I had one of the ~30 gallon Craftsman Oil-less compressors for a long
time. The big plus is that it's cheap (I think we paid $250 on sale).
Also on the plus side is that it provides enough air to do a decent
bit of work as long as you're not running a sander or something. It's
also nice that it runs on 110. On the negative side is that it will
cycle a lot and when it does it's really loud. Very irritating.
Also, you'll feel like you're running it to death if you try to do
anything that takes a decent bit of air.
If your budget is really $300 then I'd buy the Craftsman. FWIW, I
bought my 60 gallon IR for ~$600 and it's a whole lot more compressor.
It doesn't cycle nearly as often and when it does it isn't so loud
that it drives me out of the garage. If you have 220V access and can
wait to save up a bit more money I'd recommend holding off and getting
the one you're going to want to end up with anyway.
-Paul
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 5:04 PM, Marcus Pless <mpless@ucsd.edu> wrote:
> I recently moved into a new place that actually has enough
> room for an air compressor. I'm looking for something that
> would be general purpose in nature and relatively inexpensive.
> It's been years since I've done any serious work that
> requires a continuous air flow, and I don't expect to be
> doing any major auto restoration any time soon. I'm looking
> for something that can pump tires and run nailers and other
> light duty cycle air tools at the moment, but I don't want
> to shoot myself in the foot with a woefully inadequate air
> supply for down the road. My budget is probably in the $300
> range.
>
> I'm a bit skeptical of most of the current "oil less"
> compressors and have been looking for something with a more
> traditional motor/belt/compressor setup, with limited success.
> Can anyone recommend the current Craftsman/Lowes/Home Depot
> "oil less" compressors? I'm even considering something cheap
> from Harbor Freight until I can figure out what my actual
> needs are goind to be.
>
> Any thoughts/suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --Marcus
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