Posted by Notjustair on March 07, 2015 at 12:15:56 from (70.195.10.241):
Fifteen years ago I needed a compressor bad and was short on funds. I bought a Husky oilless upright (maybe 30 gallon or so). Many years ago I plumbed it in to the machine shed and it is on all the time. I run air tools, I've painted machinery, really I have done more than it ever should have done.
Yesterday I walked by the generator house and heard hissing - the adjustable pressure regulator was leaking. I ended up taking it off and will just run full pressure for the things I do with it (it was always turned up unless painting anyway).
Anyway, I took the plastic shroud off of it for the first time and was shocked at the simple setup. I was also shocked it has run the hundreds of hours it has. The cylinder wall isn't really scored bad and the bearings are all tight. How do those things run that kind of lifespan? Are the rings on the piston graphite impregnated or something? It runs very fast - there has to be something that makes it not need lube on that cylinder. It has served me well. Loudly, but well.
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