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Message started by Ruttly on 10/12/23 at 22:12:53

Title: H / F compressor
Post by Ruttly on 10/12/23 at 22:12:53

My 40 year old air compressor had used up its last life , now blows a 20 amp breaker right after it lets out some smoke. Changed the oil & made up some new air filters from an old foam filter , seems ok now. So H/F sends me a no exclusions 25% off , cause they ain’t seen me in months. There was a 26 gal upright on sale for $400 so I tried the coupon. To my amazement it took off $100 , I about ran out the door. A big kid came out to help me load it , even he said wow that’s heavy. How you gonna unload it he asks , I said I’m not , I’ll make the wife unload it. He laughed I reply nothing funny about it ,

Title: Re: H / F compressor
Post by TheSneeze on 10/13/23 at 09:05:02

I had my contractor, who built my shop, bring his fork lift over and unload mine. This compressor was above my wife's pay grade!

Title: Re: H / F compressor
Post by Ruttly on 10/13/23 at 09:09:19

Oh boy did I ever screw myself , my old compressor was a horizontal tank and the new one is an upright. Close to a ton of weight on, in ,under the workbench it has to slide about 5” to get the compressor in and it’s on carpet. So limited options besides moving it all out and throw out half of that stuff then put what’s left back in. Option #1 saws all , trim a bit from tabletop ( I like this option, sawsall ). Option #2 floor jack to raise work bench put some of those carpet sliders for furniture , move a few motorcycles back truck just in garage use come along to slide it 5” , might pull the truck and not the work bench. Option #3 move compressor location, not a good option I wired that 20 amp outlet special for my compressor , welder & bench grinder to be all used in that area. Option #1 still looks good ! Workbench by itself is close to 250 lbs, I built it in the driveway and had 2 neighbors help me move it in , 20 yrs ago , should have put wheels on it !!! :'(

Title: Re: H / F compressor
Post by Ruttly on 10/13/23 at 09:12:09

Don’t mess with Ruttly ! Or you’ll have to answer to my wife >:(
And the Chihuahua !

Title: Re: H / F compressor
Post by Ruttly on 10/13/23 at 20:00:08

I had temporarily plumbed my work bench with schedule 40 pvc 20 years ago.I guess it’s time to plumb it in steel , ya know do it right. Very surprised it lasted this long. Off to the plumbing supply. I was working on my 55 f100
Now my garage is all ripped up somewhere in all that I was clearing drains from backyard out to street and almost started cleaning gutters. It’s all gotta get done before it rains. The garage is a disaster. I gotta get busy !

Title: Re: H / F compressor
Post by TheSneeze on 10/14/23 at 14:34:17

Copper is the way to go, Rutt. The moisture in compressed air will rust the interior of steel lines.

Title: Re: H / F compressor
Post by Ruttly on 10/14/23 at 22:37:36

Too late , it only covers from compressor at the end of the work bench to the other end of a 8’ work bench where it hooks up to the hose next to garage door and another outlet up on the bench top. But you just gave me the idea to coat the inside with a sealer before final install. Took a day to rest I’ll be back at it tomorrow early. The garage is gonna get worse before it gets better , way worse. But I get to throw some crap out too , maybe find some cool stuff.

Title: Re: H / F compressor
Post by Ruttly on 10/28/23 at 19:17:05

The H/F compressor works good ! Workbench all plumbed , hung a new blind to diffuse the sunlight the pours thru 3 windows at the workbench. And put in a flat screen tv with a nice wall mount and a small stereo. I have a guitar to finish assembly for my painters son. I want to hand him my tank and tail section , talk about the paint work for a bit and then hand him his sons guitar back. Motivational , if his son is thrilled with my work his father will be more apt to surprise me back in return. Both pieces will be painted differently, 2 different bike. Both will be era correct , just not stock.

Title: Re: H / F compressor
Post by Serowbot on 10/29/23 at 06:54:16

Ruttly's got the big boy toys. :o

My compressor is a 50 year old hand-me-down from Monkey Wards.
Not that jack hammer roar,... just a slow "puka... puka... puka"
Makes me laugh every time I turn it on... ;D

Title: Re: H / F compressor
Post by Ruttly on 10/30/23 at 07:12:29

Same thing I was dealing with but mine had a constant hiss while on , it was a nasty mess , I was the third owner , it now has a new owner. I put it on the curb with a free sign on it , less than 2 hours it was gone. ;D