To: | Shop Talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net> |
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Subject: | Re: Small Compressor |
From: | Bill Rabel <brabel@dlux.net> |
Date: | Sat, 12 Jun 2004 11:00:08 -0700 |
> As for wheels, I don't think I've > ever seen a vertical compressor on wheels. There's a very good reason for this. Typical shop air compressors are insanely top-heavy. A vertical configuration is not remotely safe to be around unless it is bolted down. More than once, I've seen horizontal units (5HP and 10HP on skids) flip clear out of a cornering pickup truck. - Bill Rabel Anacortes, WA |
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