It will be a while before I set mine up as well. I won't be picking it up until mid week, then have to hook up with my brother for the wiring etc.
60 Gallon Compressor?
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Update. I got it wired up Friday morning. An Electrician friend came over, changed out a breaker to a 30 amp breaker, ran some wire and hard wired it. I broke it in according to directions, then did the plumbing for my air hose. Trav and my brother were a big help explaining how to do the plumbing for the air hose/hoses. Now I have a new toy that I will hopefully get many years of enjoyment from.
I still don't have mine wired yet. maybe next week. I'm curious to see how you plumbed it. BTW did you put it in the back corner of your garage near the house or near the garage door end?
Originally Posted By: spasm3
I still don't have mine wired yet. maybe next week. I'm curious to see how you plumbed it. BTW did you put it in the back corner of your garage near the house or near the garage door end?
I put it at the back of the garage about 4.5' away from the corner. I mounted the regulator to a board on the wall, and ran a flexible hose to the regulator so vibration isn't an issue, and then ran my hose off that. I plan on getting a hydraulic hose to run from the compressor to the the regulator, my brother has one for me. I will run copper tubing in the garage at some point. The hydraulic hose will come in handy for that connection too, the burst strength is off the charts.
I have a brake job and two tire rotations and I wanted to get the machine broken in and in service. This is a very safe temporary setup until I plan how I want to route the plumbing. So far so good!
I still don't have mine wired yet. maybe next week. I'm curious to see how you plumbed it. BTW did you put it in the back corner of your garage near the house or near the garage door end?
I put it at the back of the garage about 4.5' away from the corner. I mounted the regulator to a board on the wall, and ran a flexible hose to the regulator so vibration isn't an issue, and then ran my hose off that. I plan on getting a hydraulic hose to run from the compressor to the the regulator, my brother has one for me. I will run copper tubing in the garage at some point. The hydraulic hose will come in handy for that connection too, the burst strength is off the charts.
I have a brake job and two tire rotations and I wanted to get the machine broken in and in service. This is a very safe temporary setup until I plan how I want to route the plumbing. So far so good!
If you find that the compressor doesn't have enough oomph, look into better quick-connect fittings. Cheap HF brand or other cheap fittings don't flow worth a darn. Neither does the stock quick connect on my compressor. The cheapy fittings I picked up to get started with are getting replaced with Milton V-style fittings on the stuff that really needs the airflow. Stuff like the impact gun or spray gun. Those cheapy fittings have their place for tire chucks or blowguns where flow isn't anywhere near as important.
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Originally Posted By: sciphi
If you find that the compressor doesn't have enough oomph, look into better quick-connect fittings. Cheap HF brand or other cheap fittings don't flow worth a darn. Neither does the stock quick connect on my compressor. The cheapy fittings I picked up to get started with are getting replaced with Milton V-style fittings on the stuff that really needs the airflow. Stuff like the impact gun or spray gun. Those cheapy fittings have their place for tire chucks or blowguns where flow isn't anywhere near as important.
Good point, I have all top shelf parts on it now. I had one HF connection in my stash which I opted out of using.
If you find that the compressor doesn't have enough oomph, look into better quick-connect fittings. Cheap HF brand or other cheap fittings don't flow worth a darn. Neither does the stock quick connect on my compressor. The cheapy fittings I picked up to get started with are getting replaced with Milton V-style fittings on the stuff that really needs the airflow. Stuff like the impact gun or spray gun. Those cheapy fittings have their place for tire chucks or blowguns where flow isn't anywhere near as important.
Good point, I have all top shelf parts on it now. I had one HF connection in my stash which I opted out of using.
Originally Posted By: demarpaint
Originally Posted By: spasm3
I still don't have mine wired yet. maybe next week. I'm curious to see how you plumbed it. BTW did you put it in the back corner of your garage near the house or near the garage door end?
I put it at the back of the garage about 4.5' away from the corner. I mounted the regulator to a board on the wall, and ran a flexible hose to the regulator so vibration isn't an issue, and then ran my hose off that. I plan on getting a hydraulic hose to run from the compressor to the the regulator, my brother has one for me. I will run copper tubing in the garage at some point. The hydraulic hose will come in handy for that connection too, the burst strength is off the charts.
I have a brake job and two tire rotations and I wanted to get the machine broken in and in service. This is a very safe temporary setup until I plan how I want to route the plumbing. So far so good!
My garage is not that big like 20x 20 so most of the time i'm working on the garage pad outside the garage. I have a large air hose reel i can use. so i'm thinking of placing the compressor at the end near the door.
Originally Posted By: spasm3
I still don't have mine wired yet. maybe next week. I'm curious to see how you plumbed it. BTW did you put it in the back corner of your garage near the house or near the garage door end?
