re: Compressor

[Colin Brace <BRACEC@A1.MGH.HARVARD.EDU>]

          Hello Dennis,
                         Concerning your compressor question, I user a 1.5 
          hp, 12 gallon Sears compressor for years, including restoring my B 
          in the driveway in 1984. That included sandblasting, air-hammer, DA 
          Sander, and most other air tools that I still have. Did the job 
          fine, in fact, my brother still uses that compressor, which, by the 
          way, I bought new in 1978. When I built my garage in 1988 I did buy 
          a 5hp, 60 gallon stand-up, which is WONDERFUL, but the old one did 
          what I wanted it to. 
          
                         As for tools, I wouldn't go crazy, cost-wise, most 
          are re-badged Pacific-rim specials, perfectly adequate for the 
          serious-but-still-hobby use most of us use them for.
          
          Hope this helps
          
          Colin Brace WA1KWA
          
          bracec@a1,mgh.harvard.edu
          
          74 MGB
          73 BMW 3.0s