Air Compressor - which one, which brand??
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Well I Ended up getting a hell of a deal on an Industrial Air: I got a 5HP, 22.6amp, 80 Gallon, magnetic starter, all cast Iron, 230V, single phase, dual V belt drive, 740Rpm working, on switch at 145psi and off at 175psi. I paid a whopping $850 which is $327 less then list. It comes in handy having a very good friedn work for a large tool distributer. He was adiment that this will be a better and quiter machine then the IR that I was looking at and at $700 cheaper then the Eaton I couldn't pass it up.
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Originally Posted by rlh
The ones I have seen didn't. That's not what I gather from their site either.
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Originally Posted by Torque1st
Much of the noise compressors make comes from the air intake. If you enlarge and put a couple bends in the intake pipe it helps. 
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The IG 80 Gallon is an excelent compressor. Also you may want to consider a Patton Compressor. www.pattonsinc.com They also have a very nice air piping system.
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Those aluminum tube systems are nice but high dollar! Modifications can be very expensive or even unavailable in the future. Steel pipe will be available 50-100 years from now.
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i'm cheap and just bought a freight harbor 60 gal, 14.5 cfm @ 90 and 16+cfm @40 for 290 bucks. 6hp 130psi.
I will pick out a better pump and motor to swap out at my leisure. The things don't always have to be 'rebuildable'. For now i have a mini beast to put in the corner and I am pleased.
I will pick out a better pump and motor to swap out at my leisure. The things don't always have to be 'rebuildable'. For now i have a mini beast to put in the corner and I am pleased.
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Well, I've now had it hooked up for a while and so far I'm very pleased with my purchace. I do agree though that most of the noise comes from the intake and I will be adding some piping and a larger filter. I also added a 90* bend where the petcock goes and then added a 8" nipple and a ball valve for draining out the water, it sure beats the ol screw in and out pet ***** that are always way under and out of reach.
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