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What does anybody think of a Harbor Freight air compressor?
I am in the market and this one seems intriguing. I have some clamps
and such from them and they are okay--I am not so sure about things like air compressors. http://www.harborfreight.com/25-hp-2...sor-67847.html |
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On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:33:40 -0700 (PDT), busbus
wrote: I am in the market and this one seems intriguing. I have some clamps and such from them and they are okay--I am not so sure about things like air compressors. http://www.harborfreight.com/25-hp-2...sor-67847.html I have one of their smaller compressors and it works fine for my needs. You should ask on the Welding Web forum http://weldingweb.com/ where they have branches for "HF tools that don't suck" and "HF tools that suck". There's probably someone there who has used this compressor. John |
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busbus wrote the following:
I am in the market and this one seems intriguing. I have some clamps and such from them and they are okay--I am not so sure about things like air compressors. http://www.harborfreight.com/25-hp-2...sor-67847.html I have no experience with that large one, but the smaller one works. -- Bill In Hamptonburgh, NY In the original Orange County. Est. 1683 To email, remove the double zeroes after @ |
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"busbus" wrote in message
... I am in the market and this one seems intriguing. I have some clamps and such from them and they are okay--I am not so sure about things like air compressors. http://www.harborfreight.com/25-hp-2...sor-67847.html 150 PSI Chinese bomb. Considering the quality level of HF merchandise (everywhere from not bad to total crap) I wouldn't trust them with my life and that's what you are doing using their air compressor. Odds are though you won't get the one welded together by the ****ed off slave labor. Feeling lucky? |
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CW wrote: ...snipped... 150 PSI Chinese bomb. Considering the quality level of HF merchandise (everywhere from not bad to total crap) I wouldn't trust them with my life and that's what you are doing using their air compressor. Odds are though you won't get the one welded together by the ****ed off slave labor. Feeling lucky? Yes, it would be _so_much_better_ to buy one from Campbell Hausfield, Husky, or some other name-brand- ALSO made in China! To the OP: I can't speak for that particular compressor but I have used one of their smaller 8 gal horizontal tank models for weekend warrior use for about 6 years now without trouble. -- Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler. (Albert Einstein) Larry Wasserman - Baltimore Maryland - lwasserm(a)sdf. lonestar. org |
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On 6/10/11 3:21 PM, CW wrote:
wrote in message ... I am in the market and this one seems intriguing. I have some clamps and such from them and they are okay--I am not so sure about things like air compressors. http://www.harborfreight.com/25-hp-2...sor-67847.html 150 PSI Chinese bomb. Considering the quality level of HF merchandise (everywhere from not bad to total crap) I wouldn't trust them with my life and that's what you are doing using their air compressor. Odds are though you won't get the one welded together by the ****ed off slave labor. Feeling lucky? So you're one of those guys who thinks an air talk can explode like a bomb, huh? -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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Larry W wrote the following:
In article , CW wrote: ...snipped... 150 PSI Chinese bomb. Considering the quality level of HF merchandise (everywhere from not bad to total crap) I wouldn't trust them with my life and that's what you are doing using their air compressor. Odds are though you won't get the one welded together by the ****ed off slave labor. Feeling lucky? Yes, it would be _so_much_better_ to buy one from Campbell Hausfield, Husky, or some other name-brand- ALSO made in China! I replaced my CH compressor which died, with a HF compressor. I figured the cheaper price offsets the assumed longevity of the more expensive compressors. My CH compressor was only used for topping off tires and pool equipment. To the OP: I can't speak for that particular compressor but I have used one of their smaller 8 gal horizontal tank models for weekend warrior use for about 6 years now without trouble. -- Bill In Hamptonburgh, NY In the original Orange County. Est. 1683 To email, remove the double zeroes after @ |
