475 lbs, so I’m not sure I could wrestle it into place.

I think it will be between that one and the Kobalt from Lowes.  The Kobalt should be plenty of air for my needs, but reviews are mixed, and apparently customer service is awful.

BTW, this is replacing a Craftsman 12 gallon, advertised at 3 HP, but being a 110V unit, that seems optimistic at best.

-Darrell

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