Honestly I dont really need the PSI - I need VOLUME! I run a plasma on the CNC table (~120 psi IIRC) and occasionally a hand tool or two (Impact, die grinder, etc) at the same pressure at the same time. This is where my current compressor doesnt hold up.
The story on compressors! Yes - sure thing. So the first one I bought used and I cant remember the brand of it... It blew hoses (those plastic tubes) constantly, and the pressure switch didnt work right. I remember cobbling together another pressure switch that I bought locally to kind of work, but I got tired of replacing hoses/lines on it constantly and sold the pump and motor for about what I paid for the whole thing, then made the tank into a BBQ!
After that I bought a Campell Hausfeld 60 gallon from Tractor Supply. It was a great compressor, I used it for a few years until I moved and sold it... Shoulda kept it. Currently, I have a Quincy which is my least favorite out of all of them... Everything about it is CHEAPLY made and its ~14 months old currently, it gets HOT as it runs, takes forever to charge up and whizzes oil EVERYWHERE. I think the pump is leaking oil in at least two plus places. Quincy only warranties their machines for 1 year now, so theres no help from them with it.
I'm not impressed. I understand that some of their high end stuff is fine, but this was SUPPOSED to be a commercial compressor, and I bought it from Lowes. Won't be buying another.
Honestly what I want is VOLUME and reliability. How big of a motor could I run off a 30 amp circuit? 50 amp? I want that coupled to an engine that will still be spinning when my grand kids inherit it. Thats about it, it doesnt need to be fancy otherwise...
Do you think a 5 horse motor would spin a chevy 4.3? Theres a bunch of them, CHEAP on the local craigslist. I've had the thought of using a couple of pulleys to "gear down" the motor from ~1700 rpm to ~1000 or so, to both prolong engine life and increase volume/reduce pressure. At least thats how it looks in my head hahaha
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