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-MIKE- wrote:
On 6/10/11 3:21 PM, CW wrote: wrote in message ... I am in the market and this one seems intriguing. I have some clamps and such from them and they are okay--I am not so sure about things like air compressors. http://www.harborfreight.com/25-hp-2...sor-67847.html 150 PSI Chinese bomb. Considering the quality level of HF merchandise (everywhere from not bad to total crap) I wouldn't trust them with my life and that's what you are doing using their air compressor. Odds are though you won't get the one welded together by the ****ed off slave labor. Feeling lucky? So you're one of those guys who thinks an air talk can explode like a bomb, huh? I assume it's got a safety valve of some sort. What's the skinny? Bill |
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Bill wrote the following:
-MIKE- wrote: On 6/10/11 3:21 PM, CW wrote: wrote in message ... I am in the market and this one seems intriguing. I have some clamps and such from them and they are okay--I am not so sure about things like air compressors. http://www.harborfreight.com/25-hp-2...sor-67847.html 150 PSI Chinese bomb. Considering the quality level of HF merchandise (everywhere from not bad to total crap) I wouldn't trust them with my life and that's what you are doing using their air compressor. Odds are though you won't get the one welded together by the ****ed off slave labor. Feeling lucky? So you're one of those guys who thinks an air talk can explode like a bomb, huh? I assume it's got a safety valve of some sort. What's the skinny? Bill Chinese stuff is presumed to be crap, like Japanese stuff was in the 50s. Does he know that Japanese products, like US products, have been outsourced to China for years? -- Bill In Hamptonburgh, NY In the original Orange County. Est. 1683 To email, remove the double zeroes after @ |
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On Jun 10, 1:33*pm, busbus wrote:
I am in the market and this one seems intriguing. *I have some clamps and such from them and they are okay--I am not so sure about things like air compressors. http://www.harborfreight.com/25-hp-2...25-psi-cast-ir... I am not a big HF fan, but I have had pretty good luck with some of their stuff. I have had one of their $99 special mortise machines for several years. The hold down hardware sucks but the machine has plenty of power and cuts square holes and slots with help of clamps. I have some of their smaller tools that work well. 18 Gage nailer won't wear out -- $20. No air compressor experience. Ron |
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busbus wrote:
I am in the market and this one seems intriguing. I have some clamps and such from them and they are okay--I am not so sure about things like air compressors. http://www.harborfreight.com/25-hp-2...sor-67847.html For a broader view, check out Harbor Freight Reviews (not affiliated with the company). http://hfreviews.com/ For example, their pancake compressor got a 4-out-of-5 review. On the other hand, if you buy it and it doesn't meet your expectations, take it back for a full refund. HF has a VERY liberal returns policy. |
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On 6/10/2011 7:57 PM, RonB wrote:
On Jun 10, 1:33 pm, wrote: I am in the market and this one seems intriguing. I have some clamps and such from them and they are okay--I am not so sure about things like air compressors. http://www.harborfreight.com/25-hp-2...25-psi-cast-ir... I am not a big HF fan, but I have had pretty good luck with some of their stuff. I have had one of their $99 special mortise machines for several years. The hold down hardware sucks but the machine has plenty of power and cuts square holes and slots with help of clamps. I have some of their smaller tools that work well. 18 Gage nailer won't wear out -- $20. No air compressor experience. Ron I have one of their small tire inflators, It normally went for about $29, but was on special for $15. I have been using it for several years now and am completely happy with it. Its volume is good and while I use it principally for my JD garden tractor, I have used it on my van which has 40psi in the tires. I would recommend it to anyone who asked. While I have bought other things at HF and never been disappointed, this is the only electrical tool I have. |
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On 06/10/2011 07:39 PM, k-nuttle wrote:
