Air Compressor rebuilt!!!
- Thread starter BArTY
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Hot Rod Troy
Coast to Coast
Looks brand new.
dakine_surf
"Stay Thirsty my Friends"
Barty, I am glad to see you got that compressor... I remember when you were looking at it... looks amazing, you did a great job! Enjoy it, thats a really nice compressor
dakine_surf
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Yeah man, looks awesome... and I think you will enjoy it a bit more than the pile craftsman job that you were looking at... Best part is now with a little paint and cleaning this thing not only looks good but will provide good air for a really long time! If I remember correctly it did something like 11 CFM @ 90 psi right? Even the highest quality tools shouldn't run into any problems with specs like that. In fact I am a bit jealous 
... thats a pretty sweet little rig.
... thats a pretty sweet little rig.
BArTY
Been Around the Block
dakine_surf said:Yeah man, looks awesome... and I think you will enjoy it a bit more than the pile craftsman job that you were looking at... Best part is now with a little paint and cleaning this thing not only looks good but will provide good air for a really long time! If I remember correctly it did something like 11 CFM @ 90 psi right? Even the highest quality tools shouldn't run into any problems with specs like that. In fact I am a bit jealous
it's 11.8 CFM @ 40 psi and 9.4 CFM @ 90 psi, but ya it's a pretty impressive little guy. next obstacle is installing the 220V wall plug this guy needs! haha
dakine_surf
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BArTY said:
Yeah, it's actually not too difficult if you are even slightly handy with tools, depending on the location of course. Just make sure you shut down the power before hand
BArTY
Been Around the Block
dakine_surf said:Yeah, it's actually not too difficult if you are even slightly handy with tools, depending on the location of course. Just make sure you shut down the power before hand
ya, i've got an old drier 220v plug in the garage but its the wrong outlet so i just need to swap out the outlet. shouldnt be too hard to rewire. dont have to worry about the breaker box since its already got a 40Amp in it.
funny thing is i was going to attempt it last night after work but i realized i'd have no light with the power shut off hahaha, so i'll have to wait till the weekend when i can work in some day light.
dakine_surf
"Stay Thirsty my Friends"
haha yeah, funny how we don't think of those things before... I did the same thing, decided to change some wiring one day, but got pulled away so I figured I would finish later that night... hard to rewire your room in the dark with only a flashlight.
you are lucky with that... should be a very simple swap... I have to run a new 220 out to my new hot tub and it is gonna be a total bitch, I have been putting it off for a month now and it looks like there is no more room in my breaker box as well
BArTY said:
you are lucky with that... should be a very simple swap... I have to run a new 220 out to my new hot tub and it is gonna be a total bitch, I have been putting it off for a month now and it looks like there is no more room in my breaker box as well
Damn, you went all out! Nice job.
I picked up a freebie compressor from a buddies nieghbor. He put it out for trash because it wouldn't "pump up like it used to". I got it home, did a little recon, and found the problem... broken reed valve. One set of reeds and one gasket set later, I had a perfectly good compressor for under $40. It's been running like a champ for about 4-5 years now.
It looks real similar to yours except the brand is Dayton, and it's 110v.
I picked up a freebie compressor from a buddies nieghbor. He put it out for trash because it wouldn't "pump up like it used to". I got it home, did a little recon, and found the problem... broken reed valve. One set of reeds and one gasket set later, I had a perfectly good compressor for under $40. It's been running like a champ for about 4-5 years now.
It looks real similar to yours except the brand is Dayton, and it's 110v.
cookiemonster
I was born with nothing and still have most of it.
I've got a old Champion compressor I had given to me. It used to have a gas motor on it, I was thinking of changing to electric. But I don't know how the pressure shutoff works or anything.
