DeVilblis is the manufacturer of most of the Sears airtools. I own a
smaller Sears compressor and I have had no troubles. I'm with Kurt, I
want MORE POWER. My advice is to buy the biggest compressor (tank size
and HP) you can afford. You will spend a lot of time waiting for the
compressor to catch up if you get a small one (less than 3.5HP)
Tom Hill
kurt.eckert(at)tfn.com wrote:
>
> I sense the Tim Taylor in me coming out. I need MORE power! I tell you there is
> no sweeter sound in the world than an impact wrench spinning off some stubborn
> nut. but that is a whole other subject.
>
> I bought mine at Sears it's a Craftsman made by another company. I am blanking
> out on the name but it's a fairly reputable company. I believe mine is 5 hp and
> is the biggest model that lays on it's side. It is great for air tools but seems
> to lag a bit when sand blasting. The nice thing about it is I can roll it
> around. Something you can't do with a stand-up model. This allows me to do my
> sand blasting out behind the garage.
>
> All air tools say what they need for air pressure to operate. I'd just take a
> look at what you are thinking of buying and tailor the compressor to that.
>
> Kurt Eckert
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Boetticher [mailto:aboetticher(at)api.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 1999 12:14 PM
> To: Alpines
> Subject: Non Alpine Related - Air Compressors
>
> As the Alpine project progresses, its becoming more and more
> apparent that the home shop is in need of an air compressor.
> >From what I've been able to figure out, the critical specs are
> HP, volume, pressure, and flow. I was wondering if there are any
> recommendations out there as to what a good combination of the
> four would be and/or specific models that would be worth looking
> at. I'm looking for a decent unit that can handle most hand held
> pneumatic tools (and possibly a small sand blasting setup) but
> won't deplete the Alpine budget in the process.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Andy Boetticher
> Series IV
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