On 6/10/2011 7:57 PM, RonB wrote: On Jun 10, 1:33 pm, wrote: I am in the market and this one seems intriguing. I have some clamps and such from them and they are okay--I am not so sure about things like air compressors. http://www.harborfreight.com/25-hp-2...25-psi-cast-ir... I am not a big HF fan, but I have had pretty good luck with some of their stuff. I have had one of their $99 special mortise machines for several years. The hold down hardware sucks but the machine has plenty of power and cuts square holes and slots with help of clamps. I have some of their smaller tools that work well. 18 Gage nailer won't wear out -- $20. No air compressor experience. Ron I have one of their small tire inflators, It normally went for about $29, but was on special for $15. I have been using it for several years now and am completely happy with it. Its volume is good and while I use it principally for my JD garden tractor, I have used it on my van which has 40psi in the tires. I would recommend it to anyone who asked. While I have bought other things at HF and never been disappointed, this is the only electrical tool I have. I have this one for airing up tires on the 54th wheel and occasional brad nailer use when out of range of the "big 240V" compressor. On sale and with a 20% off coupon, got it for under $40. http://www.harborfreight.com/3-gallon-100-psi-oilless-pancake-air-compressor-95275.html Noisy, but works great. |
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On 06/10/2011 07:53 PM, Doug Winterburn wrote:
On 06/10/2011 07:39 PM, k-nuttle wrote: On 6/10/2011 7:57 PM, RonB wrote: On Jun 10, 1:33 pm, wrote: I am in the market and this one seems intriguing. I have some clamps and such from them and they are okay--I am not so sure about things like air compressors. http://www.harborfreight.com/25-hp-2...25-psi-cast-ir... I am not a big HF fan, but I have had pretty good luck with some of their stuff. I have had one of their $99 special mortise machines for several years. The hold down hardware sucks but the machine has plenty of power and cuts square holes and slots with help of clamps. I have some of their smaller tools that work well. 18 Gage nailer won't wear out -- $20. No air compressor experience. Ron I have one of their small tire inflators, It normally went for about $29, but was on special for $15. I have been using it for several years now and am completely happy with it. Its volume is good and while I use it principally for my JD garden tractor, I have used it on my van which has 40psi in the tires. I would recommend it to anyone who asked. While I have bought other things at HF and never been disappointed, this is the only electrical tool I have. I have this one for airing up tires on the 54th wheel and occasional brad nailer use when out of range of the "big 240V" compressor. On sale and with a 20% off coupon, got it for under $40. http://www.harborfreight.com/3-gallon-100-psi-oilless-pancake-air-compressor-95275.html Noisy, but works great. That'd be 5th wheel... |
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"busbus" wrote in message ... I am in the market and this one seems intriguing. I have some clamps and such from them and they are okay--I am not so sure about things like air compressors. http://www.harborfreight.com/25-hp-2...sor-67847.html ========== I am thinking this unit looks exactly like the unit I purchased a few years ago under the Campbell and Hausfeld brand name. The units works well but the noise will drive you out of house and home!! I have the unit in my garage and if it kicks in while in the garage you would jump out of your skin. I am so glad I wear earmuffs while operating my mitre saw when it kicks in or I would probably have cut my hand off by now. I have thought of boxing it in when I move it to a more permanent place and sound insulate the monster. I know my EU2000i Honda Generator will not start it, run it yes but not start it again...big electric surge! Knowing the noise factor I would look for another unit. Some of the newer pancake units are half the noise and quarter the size. -- Eric |
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On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:32:17 -0400, Bill wrote:
