Comments on: Best Air Compressor for Home Garage

By: Clint DeBoer

Clint DeBoer — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 20:31:06 +0000

In reply to Pete.

We agree with your thoughts—that’s much better wording. Thanks for the suggestion!

By: Roy Lane

Roy Lane — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 18:00:35 +0000

The amount of air going top the tank comes from the Pump not the motor running it. And you don’t want to over rev the pump. The size of the Cylinder and length of stroke determine the amount of air going into the tank to some degree. The bigger motor will not necessarily make more air.
Other things can be making your motor and pump run constantly. check valve leeaking, pop off valve leaking. Using more air than the pump can keep up with.

By: Roy Lane

Roy Lane — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 04:15:04 +0000

How do I meadure for a belt for a compressor belt I am having to modify and replace the notor on a fabricated mount.? And how do i choose the right diameter pulley for the motor so I dont over rev thr pumo ir work the motor too hard? Thats a lor if information and questions I know but, I Dont want to buy several just I tow return. Ill be able to move the motor side to side so pulleyis th typee m andos sizet i s the most important decision. Its a 1 inch wide belt Husky C331H compressor. grooved belt. Does someone make a grooved Pulley yo match?

By: KajunFramer

KajunFramer — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 13:43:38 +0000

No mention of the Makita 5200? They’re the most durable portable compressors that I’ve ever used. (I believe that both Makita and Rolair use Sunmake as a supplier, which is why they look similar.) Rolair makes great large, stationary machines, but we’ve had problems with their portable units. Pressure switches, starter capacitors, and bad paint, which begins rusting immediately. After four years of extremely heavy use, we haven’t had one problem with the Makitas.

By: David S

David S — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:58:39 +0000

In reply to Pete.

I read that too and wanted to write and say they should have written ‘you need to ensure that your compressor can “supply the proper pressure and volume of air for” the tools you intend to use’, but I didn’t, and I don’t remember why.

By: Rick Owen

Rick Owen — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 04:05:54 +0000

I have a small Craftsman “hot dog” style compressor. It does well for refilling tires or running Brad nailers. If I use it to blow out dusty items such as air filters from air purifiers, then it seems to run all the time. It’s a 3 gallon 1.5 hp max(1 hp running) 95 psi cut in pressure, 125 psi cut out pressure, 2.4 SCFM@90 psi. Bore is 1.65” and it runs at 15 amps 120 volts. What of that information would let me know it would run so much? If it were a 6 gallon tank, wouldn’t it take twice as long to fill the tank? Would a 3 hp motor fill my tank in 1/2 the time?

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 23:41:56 +0000

In an otherwise excellent article, there is one sentence I have to quibble with. You wrote: “With respect to the duty cycle time, you need to ensure your compressor can use the tools you intend for the period of time you need.” That is backwards; the *tool* uses the compressor, not the other way around. When I bought my first air compressor from Sears it only had a 12 gallon tank but the 2HP, (probably 100% duty-cycle) motor and huge cylinders put out 5.9 CFM @90 PSI. It survived falling out of the back of a car when a friend borrowed it, but it was stolen in my first and last garage burglary. Hey, there’s an idea for a story-security systems for our garages. Happy Holidays to you and yours!