Bought a new compressor
 

Well, I bit the bullet and bought a new compressor. I got an Ingersol Rand 80 gal 5 hp compressor. It has an 18.5 flow rate at 90 psi, and it should keep up with my air tools, the little craftsman I have had no way of keeping up, I would only get about 30 sec of good air pressure, and had to stop and wait for it to pump back up. I now need to get it wired in and I'll be set. I sure wish I had taken some electrical classes, the 220 wiring is beyond my electrical know-how. It sure was fun getting the thing unloaded from the 4x4 truck, I had to call for some help, and used the assistance of a cherry picker.

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Congrats Bob! sounds like a good one.

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That is supposed to be a very good compressor. Congrats and enjoy it once she is hooked up.

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Hopefully I can talk my father-in-law into assisting. He's an electrician, and he will be in town this week.

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You will love it. Now you don't have any excuses, get to work....j/k...:lol:

LockDoc

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can't believe it hasn't been said yet......:wop: :lol:

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I hope the cherry picker isn't from Pep Boys. that would be considered negligent abuse. LOL


18.5@90psi, hmm..sounds pretty darned good to me. dual stage?

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I'll get some pics when it is up and running, unless I can't get that done this week.

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Attachment 316174This is a pic I found of the same compressor I bought, mine is not hooked up yet. My garage is much more cluttered tahn this pic. So you get the idea. It's a single phase. I'm doing some research on bolt down, and running hard lines, seems pretty complicated, it's not just a plug and play.

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That a nice looking compressor, nice buy!

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I got it wired and set, that thing is heavy. I was a chore to get it set on studs and bushings. I works great, I had my cut off wheel running, the compressor kicked on and was building pressure while the tool was running, it was great.

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Don't know how you are going to set yours up but FYI there is a small brass three outlet part you can get for this. You can put 3 quick disconnects on it. That way, if you are using hose you can have several different hoses with tools and not have to change back and forth..
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To see an example of what I am referring to google Stanley Bostitch 852059k.

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I'm still working on all of that. That fitting is now on the list as well as converting all the couplings form 1/4 to 3/8.

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Why are you changing fittings?

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Probably a good question, but I thought that when painting the fittings should be 3/8, I presume the change won't hurt air tools. or am I wrong again.:crazy:

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You don't have to change them. You have a good size comp. your volumn will be sufficient to do what you will want to do. When you are painting you will be regulating your pressure down anyway. your 1/4" Lines will be fine. Your set up will not be covering long distances and you won't have any pressure drop.
For your needs, it will be a matter of choice. If everything you have is 3/8th fillings, go with it.

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:cong: thats a "real" air compressor. Money well spent. Aint it nice to work with quality tools. :)

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:agree: You likely wont need that 3/8 but there may come time. What I did was plumb my shop with a lot of drops with 1/4 quick connect fittings and I made one drop dedicated with 3/8 quick connect for those times I need to break out the 1" drive impact.

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That is nice, and for it's size I bet it's still quieter than those dang oil less pieces of scrap.

I actually dug an old Craftsman compressor out of a scrap pile just because it had the seperate motor and jug. That way if the motor goes out I'll replace it, same with the jug.

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Thanks for the info, ya'll just saved me some more money. (sure makes paying membership dues easier). This compressor is great, nice and quiet. My old one was a craftsman oil less and was so loud you needed to wear ear protection. I still need to do something about moisture in the fuel lines. Any cheap solutions??

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you may not want to plumb your shop but you might want to consider at least 1 line that goes several feet away from compressor with elbow and go all the way up to the ceiling and drop it back down,. On the leg back down make a T with the water trap coming off the T and another 12" or so going strait down with a petcock terminating it. What ever you do , dont put your water trap next to your compressor or it wont do any good.

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It's already installed dude ... no need for a permit now. :lol:

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I will do all the lines and better set-up when I get my shop built and move it there, for now it is bolted to the floor in the garage and plugged into the hose reel. Nothing that can't be un-done when the garage gets converted to a den. But I gotta build a shop first, that brings up a whole bunch of other questions, like pole barn? frame built? or steel? and how big to go, space is not an issue, I have 5 acres, and.......I don't really know where to start, and I'm on a very tight budget so most of the work will be done by me.

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When buildin' your shop build a room on the back and plumb. Out of sight,out of mind and quiet.