Anyone have experience with the two 80 gal Eastwood compressors? They say they are built in the USA. Who builds these?
Need a new air compressor
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I looked at the 5hP and 7.5HP 80 gallon tank ones. If you read a few of the Questions and Answers, Eastwood states the compressors are ASSEMBLED in the USA. They are NOT manufactured in the USA. As far as I know, they are decent units. The scroll one is supposed to be the pick of the litter, but I did not check the CFM rating. It does use a smaller tank, but that is because the scroll compressor is supposed to "recover?" much quicker.
scrolls are bad ***
No need for a tank at all if the CFM is high enough
As stated earlier, sand blasting can potentially exhaust an 80 gallon tank immediately, leaving the actual compressor pump to do all the work.
This happens frequently with my 80 gal, 32 CFM Bel-Air.
...but with 32 CFM, it runs the blaster just fine even though there is nothing in the tank.
A 10 CFM or less unit would fail at this point causing a zero air availability condition.
No need for a tank at all if the CFM is high enough
As stated earlier, sand blasting can potentially exhaust an 80 gallon tank immediately, leaving the actual compressor pump to do all the work.
This happens frequently with my 80 gal, 32 CFM Bel-Air.
...but with 32 CFM, it runs the blaster just fine even though there is nothing in the tank.
A 10 CFM or less unit would fail at this point causing a zero air availability condition.
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Well I pulled trigger. Bought a Quincy 80 gallon 5 hp. I set my budget at 2K and I was able to get RURAL king to price match a old Lowes price. $ 1987.00
Dartsun
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That looks like a nice compressor at a good price.
Scroll compressors kick butt. They are made for high volume and typically do not use a tank. We have several HUGE ones at work. One we use to blow out a 12" diameter, 1 mile long pipeline. The problem with most of the scroll compressors is they are three phase. 7.5hp is about the biggest you can go single phase....maybe 10.
That 5hp quincy above is a good buy for what you get. More than enough for most homeowner shops. I opted for the 7.5 with the max package but honestly that 5 probably would have been more than enough.
That 5hp quincy above is a good buy for what you get. More than enough for most homeowner shops. I opted for the 7.5 with the max package but honestly that 5 probably would have been more than enough.
A screw compressor is not the same as a scroll compressor. If the huge ones you are referring to in your workplace are 100hp and up, then they are screw compressors. There is a big difference between the two, however both are more durable (ie: continuous duty) than a piston or reciprocating compressor.
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Man you got screwed! You want your money back? lol
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I will keep it. Need that much just to inflate the motor coach tires. Wish I had it when blasting all the Cuda parts on resto. Would have saved me some time and grief over the old Craftsman!
Hey that plastic shed was a great idea for an outdoor compressor enclosure. I built mine off the side of the garage. Make sure you keep the doors open in the summer.
Same here I built a lean to on the side of the shop. Now I need to raise the roof for the new compressor.
I will try to get some pics of my enclosure tomorrow. Im not very good at construction but it turned out ok.
Get some of these vibration pads for the feet of your compressor. They really make a big difference. Also, never bolt down a vertical tank. You can bolt down a horizontal tank but its usually not needed.
Klutch 4-Pk. of Air Compressor Vibration Pads | Northern Tool
Get some of these vibration pads for the feet of your compressor. They really make a big difference. Also, never bolt down a vertical tank. You can bolt down a horizontal tank but its usually not needed.
Klutch 4-Pk. of Air Compressor Vibration Pads | Northern Tool
Now Quincy states in their manual to only use pads on the horizontals. And to absolutely bolt down a vertical without pads on a study cement pad.
SLOPAR72
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Pick your poison..... My Husky operated in a production environment for 10-12 days sometimes 7 days a week minimum from 2007 til 2012. It could literally never cut off except for lunch and as I said earlier it got the brakes beat off it. It has never let me down, never even so much as put a belt on it..... No compressor I have been around has outlasted it.... And I know it's chinese junk....
JW
My 5hp Husky in a home environment has been going strong for 15 years or so. ZERO issues other than it's a 1 lunger. I use the synthetic equivalent in it for oil.
I lag bolted 4x4 skids with a 2x4 topper plate to the feet of mine.
GREATLY increases the stability and also vastly decreases the effort required to move it.
Also helps accessing the drain valve and reduces vibration transmitted to the floor.
The way the topper plate is installed, I can even put another set of 2x4 sections with casters on if I need to move it far.
GREATLY increases the stability and also vastly decreases the effort required to move it.
Also helps accessing the drain valve and reduces vibration transmitted to the floor.
The way the topper plate is installed, I can even put another set of 2x4 sections with casters on if I need to move it far.
Really? Wow, must be a cya thing. Im guessing someone had one tip over on them and they got sued. Common sense will tell you that all that reciprocating motion is going to cause fatigue and cracks eventually. I have my vertical sitting on pads not bolted down. Its perfectly stable and is extremely quiet. In my case it couldnt fall over if it wanted to....not enough room in the building its in.
I dont care what quincy says, I wouldnt bolt a vertical tank down solid.
Scamp Rhonda
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I got it on the slab and bolted down. Went to wire it up and when I removed the plastic cover off the pressure switch. Surprise it was busted up pretty good. Thanks I have it zip tied to make it run. Very quiet compared to the old one. Guess I got to get on the phone tomorrow and see about getting the switch fixed. What a fragile looking POS this pressure switch is. I’ve got to put up the lean to also. I’ll get some pictures when it’s done.
Got it up and running. Pretty quiet. Just need to get the pressure switch warranted. All finish with the install.
5HP uprights are extremely top heavy.
...and the metal feet want to slide out from under real easy.
My skids dang near eliminated those issues.
I unloaded it from my truck by myself and recently moved it across 40 feet of grass/gravel by myself.
...and the metal feet want to slide out from under real easy.
My skids dang near eliminated those issues.
I unloaded it from my truck by myself and recently moved it across 40 feet of grass/gravel by myself.
JDMopar
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Roy....did you use the rubber hockey puck things under the feet when you bolted it down, or just some plywood strips? I bet that was one heavy sonofagun! 
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