-MIKE- wrote: On 6/10/11 3:21 PM, CW wrote: wrote in message ... I am in the market and this one seems intriguing. I have some clamps and such from them and they are okay--I am not so sure about things like air compressors. http://www.harborfreight.com/25-hp-2...sor-67847.html 150 PSI Chinese bomb. Considering the quality level of HF merchandise (everywhere from not bad to total crap) I wouldn't trust them with my life and that's what you are doing using their air compressor. Odds are though you won't get the one welded together by the ****ed off slave labor. Feeling lucky? So you're one of those guys who thinks an air talk can explode like a bomb, huh? I assume it's got a safety valve of some sort. What's the skinny? I haven't checked the stats, but my SWAG is that 98.99% of tanks develop pinhole leaks which expand, )1% blow at the seams sans shrapnel, and the other 0.01% have pressure relief valves stick (how much overpressure can a cheap pump put out, anyway?) and they actually explode, hurting someone. Here's the nastiest one I could find in ten minutes. giggle http://goo.gl/I5ab8 Seam ruptures on a 21 gallon tank put (15psia empty, 150psi full) 210 gallons of air into the shop in a short amount of time, blowing out the windows and making the ears smart a bit, wot? -- The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. --Herbert Spencer |
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Doug Winterburn wrote:
snip I have this one for airing up tires on the 54th wheel and occasional brad nailer use when out of range of the "big 240V" compressor. On sale and with a 20% off coupon, got it for under $40. http://www.harborfreight.com/3-gallon-100-psi-oilless-pancake-air-compressor-95275.html Noisy, but works great. That'd be 5th wheel... Would you believe my old brain actually read that as "5th wheel" the first time? I had to go back to see what you were correcting. -- Gerald Ross Cochran, GA Tried to play my shoehorn... all I got was footnotes! |
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On Jun 10, 2:33*pm, busbus wrote:
I am in the market and this one seems intriguing. *I have some clamps and such from them and they are okay--I am not so sure about things like air compressors. http://www.harborfreight.com/25-hp-2...25-psi-cast-ir... bought oe of their pancake compressors - for a spare, light-duty work at a "second" shop. But would buy a Porter Cable (had for nearly ten years now doing lots of projects without issues) or similar for my first pancake compressor. I had a 30G Craftsman that has lasted twenty years ad still looks new and works just fine. Must admit that I am not a contractor, just a hobbyist. WARNING, HFT Heat Guns suck. Not only suck air in the rear and blow it out hot from the front as you might expect, but fail with very little use. On my second unit and it hasn't lasted six months! If you do get one, beware teh duty cycle. I suspect it's less than thirty seconds of continuous operating at High Heat setting. |
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On Jun 11, 1:45*am, Larry Jaques
wot? Problem is, that when people try to imagine what an air tank failure would look like, their imaginations become filled with fuel/grenade/ gasoline/actionmoviebull**** type explosions. The escape of normal (135psig?) air pressure out of a failed metal tank will not be accompanied by a full perimeter failure releasing a rather benign quantity of stored energy. It will release in a fart- like measured amount. It will be a big howling puff, but no bang, and any **** flying will be because of the startle factor, not due to released energy. For giggles, my mechanic and his friends hooked up a motorcycle inner tube to a 165psig line in a garage and just let it get bigger and bigger. So big in fact that a huge hernia appeared which became almost see-through thin. When it failed, it made a bang, much louder than a balloon, but not mortar launch grade. The flying remnants did knock over a beer, much to the chagrin of one the participants. Yes alcohol was involved. No blown-out windows. The hose-end with the metal nipple did fly around for quite a while till the main valve was shut off. |
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On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 08:33:52 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote: On Jun 11, 1:45Â*am, Larry Jaques wot? NOW yer snippin'. Problem is, that when people try to imagine what an air tank failure would look like, their imaginations become filled with fuel/grenade/ gasoline/actionmoviebull**** type explosions. Like watching the guy plant a single ounce of C4 with a detanator and then seeing (and hearing) seventeen discrete charges blow up the house, all from 3 angles? Yeah, that's them. The escape of normal (135psig?) air pressure out of a failed metal tank will not be accompanied by a full perimeter failure releasing a rather benign quantity of stored energy. It will release in a fart- like measured