N941WR
Legacy Member
Ok, I?ll start this one...
(This is more for people starting to collect tools for their project.)
1) Belt or direct drive?
2) Vertical or horizontal?
3) 110 or 220 volt?
4) Little tank or big?
5) One, two, or three cylinder?
1) Belt drive because they make less noise than direct drive
2) Depends on your space, it really doesn?t matter.
3) The voltage depends on if you want to wire a 220, two phase plug or not. It is not difficult but? I bought the largest 110 compressor I could find. It is a 5 hp single phase but it did take a 20 amp circuit so I still had to play with the electrical wiring.
4) See #3 three above. Get the biggest tank you find. I can spend a full day driving #40 rivets and the compressor will never click on. Spend 10 minutes with the air drill and it starts chugging away.
5) Mine is a two cylinder and I must admit I didn?t even consider this back when I bought it.
Best thing I did with my compress was to run an air line from the basement, where the -9 is to the garage so I could use it on my cars! In addition, this gave me a reason to buy a bunch more cool air tools like an impact wrench.
Two additional accessories I would highly recommend:
1. Oil reservoir so you don?t have to oil your tools before every use.
2. Universal swivel for the tool end of the air line. This lets the air line drop straight down and makes it easier to hold your air tool.
(This is more for people starting to collect tools for their project.)
1) Belt or direct drive?
2) Vertical or horizontal?
3) 110 or 220 volt?
4) Little tank or big?
5) One, two, or three cylinder?
1) Belt drive because they make less noise than direct drive
2) Depends on your space, it really doesn?t matter.
3) The voltage depends on if you want to wire a 220, two phase plug or not. It is not difficult but? I bought the largest 110 compressor I could find. It is a 5 hp single phase but it did take a 20 amp circuit so I still had to play with the electrical wiring.
4) See #3 three above. Get the biggest tank you find. I can spend a full day driving #40 rivets and the compressor will never click on. Spend 10 minutes with the air drill and it starts chugging away.
5) Mine is a two cylinder and I must admit I didn?t even consider this back when I bought it.
Best thing I did with my compress was to run an air line from the basement, where the -9 is to the garage so I could use it on my cars! In addition, this gave me a reason to buy a bunch more cool air tools like an impact wrench.
Two additional accessories I would highly recommend:
1. Oil reservoir so you don?t have to oil your tools before every use.
2. Universal swivel for the tool end of the air line. This lets the air line drop straight down and makes it easier to hold your air tool.