[Shop-talk] Air Compressor

[old dirtbeard]

Hi Jeff,

Well, it is not the exact answer to your question (don't you like it when
folks respond this way) :-), but Saylor-Beall is 100% USA-made, and as good
as they come. They have 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, etc. HP vertical and horizontal
compressors, but their smallest tank for an electric motor is 60 gallon. It
would be the last compressor that you would ever need to buy:

https://www.saylor-beall.com/tank-mounted-vertical/

If the pricing new is too high, they are on eBay used,

But again, the only small tank model they make is a 30 gallon gasoline
powered compressor at the bottom of this list:
https://www.saylor-beall.com/tank-mounted-horizontal/

To actually answer your question, though, among the ones you listed, I
would go with Quincy if their small compressors still are made in the USA.

best,

doug


On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 11:05 AM Karl Vacek <stearman809 at gmail.com> wrote:

> If they're still actually Quincy, that would be a top unit.  Probably the
> best unknit on the market in the 70's through 90's at least.  IR used to be
> good too.
>
> Speedaire is whatever Grainger sells - varies by model and probably date.
> Campbell Hausfeld used to be consumer junk, but maybe they're better now?.
>
> No idea about Northstar or Belaire.
>
> Eaton in Ohio (family company, NOT the well-known conglomerate Eaton
> Corporation) sells decent compressor pumps, Chinese but their design copy
> and warrantee.  No idea if they have units in your size.
>
> Karl
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shop-talk [mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> Jeff
> Scarbrough
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2021 6:38 AM
> To: shop-talk at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Shop-talk] Air Compressor
>
> Calling all oracles...
>
> I need to buy a couple of portable compressors for a fairly high-end
> use where reliability may be more important than price.  In the ~2 HP,
> 26-ish gallon range, I have
>
> Speedaire
> Belaire
> Quincy
> Northstar
> Campbell Hausfield
>
> Any opinion as to whether I should choose one over the other?
>
> Kobalt may be an option, but the additional paperwork isn't worth the
> savings to me.
>
> Jeff Scarbrough
> Undisclosed Location, Ga.
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