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Ok I was looking at harbor freight for air compressors and came up with this. What do you guy's think about it, is it worth it or not?
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=55257

Thanks for any info. I will be using this for air tools, spray guns, sand/bead blaster, etc.
Thanks again.


Shawn

Shawn
It all depends on how many air tools your going to be running at once. Thats a big compressor........
Here is a link to the one I'm useing http://www.chpower.com/index.asp .....then click VT6195
My son and I can each run a sander at the same time with this unit with no problems
They sell this at one at Harbor Freight here but I bought mine at Lowes for about 350 bucks about 1 1/2 yrs ago

Hope this helps

MM64

Shawn, if you are going to paint with a HVLP gun, you'll need a high CFM rating...this one is good for that, and the price isnt too bad. Mine is a little bigger in CFM rating, but 135# max pressure, still plenty for me. I got mine locally, it was a display model that had a few scratches and the cage around the belt was all bent up, but I got it for 549.00..If you can pick this one up, it's OK....Freight charges would be quite a bit I would imagine. John

Thanks guy's. And yes the spray gun I am going to buy soon is a HVLP and also going to be running 2 and maybe 3 DA sanders at once sometimes because a few friends are going to come over to help me sand this whole car down to bare metal by DA sanders. So I am going to have 3 going at once and maybe if I get someone else too then get my 15gal compressor on another DA. But yeah the compressor I have now is a 5 HP 15 gallon and it's not big enough and runs constently with just one air tool.

Damn well I just looked and forgot... That one I posted is 230V and I need 110. I don't have 110V and my dad said he isn't wasting the time to put one in the garage..... Any idea's of a good one that is 110 V and will handle 2-3 DA sander or air tools at once and a HVLP when I go to paint my car?
Thanks again.

I dont think. Causes massive heat in my head. Im already losing my hair @ 20! As for your 220 delema, just go online and type into Google 110V+...CFM. Youll find what you need

You could always move the compressor into the house.... (Kitchen Laundry Room) wherever ya got 220v....

Here is a site you might want to look at...... It's where I got this info
http://www.mgaguru.com/mgtech/tools/tools.htm
Read AR-101 to AR-105


"The important thing to remember is not to get sucked in by ads touting 5.0 to 6.5 HP compressors that will run on 120 VAC. In reality there ain't any such thing. A 15 amp outlet is generally limited to about 12 amps continuous duty, and at 120 volts that's only 1440 watts, which is just under 2 HP. The legally honest lie about the power is derived from the flywheel effect of the motor under stalling conditions from top speed to zero, which has absolutely nothing to do with its ability to run a compressor"

There is alot more to read on the site

MM64

Thanks guy's and thank you Mopar. I will definetely check that site out tonight when I am done ordering all my powder coating stuff.

Shawn,
Home Depot sells a Two Stage Husky, 80 Gallon, 175 PSI maximum pressure; 15.1/13.7 SCFM @ 90/175 PSI. *7 HP*
The things a beast. I believe its $869 at homedepot.com, but when I went to the local store, it was cheaper. May want to check it out.

Also: It's not a 110V. May want to try to find a 220V Extension coard from the laundry room

Jeff, thanks for the info man, I will definetely check that out. Is there any waranty on it? Sounds like something I need to start saving for and hopefully be able to get it or A compressor at all in a few months. That sounds like a good deal to me though. Anyone here have or have tried this one Jeff mentioned?

Shawn,

Yep. I bought Lowe's house brand 7hp/60 gal compressor, and it works fine with my HVLP and with all my air tools. It's made by the same folks that Home Depot uses - same compressor.

I don't think there's any way you're going to find a 110V compressor with enough HP to run a HVLP gun or a couple of DAs. A decent compressor is going to take 220V. There's no free lunch.

Where's your breaker box? Mine's in the garage, and I have a gas clothes dryer and range, so there are a couple of extra 220 breakers. I just installed a 220v outlet next to my breaker box and connected to the unused electric dryer breaker.

Alright, thanks Henry. Yeah same here, the breaker box is in the garage and the dryer is right inside the door into the house from the garage. I will talk to my dad about putting a 220 in and see what he say's. He said he doesn't wan't to but who know's, he may change his mind.

Oh, I did not know that one Streets. I have a few 220 extensions (two of them I think) but they are really long for when my dad goes on jobs and need's something long to power his tools that are way out somewhere with no power. I will just see about my dad putting a outlet in, that is the best thing I think. That last time I asked him he said it's easy and he could do it but he doesn't wan't to because he said that none of our stuff is 220. I'll figure something out, I won't be buying all this stuff anytime real soon anyways, only when I get to the sanding part of my car.

FMX---Hey guy, there really aint no free lunch. There is no compressor that will run on 110 Volts and do what you want in terms of running 3 sanders at one time. Even my 220 volt 5 HP compressor will bleed down (not keep up) to my air file during continuous use. If you use an extension cord on a 220 volt compressor, there will be so much amperage drop that you will burn the motor out in no time. Put in a 220 volt outlet, thats really your only choice. As a side note, why do you want to sand your car down to bare metal? That is generally not a good move. If your substrate is in reasonable condition, go over the whole car with 280 grit on a jitterbug or DA vibrating sander, then use a high solids primer on any areas that are thru to bare metal. If your car has many coats of paint on it, then yes, you may want to take it to bare metal to avoid excessive film build, however if most of the paint is original, I would advise against a total strip down.