I went through buying a cheap compressor like that. Hated every second
of owning one. Loud and not enough air. My own opinion is that you
will regret anything below 5 [real, not overstated] horsepower. That
may last you a lifetime.

i

On 2008-08-01, Michael Koblic wrote:
The bugger had no less than 4 leaks. I could not get rid of them. It went
back. I guess you get what you pay for. Duh....

"Michael Koblic" wrote in message
unications...
OK, thanks to everyone for helpful suggestions.
After dancing around a bit, trying out some solutions which failed, I am
now a proud owner of an Iron Horse IHHD 2518L compressor (4.1 cfm at 90
psi, 3.2 gal tank, made in Middle Kingdom). It was on sale at local Lordco
and House of Tools for $119. It comes with a hose and a bunch of shiny
things to connect this to that. As you can see I have never been near a
working compressor.

Herein lies a bit of a problem as the instructions are, let's say, sparse.
And conflicting when you look them up on the net. Referring to parts and
switches that are not clearly identified and identified to by different
names in the plan etc. I know I should be a man about it and ignore the
instructions (as I did with my recent purchase of Remington 870 - turned
out fine) but it is a tad disconcerting.

I have put off the trial run till tomorrow.

Any comments on this particular piece of equipment are welcome.


"Michael Koblic" wrote in message
rvecommunications...
I find the need for a small jet of compressed air to blow out chips etc
from time to time. I am thus looking for a source of compressed air to
which some sort of air gun can be attached. It has to satisfy three
requirements:
1) It has to be cheap,
2) It has to take up little or no space,
3) It has to be cheap,

I heard some people simply use a spare car tire. I asked at Summit tools
(who carry all kinds of air stuff) if it is feasible to attach a hose and
an air gun to a tire, they did not think so. I really do not want/need a
full-sized compressor. A compresed air bottle seems a bit of an overkill.

Any suggestions?







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