OK,
You guys are totally missing what Jim has been saying and it is
my situation also. He nor I have 220 service in our garages, yes a bigger
better faster awesome compressor would be better but if you are not
going to be using it to sandblast everything that drives by then who
cares if its a two stage, cast piston, chrome molley ringed, flame jobbed
compressor??? After I am done with what I need it for, light sand blasting
and light painting, the most it will be used for is filling tires or running
an
ocasional air ratchet. If you add up what it will cost to update to 220
service plus tack on $600 for the kick ass compressor you end up paying
like over $1000 by the time you end up paying the electrcian. Give us
guys a break, we are glad you all have the BIG compressor, and more power
to you but the one on sale at Sears will fit Jim's and my needs just fine.
Lets get back to the subject of old trucks, not who has a better compressor.
Jeff Cerniglia
1959 GMC Fleetside
----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Lapointe
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 10:50 PM
To: The Slesaks; oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Re: Air Compressor
I agree with you ,buying low buck stuff ends up costing you in the long run,
get the right unit the first time and it will last you forever, i have a 5hp
220 volt industrial unit with 120 gallons tank and when it come to to
blasting it runs forerver and this was a original that someone paid well
over $2000 for new ,look at buying used instead there are always deals to be
had!
----- Original Message -----
From: "The Slesaks" <foghorn@ev1.net>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 9:37 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] Re: Air Compressor
> I hate to burst your bubble Jim, but I'm afraid that the compressor you're
> looking at will be a little small for what you intend to do. I have had
> several compressors over the years including several from Sears. As a
> matter of fact, I still have an old three horse 120v portable Craftsman
that
> I use around the house quite a bit. It is good for powering most air
tools,
> blowing up tires, some light paint spraying (not HVLP) and such. I tried
to
> do sandblasting and painting cars with it, but I found that it just
wouldn't
> keep up. I finally broke down and bought a re-conditioned Devilbis 20 CFM
> 6HP 240v with an 80-gallon tank. I got it at Home Depot on closeout last
> year for $500.00. It works fine, but for sandblasting, it is about as
small
> as I would want. I could easily have gone much larger with an Ingersol
Rand
> that puts out about 28 CFM, for about $1500.00, but I figured that for my
> home work shop, it was more than I needed.
>
> Sandblasting requires around 18 CFM minimum, to avoid having to stop
> continuously to wait for the compressor to catch up. Most HVLP spray guns
> require around 10 CFM or more. Don't get me wrong, you can do these
things
> with the Craftsman, but you will have to stop often, and the compressor
will
> be running all of the time, and building up moisture, which is death to
> sandblasting and painting.
>
> Another thing you want to stay away from is the oil-less compressor, like
so
> many of the newer ones are. They simply do not last. Get a piston type
> with a cast iron cylinder, and it will last for years. I know you said
you
> require 120v power, but I can't stress enough that for what you hope to
do,
> a 120v motor won't be enough. You really need to figure out a way to run
> 240v power to your garage and get a bigger compressor. If your primary
> driver is refinishing those wheels, you would be better off to pay to have
> someone else do them. If you buy the Sears compressor, you will have a
nice
> little portable compressor good for general use around the shop, but you
> still won't have your wheels blasted and painted.
>
> BTW, $250.00 for sandblasting five wheels, and another $125.00 for
painting
> seems high to me. Here in the Houston area, I could get them all powder
> coated (sandblasting included) for under $200.00 bucks. Shop around on
that
> and check with powder coaters. They have to sandblast it before they
coat,
> and usually they are surprisingly reasonable.
>
> My advice to you is to look at the Campbell Housefield 60 gallon 6 HP
> compressors with the 60-gallon tank that puts out around 11.0 CFM at 90
lbs.
> These are available all over the place for around $300.00. They have a
> two-cylinder cast iron compressor, and an upright design. It still is a
> little small for sandblasting, but if you're not doing big pieces, and you
> go slowly, it can still get the job done. It is a good compromise for the
> home workshop without breaking the bank, and should give you years of
> trouble free service.
>
> Hope this helps. Good luck with your projects.
>
> Regards,
> Tim Slesak
> 41 GMC 3/4 ton
>
>
> Jim wrote:
> > Well after a year of nagging her my wife said OK to a compressor. This
> will
> > be a once in a lifetime buy...The one I am looking at is 6 HP 30 Gal
> 8.6/6.4
> > SCFM at 40/90PSI - 125 max PSI. It is on sale for $259.88. I am
> interested
> > in sandblasting and HVLP painting.
>
> > What do you think - is this compressor a good deal?
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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