Air Compressor

MRstark44

I currently in the market for a portable air compressor. I have a gift card to Home Depot so i was going to use it for this purchase. just wanted to get some of your thoughts or recommendations.
I will be using the compressor for tasks such as shingleing and roofing. also finish carpentry.

Chris G

My little Campbell Hausfield crapped out Thursday so I needed a replacement the same day. I picked up the Porter Cable Pancake with brad nailer. I'm sure it's not the best, but they've been around for a long long time, so it's certainly no the worst either. I like it so far. I think it's a good value. If you want high-end look at rol-air. Think about what you want in: weight, capacity, psi, outlets, cost.

Basswood did a little review of small ones.

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neolitic

I like my little Porter-Cable too.
Had it 3 or 4 years now, but it is
loud indoors.
Check this....
http://www.contractortalk.com/f13/li...iet+compressor

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Harmoney Const

MY vote goes to Ridgid! Practically all of my equipment and tools are Ridgid. I have never had a problem with any Ridgid tool I have bought. They are very durable however the only downside I can say is that majrity of all Ridgid tools are very heavy!!!

Joining_heads

Makira mac2400. Not sure if they sell it at the depot though.

TBFGhost

I have this with the Husky name on it.




It really has not been a bad compressor. I bought a better air filter/silencer for it, did the break in thing as per the manual and swapped the oil out for Mobil 1 10w-30. Fills up fast, has more then enough power to do what your asking and it was cheap. $125 with a Husky Roofing gun(that I will prob never use).

Lubrication - Oil

Tank Size - 4 Gal (2 Gal Each Tank)


Max. PSI - 125


HP (Run) - 1.3


SCFM - 4.5 @ 40 PSI and 3.7 @ 90 PSI


Amps @ 115 Volts - 15

john5mt

i am embarrassed to say i have a 4 yr old rigid compressor that works great. It has out preformed many dewalts on the jobsite (ie it runs in -20 when they wont).

Dont tell anyone i recommended a rigid tool.

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TBFGhost

I don't care who makes the tool as long as it works well...its not the tools, it is the guy using them. The coldest I had the Husky in was 18 degrees and it worked without a hitch...granted that is not -20.

strathd

Little off topic but when emglo sold out to dewalt (made in mexico) the emglo execs started a company called quincy. True blue reliability is their slogan. Emglo's were allways blue and pretty much the standard in the industry for years. So a quincy is the new emglo and they are American made. I've had a electric wheelbarrow type for about five years and it has'nt missed a beat. You won't find them at lowes or home depot though.

strathd

I agree to some extent as far as guns, saws ect. But how can you misuse a compressor other than not performing routine maintenance. Allthough it's getting more and more difficult I still try to buy American made when possible.

Darwin

I got a RIGID twin stack air compressor about 2 weeks ago. Bought a Semco roofing nailer with it. About the compressor:

oil-free
175 max PSI
1.8 HP running
4.5 Tank Capacity
4.9 SCFM @ 90 PSI

This is a powerful compressor. Quieter than most others. It also lasts 5X longer than most compressors out there ( they say).

I did a roofing job with it and it rocks. However it is very heavy. They should have put wheels on it.

Tom M

I picked up a single tank Dewalt last month, has a pull out handle and rolls like a hand truck, stores that way too. It handled roof guns well. It is also very quiet I was impressed.

john5mt

I have been eyeballing one of those at my local hardware store. Thanks for the story behind them! now if i decide to pull the trigger i can do so in confidence. Perhaps a little off topic, whats the benefit of the twin tanks over the larger single tank? Is it just size. I have found a bigger tank to be just as good with nail guns and have the added bonus of more cfm if your running a non nail gun tool through it. (as well the quincy single tank wheel barrow is 150 bucks cheaper than their traditional rolair/quincy twin tank style wheelbarrow).


I think they basically did with that new mini wheel barrow one. Cuz it is heavy and awkward to carry.

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strathd

I'm no expert on compressors but a bigger tank means the compressor will run less. A twin tank wheelbarrow usually has a lower profile. Resulting in less chance for damage to the tanks maybe ?

Five Star

id spend alittle extra on a thomas than that home chepot crap.

i have been getting by with this one even for light to intermediate framing

it quiet too and recovers in 12 sec.

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john5mt

not true on that story



http://www.quincycompressor.com/about.html

Made in china now


Maybe you were thinking jenny?

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mnjconstruction

a use the porta cable pancake. and i know its not the best but i have always had good luck with these so i keep buying them. i run 2 guns at once alot off them. they keep up pretty good. i currently have 2. 1 is 6 years old, the other is 2. no problems with either so far.

TBFGhost

I wonder what he went out and bought seeing we gave him just about every options HD sells. LOL....altho they don't sell mine anymore...

mine is still going strong...and I had it on a job where I didn't have a chipper and needed to do some...so I used my Matco Air Hammer....lets just say that compressor got a hell of a work out...

I also mesed with the little setting things and it turns on at 110 psi and pumps to 135 psi. The tank is rated to 200 and the safty blow off comes on at 140. Gives me a few more shots out of the 16 awg and bunch more out of the 18 awg before it kicks on.

Winchester

i've got a makita mac2400 and it's awesome. i can hardly even hear it running. it's pretty heavy though.

to compensate, I got a dewalt d55141 that is super light and not too loud (much quieter than my old PC pancake), as well

I really like both

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ApgarNJ

i have the portercable electric one, with one 4 gallon tank i think. and the reg and air fittings are able to be relocated closer to where you are working if you want that. other than the tires having a recall and going flat, the compressor is awesome.

i also have a 5.5hp honda emglo(blue one) for larger jobs. but when gas was 4 bucks a gallon, i went out and bought the electric one. let someone else pay for the electric as long as the breaker is good.