01-24-2015, 05:13 PM
I finally got a compressor. I stopped at Northern Tool on my way home from work Friday and picked one up. It was on sale for $199 and I had a $20 off coupon. OK, so it's not much of a compressor, just a wee little one, but it's still better than nothing. A larger mill has priority over a decent compressor.
This compressor got good reviews and it was made in Taiwan and is an oil lubricated compressor, not an oil-free one.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/p..._200455336
I ran it through the break-in process per the manual and the two spots circled in red in the picture got hot enough so I couldn't hold my hand on them. I'm assuming this is normal for compressors but just wanted to verify that. One point is at the fitting where the air exits the cylinder head and the other point is where it enters the tank. The line that connects the two has fins on it so I'm assuming they are expecting that line to get hot along with the two points of concern.
Ed
This compressor got good reviews and it was made in Taiwan and is an oil lubricated compressor, not an oil-free one.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/p..._200455336
I ran it through the break-in process per the manual and the two spots circled in red in the picture got hot enough so I couldn't hold my hand on them. I'm assuming this is normal for compressors but just wanted to verify that. One point is at the fitting where the air exits the cylinder head and the other point is where it enters the tank. The line that connects the two has fins on it so I'm assuming they are expecting that line to get hot along with the two points of concern.
Ed