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Old 04-17-2011, 12:53 PM
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...but an oil-less compressor. I bought a 30 gal Craftsman which works as advertised but the noise drives me crazy and I had to put an oversize circuit breaker in the panel (which is against code out here) because of the startup draw which goes as high as 45 amps even though it's 15 continuous amps. It runs constantly when I have to use the die grinder or the drill motor a lot, riveting less so. I can't justify getting an oiled 220v compressor now but sure wish I had in the first place.
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Old 04-17-2011, 05:54 PM
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I was at Costco today. They had a 20gal Snap-On OILED compressor for $199.
Looked lik a good deal to me.
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Old 04-17-2011, 06:06 PM
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Sounds like compressors are 50% to 100% more expensive in Canada.
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Old 04-17-2011, 09:21 PM
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David, that seems to be my observation as well. No idea why, although the retailers say the same thing everyone does when you point out a canadian/us price difference... Higher volume in the states, so they get economies of scale that we don't in canada due to our smaller market.
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Old 04-17-2011, 09:53 PM
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The porter cabel you are speaking of is great
for working a finish nail gun. That's about it.
No capacity. If your drilling with an air drill you need much
larger. Get an oil model. Save your ears.
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Old 04-17-2011, 10:09 PM
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Keep an eye on the classifieds. I got a used 30 gallon oiled 6hp compressor for 250. I wouldn't want much less cause it needs to really work to keep up to the drill.
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