Compressor Regulator/Filter question...

[danielhv]

are there any pros or cons on getting a regulator/filter that is all one unit or should the be seperate? Here is the one I'm looking at:

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...0AV&lpage=none

Anybody have any experience with this particular model? Any other recomendations?

[danielhv]

oh... and do I need an oiler (whatever thats for)

[Guy Prevost]

Looks like that oughta work. I have had regulators fail before, which would be a bummer with the combined unit. Of course, that was using them full time in my cabinet shop.

In my opinion, you don't want an oiler. Just put a few drops of oil in your tools every day. There are certain tools that don't like oil. One of those is a pneumatic squeezer. Also, oil in your air lines means you can't use those lines for spraying primer and paint.

Have Fun!

[scard]

I'll second the idea of NOT using an oiler. They are nothing but a mess for what we are doing. If the application were different, think production line running an impact wrench all day long or something, it would be different.