Looking for a cheap compressor to run impact wrench.

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Oct 7, 2007 | 03:14 PM

The Black Mamba

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Looking for a cheap compressor to run impact wrench.

Is this compressor any good?

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I don't have room or the money to get a big 60+gal or anything like that. I saw this in the sale ad today, and it struck me as a decent buy. It even came with 6accessories for $299.

Also, is there any other compressors I should look into?

Oct 8, 2007 | 12:48 PM

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That isn't a bad deal. I'd check out sears as well.

Oct 8, 2007 | 07:50 PM

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Simple answer is, no, you won't like that. Noisy and problematic. Get this instead:

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...+%26+Inflators

Oct 9, 2007 | 07:06 AM

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Yeah...what he said. Those oil free pumps are terrible. I have a craftsman 30 gallon stand up. It is so rediculously loud and annoying. Plus it doesnt fill as efficently as it used to...so it runs longer than it has to. And Ive taken care of it as the instructions told me too. It wasnt abused or left un-maintained.

I have a york a/c compressor mounted on my Jeep motor for on board air and a 7 gallon tank. I find myself using that more often than my in garage air compressor. haha. Faster, quieter (only the engine sound), and it doesnt vibrate my workbench causing tools and parts to fall off.

The one like eschoendorff posted is nice too because you can move it around easier. My buddy has one of those and it seems to work well with about half the noise as mine.

J.