If you're a tinkerer, you might be able to use a very quiet AC
compressor, from a window or central AC. They often have good start up
torque. You'll need some other stuff such as cooling fan, pressure
switch, expansion tank.

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"Spehro Pefhany" wrote in message
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Looking for a small compressor for portable use with a upholstery
stapler, inflating tires and that sort of thing. It needs to be
light enough (and/or maybe have big cushy wheels) so that the better
half can move it around 'erself.

Any suggestions? One of those noisy little pancake offshore things
only lasted a few hours (and that was too long at that dBA level).

$100 or $200 would be okay.

eg. how bad do you think this thing is?

http://www.harborfreight.com/3-hp-21...sor-94667.html

Tks in advance!