05-07-2014, 01:47 PM
Ed,
Agree 100% with what Willie said.
My "air" system is somewhat of a dichotomy. I spend a fair amount of money to get a large compressor knowing that it was the heart of the system, and I wanted to make a sound investment in money, time to install, plumbing, etc. and finally did not want to do this a third time.
Yes, I did have a much smaller compressor to begin with and quickly found it was not up to the tasks I immediately found for it.
Then I use mostly Harbor Freight or similar inexpensive tools ... with lots of oil ... because they are easily replaced.
As Willie says, get the biggest tank and the biggest pump you can reasonably afford, never worry about having enough air, and plan on leaving to to your nearest competent relative [this is a significant problem for me to determine!] when you move on.
Of course this is all a moot point if all you want to do is fill tires and run the shop press.
Arvid
Agree 100% with what Willie said.
My "air" system is somewhat of a dichotomy. I spend a fair amount of money to get a large compressor knowing that it was the heart of the system, and I wanted to make a sound investment in money, time to install, plumbing, etc. and finally did not want to do this a third time.
Yes, I did have a much smaller compressor to begin with and quickly found it was not up to the tasks I immediately found for it.
Then I use mostly Harbor Freight or similar inexpensive tools ... with lots of oil ... because they are easily replaced.
As Willie says, get the biggest tank and the biggest pump you can reasonably afford, never worry about having enough air, and plan on leaving to to your nearest competent relative [this is a significant problem for me to determine!] when you move on.
Of course this is all a moot point if all you want to do is fill tires and run the shop press.
Arvid