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After 4 days of searching, I finally purchased an air comressor for my garage. I went with a 115v compressor because I'm not able to hook up a 240v since I'm renting my place. My landlord pays the electricity and is picky about these things not to mention altering the electricity. Anyways, I bought a Campbell Hausfeld/Husky Pro 26 gallon 135 psi 5 hp air portable air compressor that is belt driven. The scfm at 90 is 5.8 and has a 100 percent duty cycle. It is very well made with a cast iron pump.
However, Sears has a 25 gallon 2 cylinder air compressor with 150 psi 6hp belt driven and has 6.8 scfms at 90 psi. But it only has a 50 percent duty cycle and has an aluminum pump. So here's my question. Should I return my air compressor and sacrifice the 100 percent duty cycle and cast iron pump for the Sears compressor with a 50 percent duty cycle and aluminum pump to get more psi and scfms and the advantage of 2 cylinders? I'll be using the compressor a lot since I'm doing a full resto/custom job on my '62 Cadillac. Tools will range from air ratchets, impacts, die grinders and sandblasting, which will probably be very intermitent since I'm not using a 60 gallon and up compressor. Thx for any info provided
Last edited by kaddylowrider at Oct 14 2003, 01:53 AM
However, Sears has a 25 gallon 2 cylinder air compressor with 150 psi 6hp belt driven and has 6.8 scfms at 90 psi. But it only has a 50 percent duty cycle and has an aluminum pump. So here's my question. Should I return my air compressor and sacrifice the 100 percent duty cycle and cast iron pump for the Sears compressor with a 50 percent duty cycle and aluminum pump to get more psi and scfms and the advantage of 2 cylinders? I'll be using the compressor a lot since I'm doing a full resto/custom job on my '62 Cadillac. Tools will range from air ratchets, impacts, die grinders and sandblasting, which will probably be very intermitent since I'm not using a 60 gallon and up compressor. Thx for any info provided
Last edited by kaddylowrider at Oct 14 2003, 01:53 AM