29 Aug 11 12:07, mark lewis wrote to Mark Hofmann:


 RW>> You will definately want a bigger tank. I can do air tool, even a
 RW>> chisel for exhaust work, but the compressor comes on within a few
 RW>> seconds of opening the air tool switch. Also, stay away from those
 RW>> 'motor/compressor' machines, they're noisy and will drive you out of
 RW>> the garage.

 MH>> I would go for the bigger tank, but to go over 30 gallon would
 MH>> require a 220 outlet.  I didn't think to run that before we
 MH>> finished the basement.

 ml> it shouldn't take 220v for much over 30... we've a tank here that i'm
 ml> fairly sure is larger than 30gal... it is larger than a 30gal propane
 ml> tank... it definitely isn't more than 50gal... it is a 110v hookup...

The difference of course is in how much it costs to run the compressor. In
an industrial environment, running anything on 110v costs twice as much to
run as the same piece of equipment on 220v. Even less if it's 220v 3
phase.

 MH>> The plan is to go for the belt driven style which are far less
 MH>> noisy and get good reviews.  Just costs about $100-$150 more on
 MH>> average.

 ml> the one i speak of above is a belt driven unit... i have no clue who
 ml> manufactured it, though... and right now, i'm much too lazy to go out
 ml> to the shelter/shop and try to find out... i will say, though, that
 ml> we've had it for more than 30 years ;)

Sounds as old as mine. I've had mine since 1987 and it was 20 years old
when I inherited it. I know that I've rebuilt several times the switching
mechanism that regulates the compressor. And parts are still available.

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