I'm looking into an air compressor. I'd like to use it to:
1. Spray herculiner/paint
2. Inflate tires
3. Impact wrench powerful enough to remove/tighten lug nuts
4. nail gun

What size should I be looking at? What brands are good/bad? Are the ones at
harbor freight tools any good?

 

When i got my compressor, i looked for something with a warranty and qualty,
since i would be using it a lot. First i went to Sears, and got one there. It
was a factory refurbished job, but at a lower price than a smaller unit, but
with the same warranty as new. It's a 6hp with a 35 gallon tank, single-stage.
It's great, but with that big of a tank the motor runs a lot on initial
fill-up, and it's not quiet. But even with the three-year extended warranty i
still paid less than a brand-new smaller unit. Two years later i'm still using
it hard as ever, no problems. It get used hard for auto stuff; impact,
ratcheting, drilling, etc.

Don W

'82 CJ8 Scrambler
AMC 360
T/F 727
Dana 300
One-piece model 20
2" shackle lift/reversal
2" lift springs of unknown origin
33" Mickey's

 

When i got my compressor, i looked for something with a warranty and qualty,
since i would be using it a lot. First i went to Sears, and got one there. It
was a factory refurbished job, but at a lower price than a smaller unit, but
with the same warranty as new. It's a 6hp with a 35 gallon tank, single-stage.
It's great, but with that big of a tank the motor runs a lot on initial
fill-up, and it's not quiet. But even with the three-year extended warranty i
still paid less than a brand-new smaller unit. Two years later i'm still using
it hard as ever, no problems. It get used hard for auto stuff; impact,
ratcheting, drilling, etc.

Don W

'82 CJ8 Scrambler
AMC 360
T/F 727
Dana 300
One-piece model 20
2" shackle lift/reversal
2" lift springs of unknown origin
33" Mickey's

 

Isn't it a bad idea to use an impact wrench to tighten lug nuts? I know on my
Cherokeet that if I use an impact wrench it wrenches loose the chrome covers
from the lug nuts.

>3. Impact wrench powerful enough to remove/tighten lug nuts
>4. nail gun
>


-Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email)

 

Isn't it a bad idea to use an impact wrench to tighten lug nuts? I know on my
Cherokeet that if I use an impact wrench it wrenches loose the chrome covers
from the lug nuts.

>3. Impact wrench powerful enough to remove/tighten lug nuts
>4. nail gun
>


-Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email)

 

I use my impact wrench set to its lowest torque setting to spin my lugnuts
down to the wheel. Near as I can tell, they're setting at maybe 75 or so
ft-lbs. once the impact wrench is done with them. Then I use my torque
wrench to do the final tightening to 90 ft-lbs. It's a LOT faster this way
and the final tightening is still done with a more accurate hand torque
wrench... best of both worlds.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
To email, remove 'me' from my email address
KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
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http://members.***.net/jerrypb/

"Wblane" <wblane@aol.combotizer> wrote in message
news:20030905004457.26721.00000371@mb-m26.aol.com...
> Isn't it a bad idea to use an impact wrench to tighten lug nuts? I know on
my
> Cherokeet that if I use an impact wrench it wrenches loose the chrome
covers
> from the lug nuts.
>
> >3. Impact wrench powerful enough to remove/tighten lug nuts
> >4. nail gun
> >
>
>
> -Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email)

 

I use my impact wrench set to its lowest torque setting to spin my lugnuts
down to the wheel. Near as I can tell, they're setting at maybe 75 or so
ft-lbs. once the impact wrench is done with them. Then I use my torque
wrench to do the final tightening to 90 ft-lbs. It's a LOT faster this way
and the final tightening is still done with a more accurate hand torque
wrench... best of both worlds.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
To email, remove 'me' from my email address
KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/

"Wblane" <wblane@aol.combotizer> wrote in message
news:20030905004457.26721.00000371@mb-m26.aol.com...
> Isn't it a bad idea to use an impact wrench to tighten lug nuts? I know on
my
> Cherokeet that if I use an impact wrench it wrenches loose the chrome
covers
> from the lug nuts.
>
> >3. Impact wrench powerful enough to remove/tighten lug nuts
> >4. nail gun
> >
>
>
> -Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email)

 

OK, I won't use it for lug nuts (except to remove). I really want info on
air compressors.
Thanks!

"Wblane" <wblane@aol.combotizer> wrote in message
news:20030905004457.26721.00000371@mb-m26.aol.com...
> Isn't it a bad idea to use an impact wrench to tighten lug nuts? I know on
my
> Cherokeet that if I use an impact wrench it wrenches loose the chrome
covers
> from the lug nuts.
>
> >3. Impact wrench powerful enough to remove/tighten lug nuts
> >4. nail gun
> >
>
>
> -Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email)

 

OK, I won't use it for lug nuts (except to remove). I really want info on
air compressors.
Thanks!

"Wblane" <wblane@aol.combotizer> wrote in message
news:20030905004457.26721.00000371@mb-m26.aol.com...
> Isn't it a bad idea to use an impact wrench to tighten lug nuts? I know on
my
> Cherokeet that if I use an impact wrench it wrenches loose the chrome
covers
> from the lug nuts.
>
> >3. Impact wrench powerful enough to remove/tighten lug nuts
> >4. nail gun
> >
>
>
> -Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email)

 

Anybody have any opinions on Central Pneumatic air compressors?

"Joe" <jo_ratner@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3f578239@shknews01...
> I'm looking into an air compressor. I'd like to use it to:
> 1. Spray herculiner/paint
> 2. Inflate tires
> 3. Impact wrench powerful enough to remove/tighten lug nuts
> 4. nail gun
>
> What size should I be looking at? What brands are good/bad? Are the ones
at
> harbor freight tools any good?
>
>
>