Air Tools Question?
07-28-2006, 06:39 PM
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Air Tools Question? Hey i was looking at some air tools (compressor) and the ones i was looking at said that it was oiless and not oiled... I am just looking for the basic air setup and was told not to go oiless by a guy who always has to have the best stuff but this is just for me and I am wondering if I really do need an oil cooled air compressor or is oiless fine??? thanks guys
07-29-2006, 12:03 AM
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Yeah you are kinda right about that. Oiled lubed compressor systems are made for more of a commerical or everyday use. You can find some good oil"free"units but at home Depot and Sears there is some good deals on Oiled units. I use to work at Sears as a saleperson in hardware and I have seen some oilfree units hold up pretty good under normal use. What do you plan on using the unit for??????? If you want to paint get something with a good size air tank with a good hp motorOR scfm to handle a paint gun. If you need help on finding a good deal let me know I'll help you out.
07-29-2006, 10:18 AM
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yeah its mainly for some of mod installs on the car (mainly an impact gun) and I was going to get an air grinder b/c i wanted to port my throttle body and stuff like that.... yeah if you know of some goods deals let me know because I will be buying probably within the next week
07-29-2006, 05:08 PM
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Oiless compressors are so loud that they will keep the dead awake. I have a 6hp one with a 80 gallon tank, that was given to me by a guy that lived in a townhouse. He got rid of it because of the noise. I have it in a doghouse behind the shop that is insulated with sound proofing and its still way too loud. I have a smaller oil type compressor in the machine shop that you can bearly hear.
Oiless compressors will not last as long but they are cheaper to buy and to repair. But for the home shop if you can put up with the noise it would be OK. I have rebuilt the oiless one given me once and it is less than 5 years old, but it gets medium duty use running shop tools.
Oiless compressors will not last as long but they are cheaper to buy and to repair. But for the home shop if you can put up with the noise it would be OK. I have rebuilt the oiless one given me once and it is less than 5 years old, but it gets medium duty use running shop tools.
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