I guess you are right, taking anything that is posted
on this list as gospel is wrong. Anything anyone posts
here including my posts should be taken at it's face value, and that is 2
cents.
Jeff
>From: "Mike " <passnb4u@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: passnb4u@earthlink.net
>To: "Rick Lapointe" <rlapoint@iaw.on.ca>, "The Slesaks" <foghorn@ev1.net>,
> "oletrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>, "Jeffrey cerniglia"
><jcerniglia@msn.com>
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Re: Air Compressor
>Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 21:37:49 -0700
>
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>
>From: Jeffrey cerniglia
>
>
>To: oletrucks ;The Slesaks ;Rick Lapointe
>
>Sent: 6/4/01 8:12:07 PM
>
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Re: Air
>Compressor
>
>
>
>
>
>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
>
>
>
>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
>
>
> Lighten up a bit, Jeff.
>
>
>
> Most offer opinions based on experience. Nothing more
>aggravating, IMO, than to spend 10 hours doing a 2 hour job, and having to
>listen to an oiless for the day to boot:)
>
>
>
> Whether it's compressors, airtools, socket sets, etc., it all
>pertains to our hobby.
>
>
>
> Mike
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>----- 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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>
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>
>
>
>--- Mike
>
>--- passnb4u@earthlink.net
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