"Ignoramus8011" wrote in message
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Mike, for $500, you can buy a high end used compressor. I regularly
read craigslist and such compressors do show up from time to
time. Even less money can be paid for 5HP compressors at industrial
liquidations, though you may need to add a VFD to run one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/5-HP-Coleman-Bla...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/dayton-speedaire...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/dayton-speedaire...QQcmdZViewItem

The last item that sold for $481 is at least two levels above that
T10. The motor on it looks like single phase.

Iggy - I've been watching CL for a few months now and that's where this one
showed up. Most of the ones I've seen there are horizontal, beat to heck or
of unknown quality. I also check Ebay frequently in a 100-mile radius with
pretty much the same results. CL has the advantage that it is usually
easier to arrange an inspection in person but has the disadvantage that the
good deals go quick.

That Speedaire at $52.50 looked like a bargain, but it's around 4 hours from
me making it a bit of a pig in a poke since a pre-bid inspection is hard to
do.

Keep me in mind if you pick up a nice vertical compressor in your scrounging
that you want to unload.

Mike