amount. It will be a big howling puff, but no bang, and any **** flying will be because of the startle factor, not due to released energy. Wow, whose farts make your ears pop? No...I don't want to know. Maybe I _won't_ visit Canada. For giggles, my mechanic and his friends hooked up a motorcycle inner tube to a 165psig line in a garage and just let it get bigger and bigger. So big in fact that a huge hernia appeared which became almost see-through thin. When it failed, it made a bang, much louder than a balloon, but not mortar launch grade. The flying remnants did knock over a beer, much to the chagrin of one the participants. Yes alcohol was involved. No blown-out windows. The hose-end with the metal nipple did fly around for quite a while till the main valve was shut off. That was probably not more than 3bar, not the 10 we're talking with a compressor. But the point is made. -- The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. --Herbert Spencer |
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On Jun 11, 12:14*pm, Larry Jaques
That was probably not more than 3bar, not the 10 we're talking with a compressor. *But the point is made. I'm usually pretty well toasted after 10 bars. |
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On Jun 11, 12:44*pm, Angela Sekeris wrote:
On Jun 11, 12:14*pm, Larry Jaques That was probably not more than 3bar, not the 10 we're talking with a compressor. *But the point is made. I'm usually pretty well toasted after 10 bars. I HAVE TO learn to check and see who the hell used this laptop last...... |
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On 6/11/11 12:45 AM, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:32:17 -0400, wrote: -MIKE- wrote: On 6/10/11 3:21 PM, CW wrote: wrote in message ... I am in the market and this one seems intriguing. I have some clamps and such from them and they are okay--I am not so sure about things like air compressors. http://www.harborfreight.com/25-hp-2...sor-67847.html 150 PSI Chinese bomb. Considering the quality level of HF merchandise (everywhere from not bad to total crap) I wouldn't trust them with my life and that's what you are doing using their air compressor. Odds are though you won't get the one welded together by the ****ed off slave labor. Feeling lucky? So you're one of those guys who thinks an air talk can explode like a bomb, huh? I assume it's got a safety valve of some sort. What's the skinny? I haven't checked the stats, but my SWAG is that 98.99% of tanks develop pinhole leaks which expand, )1% blow at the seams sans shrapnel, and the other 0.01% have pressure relief valves stick (how much overpressure can a cheap pump put out, anyway?) and they actually explode, hurting someone. Here's the nastiest one I could find in ten minutes.giggle http://goo.gl/I5ab8 You're using paintball guns for your air tools? Seam ruptures on a 21 gallon tank put (15psia empty, 150psi full) 210 gallons of air into the shop in a short amount of time, blowing out the windows and making the ears smart a bit, wot? No. Weakest link in the chain (hole) breaks first, not the whole chain. The hole blows out the pressure. Worst that can happen is is shoots across the room like a rocket, not an explosion. -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 09:44:59 -0700 (PDT), Angela Sekeris
wrote: On Jun 11, 12:14Â*pm, Larry Jaques That was probably not more than 3bar, not the 10 we're talking with a compressor. Â*But the point is made. I'm usually pretty well toasted after 10 bars. Hi, Angie. Have Toy take some nice pictures and email 'em, OK? Say, after 2 bars? wink -- The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. --Herbert Spencer |
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On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 09:52:47 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote: On Jun 11, 12:44Â*pm, Angela Sekeris wrote: On Jun 11, 12:14Â*pm, Larry Jaques That was probably not more than 3bar, not the 10 we're talking with a compressor. Â*But the point is made. I'm usually pretty well toasted after 10 bars. I HAVE TO learn to check and see who the hell used this laptop last...... Wait until you see my last reply, suckah! gd&r P.S: ...but if she's up for it... -- The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. --Herbert Spencer |
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On Jun 11, 1:52*pm, Larry Jaques
