Couldn't agree more with John.
I fell victim to the "5HP" Campbell Hausfeld at Home depot. Sure it
was the biggest portable unit I could find but for the life of me, I
do not know how they measured HP - perhaps at the pump pulley.
Anyway, I rebuilt it last week. New head and new motor - 5HP 220V! The
motor itself is 3 times heavier than the original motor which has
"spl" stamped in the HP rating box on the tag. Stands for special I
guess. Anyway you can see it at www.228mill.com/tinker.htm

As far as the OP's question about die grinder - Buy once, Buy Well.

I spend more time doing the things I need to do to fix the stuff I
need to do the job with.

Good Luck

Tom

"william_b_noble" wrote in message ...
aaah, guys.... 15 cfm at 90 psi is well within the range of a 3 to 5 hp
compressor - I have a 5 hp quincy that is rated at 19.5 cfm at 160 psi (If I
recall correctly) - on the other hand, I've seen hardware store type
compressors with "5 hp" ratings putting out as little as 3.5 cfm at 40 psi -
the thing to watch out for is that cheap motors don't cost very much (to
coin a phrase), so these "homeowner" compressors use a small compressor
(because compressors are expensive) and a too-big motor - Lots of these
units (see the ones at harbor freight, or home depot, etc) that have 5 hp
motors would put out almost the same amount of air with a 3/4 hp motor. So,
ignore the horsepower and look only at CFM/pressure to get a true picture.
(and, I have my compressor on a 20 amp/220 circiut - you certainly don't
need 30 amps)


"GTO69RA4" wrote in mes sage
...
I realize this is a valid point, but I'm always surprised that folks
concentrate on CFM so much. I built my own compressor from dumped parts.
Probably about 4 CFM into a 20 gallon tank.

I just grind for a minute then go get a drink of water and beat the dust
out of
my pants as it charges again.

GTO(John)

I'm more worried about the air supply you will need. The die
grinders vary from about 7cfm to more than 15 cfm. Cheaper ones
seem to take more air. And 15 cfm at 90 psi is a LOT of air.
Think 30 amp/240 volt circuit.