"blueman" wrote in message
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I have a $99 (on-sale) Harbor Freight 10 gallon compressor that I have
been really satisfied with for my home-hobbyist use -- it has more than
paid for itself many times over.

I was wondering though whether I could effectively increase its capacity
(at least for short intervals) by attaching one or more 5 or 10 gallon
portable tanks to it.
Would this give it the *effective* capacity of a larger tank allowing me
to have a longer burst capacity? (though filling the combined tanks
would obviously take longer)

Any issues with doing so?

No issues at all in doing it. It will give you greater capacity, but your
compressor will take longer refilling the tanks, as you noted. If you're
doing low volume stuff it will be no real problem. You'll go longer between
cycles, but the cycles will be longer. It really depends on what you're
using your compressor for. If you're driving some brads here and there,
there really won't be any great value after the trade off is considered. It
won't get you into higher delivery rates though.

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-Mike-