wrote: On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 09:44:59 -0700 (PDT), Angela Sekeris wrote: On Jun 11, 12:14*pm, Larry Jaques That was probably not more than 3bar, not the 10 we're talking with a compressor. *But the point is made. I'm usually pretty well toasted after 10 bars. Hi, Angie. Have Toy take some nice pictures and email 'em, OK? Say, after 2 bars? *wink Weiner style? |
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"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
... On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:32:17 -0400, Bill wrote: -MIKE- wrote: On 6/10/11 3:21 PM, CW wrote: wrote in message ... I am in the market and this one seems intriguing. I have some clamps and such from them and they are okay--I am not so sure about things like air compressors. http://www.harborfreight.com/25-hp-2...sor-67847.html 150 PSI Chinese bomb. Considering the quality level of HF merchandise (everywhere from not bad to total crap) I wouldn't trust them with my life and that's what you are doing using their air compressor. Odds are though you won't get the one welded together by the ****ed off slave labor. Feeling lucky? So you're one of those guys who thinks an air talk can explode like a bomb, huh? I assume it's got a safety valve of some sort. What's the skinny? I haven't checked the stats, but my SWAG is that 98.99% of tanks develop pinhole leaks which expand, )1% blow at the seams sans shrapnel, and the other 0.01% have pressure relief valves stick (how much overpressure can a cheap pump put out, anyway?) and they actually explode, hurting someone. Here's the nastiest one I could find in ten minutes. giggle http://goo.gl/I5ab8 Seam ruptures on a 21 gallon tank put (15psia empty, 150psi full) 210 gallons of air into the shop in a short amount of time, blowing out the windows and making the ears smart a bit, wot? Used to do mechanical QA on tubing. We pumped it full of liquid until it burst. One end was fixed and the other plugged and free and the whole mess was in a shrapnel proof cabinet. Goal was to get the burst pressure which, for the stuff we were testing, was in the neighborhood of 35,000 psi. First time I did one I got to 60,000 psi and pinholed. Let it sit for a while dropping, then it stopped around 50,000. Couldn't find the pressure release valve and hunted down the boss. Deal was you took an asbestos glove and wrench, reached in the cabinet and eased off the fixture until the fluid escaped at the fixed end. Told him I didn't sign up for that ... |
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On Jun 10, 10:53*pm, Doug Winterburn wrote:
On 06/10/2011 07:39 PM, k-nuttle wrote: On 6/10/2011 7:57 PM, RonB wrote: I have this one for airing up tires on the 54th wheel and occasional brad nailer use when out of range of the "big 240V" compressor. *On sale and with a 20% off coupon, got it for under $40. http://www.harborfreight.com/3-gallon-100-psi-oilless-pancake-air-com... Noisy, but works great. I ended up getting one of these: http://www.harborfreight.com/merchan...sor-95499.html I got it for $60, so if it lasts a year or two, I have to be ahead of the game. I will be using it to inflate tires and basketballs and such plus a new roof. If it lasts thru the roof, anyways, I will have gotten my money's worth. It is a noisy little bugger but I can deal with it for 60 bucks. I know it is a Chinese throwaway tool and, yes, it will certainly develop a leak sooner rather than later but I have no fears that it will explode. There is a relief valve and it works just peachy. Why are people so afraid of something that will (statistically) never happen? I know the quality is not top notch but if these things failed and actually BLEW UP, then I don't think HF would still be around. Nor would Crapsman or Campbell-Hausfeld or just about any company! busbus |
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On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:32:37 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote: On Jun 11, 1:52Â*pm, Larry Jaques wrote: On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 09:44:59 -0700 (PDT), Angela Sekeris wrote: On Jun 11, 12:14Â*pm, Larry Jaques That was probably not more than 3bar, not the 10 we're talking with a compressor. Â*But the point is made. I'm usually pretty well toasted after 10 bars. Hi, Angie. Have Toy take some nice pictures and email 'em, OK? Say, after 2 bars? Â*wink Weiner style? I don't think I want to know what you meant by that. I was thinking Penthouse style, unless you like much older women. -- The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. --Herbert Spencer |
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What does anybody think of a Harbor Freight air compressor?
