An oldie but goodie air compressor

[my-79-750-k]

Got this old air compressor for the great price of FREE from one of my wife's work colleagues. We had house-sit for him and his wife for a few weeks and he's also a fellow rider (V-Strom 1000). So when he bought a new compressor, he called me up and asked if I wanted this one. He didn't even know if it worked, just that it was heavy. So I went over, we plugged her in, and voila! She ran like a champ! Nothing beats a working free piece of equipment. As you can see, she's pretty ugly and needs a new power cord and pressure switch, along with a hose and a paint job, but she's complete otherwise. Now I can use my air tools that have been gathering dust in my toolboxes at home!

 

[Kimosobey]

Nice! Nothing beats free. How old do you think it is?

 

[my-79-750-k]

Tag on the end of the tank has a stamp date of 1948, same year my dad was born. Motor looks quite a bit newer, but still looks to be in the 10-15 year old range. The cylinder looks to be all original as well.

 

[my-79-750-k]

Got around to removing the motor and air cylinder and cleaning up the tank. Lots of gunk and quite a bit of surface rust. Teardown of the cylinder and rewiring get the motor will be happening soon, as well as a fresh coat of paint.

 

[my-79-750-k]

Finally got some spare time during lunch and prettied up the cylinder.

 

[Hurco550]

Looking good! I need to do the same to my ol girl....