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They are bit of extra money but the belt drive ones last longer and run cooler.
There is 2 portable models one upright and another horizontal.
The Husky ones are good and any similar in design should be ok.
(Sanborn, coleman or campel hausfeld belt drive models)
Those are rugged enough, put out a decent amount of air.
It is pretty much the minimum a mechanic or serious DIY should consider.
I have the husky upright one and have had it for nearly a decade running impacts, air ratchet and the orbital sander at home.
Just a recommendation is to remove the air regulator out of the tank and put your air hose or coupler directly into the tank.[hide][/hide]You want to consider what you need based on the tools you’re going to use.
[quote=”Dtech494″ post=191238]They are bit of extra money but the belt drive ones last longer and run cooler.
Just a recommendation is to remove the air regulator out of the tank and put your air hose or coupler directly into the tank.[/quote]
As for that recommendation, if you’ve got the properly sized compressor I don’t think you should ever have to do that. It’s there for a reason.
The scfm of the compressor is enough for air tools.
It is the minimum I would recommend for DIY or mechanic.
The compressor works well, has been working for over a decade .
( I am a mechanic by trade.)The regulator that came with the unit is junk it is ok for a paint gun that’s it.
I initially considered returning the compressor but upon inspection i could see ;when looking in the inlet to the regulator the passage is only slightly larger than 1/8 inch. My air lines are 3/8 inch the brass barbs that attach the end are at least 5/16 inch so I found this to be creating low power to my impact guns for obvious reason.
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