On Jun 12, 12:04*am, Larry Jaques
wrote: On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:32:37 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy wrote: On Jun 11, 1:52*pm, Larry Jaques wrote: On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 09:44:59 -0700 (PDT), Angela Sekeris wrote: On Jun 11, 12:14*pm, Larry Jaques That was probably not more than 3bar, not the 10 we're talking with a compressor. *But the point is made. I'm usually pretty well toasted after 10 bars. Hi, Angie. Have Toy take some nice pictures and email 'em, OK? Say, after 2 bars? *wink Weiner style? I don't think I want to know what you meant by that. I was thinking Penthouse style, unless you like much older women. -- The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *--Herbert Spencer There is an 18 year difference between Ang and I, so 'older' isn't my bag. |
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On Jun 10, 2:33 pm, busbus wrote: I am in the market and this one seems intriguing. I have some clamps and such from them and they are okay--I am not so sure about things like air compressors. http://www.harborfreight.com/25-hp-2...25-psi-cast-ir... bought oe of their pancake compressors - for a spare, light-duty work at a "second" shop. But would buy a Porter Cable (had for nearly ten years now doing lots of projects without issues) or similar for my first pancake compressor. I had a 30G Craftsman that has lasted twenty years ad still looks new and works just fine. Must admit that I am not a contractor, just a hobbyist. WARNING, HFT Heat Guns suck. Not only suck air in the rear and blow it out hot from the front as you might expect, but fail with very little use. On my second unit and it hasn't lasted six months! If you do get one, beware teh duty cycle. I suspect it's less than thirty seconds of continuous operating at High Heat setting. I have a more minutes of operation than seconds. Still works. -- Bill In Hamptonburgh, NY In the original Orange County. Est. 1683 To email, remove the double zeroes after @ |
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On 2011-06-11 23:15:04 -0400, busbus said:
Why are people so afraid of something that will (statistically) never happen? You mean, like, why the hell do we let TSA get away with their nonsensical empire-building? |
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On 6/11/11 10:15 PM, busbus wrote:
Why are people so afraid of something that will (statistically) never happen? busbus Statistically or physically. -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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On Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:36:27 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote: On Jun 12, 12:04Â*am, Larry Jaques wrote: I was thinking Penthouse style, unless you like much older women. There is an 18 year difference between Ang and I, so 'older' isn't my bag. "Ang and me", and where the -hell- are thos pics? g -- The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. --Herbert Spencer |
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On Sun, 12 Jun 2011 18:55:24 -0400, Steve
wrote: On 2011-06-11 23:15:04 -0400, busbus said: Why are people so afraid of something that will (statistically) never happen? You mean, like, why the hell do we let TSA get away with their nonsensical empire-building? ^^^ I think you misspelled "The Government", Steve. And Homeland Security owns the TSA. -- The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. --Herbert Spencer |
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On Jun 12, 10:57*pm, Larry Jaques
wrote: On Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:36:27 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy wrote: On Jun 12, 12:04*am, Larry Jaques wrote: I was thinking Penthouse style, unless you like much older women. There is an 18 year difference between Ang and I, so 'older' isn't my bag. "Ang and me", and where the -hell- are thos pics? *g Ang and I need to go through and select which pictures are publishable. |
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On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:53:13 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote: On Jun 12, 10:57Â*pm, Larry Jaques wrote: On Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:36:27 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy wrote: On Jun 12, 12:04Â*am, Larry Jaques wrote: I was thinking Penthouse style, unless you like much older women. There is an 18 year difference between Ang and I, so 'older' isn't my bag. "Ang and me", and where the -hell- are thos pics? Â*g Ang and I need to go through and select which pictures are publishable. I want copies of those which AREN'T, got it? evil grinne -- You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you. -- James Lane Allen |
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On 2011-06-13 11:26:06 -0400, Larry Jaques
said: I think you misspelled "The Government", Steve. And Homeland Security owns the TSA. Ok, maybe I was giving TSA too much credit. |
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wrote: On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:33:40 -0700 (PDT), busbus wrote: You should ask on the Welding Web forum http://weldingweb.com/ where they have branches for "HF tools that don't suck" and "HF tools that suck". There's probably someone there who has used this compressor. Rumor mill says that HF vacuum cleaners are one of the few pieces of power equipment on the _first_ list. *grin* |
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