Shop air dilemma

But all the compressors I really want are 220 volt 3-phase, while I have only single-phase 220 in my shop..

"Just how big" are these? And just how much (amperage) do you have available in your shop

LOL A slant might be a "little much" (overkill) to drive a compressor. You could use a lot of gas sitting there running.

The basics of "what you'd need" is some sort of governor---You used to be able to find "universal" belt drive governors---and some sort of unloader device compatible with the compressor