I put it at the back of the garage about 4.5' away from the corner. I mounted the regulator to a board on the wall, and ran a flexible hose to the regulator so vibration isn't an issue, and then ran my hose off that. I plan on getting a hydraulic hose to run from the compressor to the the regulator, my brother has one for me. I will run copper tubing in the garage at some point. The hydraulic hose will come in handy for that connection too, the burst strength is off the charts.
I have a brake job and two tire rotations and I wanted to get the machine broken in and in service. This is a very safe temporary setup until I plan how I want to route the plumbing. So far so good!
My garage is not that big like 20x 20 so most of the time i'm working on the garage pad outside the garage. I have a large air hose reel i can use. so i'm thinking of placing the compressor at the end near the door.
Originally Posted By: Kruse
I see it has a "Made in USA" sticker on it. I assume everything but the compressor head itself is made in USA?
Likely the tank is made in the USA. Everything else is likely made overseas. That's the way my 30 gallon compressor is. The motor and pump are Chinese while the tank is US.
I see it has a "Made in USA" sticker on it. I assume everything but the compressor head itself is made in USA?
Likely the tank is made in the USA. Everything else is likely made overseas. That's the way my 30 gallon compressor is. The motor and pump are Chinese while the tank is US.
Originally Posted By: Kruse
I see it has a "Made in USA" sticker on it. I assume everything but the compressor head itself is made in USA?
I think the tank is usa, its assembled here, i'm sure the motor is probably mexico.
At least its not an entire china unit shipped here.
I see it has a "Made in USA" sticker on it. I assume everything but the compressor head itself is made in USA?
I think the tank is usa, its assembled here, i'm sure the motor is probably mexico.
At least its not an entire china unit shipped here.
I bought one similar in '92, built a shed on the side of my shop on a slab to keep the noise outside and left the compressor on the pallet. It hasn't moved. I used 3/4" copper throughout the shop. Iron pipe rusts & PVC can blow up.
Originally Posted By: pkunk
I bought one similar in '92, built a shed on the side of my shop on a slab to keep the noise outside and left the compressor on the pallet. It hasn't moved. I used 3/4" copper throughout the shop. Iron pipe rusts & PVC can blow up.
I prefer pvc. 3 inch lines add a significant volume of capacity meaning you can have a smaller compressor. The extra volume helps run tools longer.
Not that copper is a bad idea. I've got our shop designed so that a person never needs a hose longer than 50 feet to reach anywhere. I've got 4 nipple manifolds every 20 feet. And I home built a compressor using a 40cfm pump(v-twin)bolted to a found 40 gallon tank and a 3 phase motor.
Then I changed crank pulleys to overdrive the pump. I've has fittings fail completely and blowing air unrestricted and the pump maintained 90 pounds in the tank.
The whole thing cost me nothing. I used pvc I picked up around the jobsite and had our shop plumbed with air pumping in a day,and a few beer.
I'm not an electrician though and know little about it so I had a friend come and wire the motor direct to the panel.
I bought one similar in '92, built a shed on the side of my shop on a slab to keep the noise outside and left the compressor on the pallet. It hasn't moved. I used 3/4" copper throughout the shop. Iron pipe rusts & PVC can blow up.
I prefer pvc. 3 inch lines add a significant volume of capacity meaning you can have a smaller compressor. The extra volume helps run tools longer.
Not that copper is a bad idea. I've got our shop designed so that a person never needs a hose longer than 50 feet to reach anywhere. I've got 4 nipple manifolds every 20 feet. And I home built a compressor using a 40cfm pump(v-twin)bolted to a found 40 gallon tank and a 3 phase motor.
Then I changed crank pulleys to overdrive the pump. I've has fittings fail completely and blowing air unrestricted and the pump maintained 90 pounds in the tank.
The whole thing cost me nothing. I used pvc I picked up around the jobsite and had our shop plumbed with air pumping in a day,and a few beer.
I'm not an electrician though and know little about it so I had a friend come and wire the motor direct to the panel.
Update- I made a few tweaks to my air supply set up, and switched everything over to Milton Type V high flow connections during the week. Thanks for the recommendation scihpi and Trav! I thought I had top of the line connections, I did, but they were industrial. I learned Type V high flow is better!
I used it yesterday with the new connections for a tire rotation and rear brake inspection, and it works like a champ. I joined two sections of hose for 100' length and the impact gun worked like a champ even with 100' of hose. I'm liking this thing more and more. The tank holds air for weeks without any loss at all. I dump the air from the hose after each use, and keep no pressure in the regulator, only the tank.
My only regret is I didn't buy it the day I moved into this house!
I used it yesterday with the new connections for a tire rotation and rear brake inspection, and it works like a champ. I joined two sections of hose for 100' length and the impact gun worked like a champ even with 100' of hose. I'm liking this thing more and more. The tank holds air for weeks without any loss at all. I dump the air from the hose after each use, and keep no pressure in the regulator, only the tank.
My only regret is I didn't buy it the day I moved into this house!
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