home depot is a dangerous place
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posiden
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Originally Posted by reefkprZ
http:///forum/post/3174790
I bought the husky 1.8HP 20g. 4.1 scfm @ 90PSI
in theory it should be sufficient for what I do. definatly wouldnt keep up with a DA sander. not many portable compressers will.
I like the Husky line of tools. Kinda like the new Sears. I think there tools are much better then Craftsman tools. IIRC thier hand tools are made by Proto. I know they stand behind them 100%. I was in a pinch and needed a tourque wrench and I got the Husky one. A year and a half later the head gear got jammed up. I took it back and no questions asked they gave me a new one right off the shelf.
The really sad thing is, mine is an upright. A 60 gallon. Though later research I found out that it is made by Devlibiss(sp). I also found many other compressors painted a different color and named something different, to be the same compressor. As it the case with most things.
After about 10 mins of sanding I can tell the pressure is getting low and the compressor can't keep up.
Man, when I found this out I had had the unit for over a year and I was upset as all get out. No one knows this, as it was a gift from the wife so I can't complain too much or too loud. I don't know of too many guys that have come home to a brand new 60 gallon air compressor sitting in the garage. I just have to go slow when I run those tools. No real biggie.
http:///forum/post/3174790
I bought the husky 1.8HP 20g. 4.1 scfm @ 90PSI
in theory it should be sufficient for what I do. definatly wouldnt keep up with a DA sander. not many portable compressers will.
I like the Husky line of tools. Kinda like the new Sears. I think there tools are much better then Craftsman tools. IIRC thier hand tools are made by Proto. I know they stand behind them 100%. I was in a pinch and needed a tourque wrench and I got the Husky one. A year and a half later the head gear got jammed up. I took it back and no questions asked they gave me a new one right off the shelf.
The really sad thing is, mine is an upright. A 60 gallon. Though later research I found out that it is made by Devlibiss(sp). I also found many other compressors painted a different color and named something different, to be the same compressor. As it the case with most things.
After about 10 mins of sanding I can tell the pressure is getting low and the compressor can't keep up.
reefkprz
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when i was doing autobody we had the same problem. even with a 60 up right 10 minutes is a pretty good run for a DA sander. they use a buttload of air. what I really want is the Ingersoll Rand 2545K10-V 10HP but I cant see spending almost 3 grand on a compressor I only use once or twice a week. (nor could I see myself successfully explaining that one to the wife, she would skin me alive)
posiden
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Yes they do. Its interesting how some tools use more then others when they all depend on air moving through them.
IR makes a nice compressor. About 7 years ago I had to go into a different carrer cause there wasn't any real welding jobs around. None that were worth a darn. So I chose to spray bed liners. I was the operations manager for them. We had a big IR recip style and we upgraded to a screw. We upgraded cause we actually wore out the recip. That was with IR doing all the regular maintence too. It took 4 years, but it went. The screw was cool. Running full tilt it would make like 80 or a 100 SCFM on the spot and never stop. We would run two spray machines and da sanders at the same time. It never even noticed.
IR makes a nice compressor. About 7 years ago I had to go into a different carrer cause there wasn't any real welding jobs around. None that were worth a darn. So I chose to spray bed liners. I was the operations manager for them. We had a big IR recip style and we upgraded to a screw. We upgraded cause we actually wore out the recip. That was with IR doing all the regular maintence too. It took 4 years, but it went. The screw was cool. Running full tilt it would make like 80 or a 100 SCFM on the spot and never stop. We would run two spray machines and da sanders at the same time. It never even noticed.
darthtang aw
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Stay away on Black Friday. I have seen what is coming in and the prices they will be dropped to........ridiculous.
posiden
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Originally Posted by reefkprZ
http:///forum/post/3175578
just picked up some cornwell impact sockets. $165 for the metric set. the rep said "if you can find a way to break these you have to show me how, short of putting them in a melting furnace or a steel press." we'll see how well they hold up.
How many point are they, 6 or 12?
Deep or shallow?
Swivels or standard?
The only impacts I have ever broken were snap-on. I have broke several of thier swivel impacts.
http:///forum/post/3175578
just picked up some cornwell impact sockets. $165 for the metric set. the rep said "if you can find a way to break these you have to show me how, short of putting them in a melting furnace or a steel press." we'll see how well they hold up.
How many point are they, 6 or 12?
Deep or shallow?
Swivels or standard?
The only impacts I have ever broken were snap-on. I have broke several of thier swivel impacts.
reefkprz
Active Member
Originally Posted by Posiden
http:///forum/post/3174628
Have you welded razor blades? The sharp edges together?
do you have to use a copper alloy weld backer to stop the burn through?
or did you use a tig?
http:///forum/post/3174628
Have you welded razor blades? The sharp edges together?
do you have to use a copper alloy weld backer to stop the burn through?
or did you use a tig?
reefkprz
Active Member
Originally Posted by Posiden
http:///forum/post/3175676
How many point are they, 6 or 12?
Deep or shallow?
Swivels or standard?
The only impacts I have ever broken were snap-on. I have broke several of thier swivel impacts.
6 point shallow, standard. I dont like 12 point impacts, they tend to round too many nuts off. if I cant break it loose with an impact I want to break it OFF with a breaker bar, rounded nuts piss me off fast. I hate breaking out a cutting wheel for something that should be off in seconds, as opposed to cutting (if your unlucky) and its a stud drilling and tapping if its a bolt replacing the bolt. I try and save people as much money as I can when I work on their cars. i would rather replace a nut, than both a nut and bolt. hardware adds up fast.
I try to avoid using deepwells unless its unavoidable. the only impact sockets I have ever broke were in fact snap on deepwell standard. it was a case of side crack, rounded the nut right off. it wasnt even rusty, it had thread lock on it and I didnt know it. the grade 8 bolt held though.
http:///forum/post/3175676
How many point are they, 6 or 12?
Deep or shallow?
Swivels or standard?
The only impacts I have ever broken were snap-on. I have broke several of thier swivel impacts.
6 point shallow, standard. I dont like 12 point impacts, they tend to round too many nuts off. if I cant break it loose with an impact I want to break it OFF with a breaker bar, rounded nuts piss me off fast. I hate breaking out a cutting wheel for something that should be off in seconds, as opposed to cutting (if your unlucky) and its a stud drilling and tapping if its a bolt replacing the bolt. I try and save people as much money as I can when I work on their cars. i would rather replace a nut, than both a nut and bolt. hardware adds up fast.
I try to avoid using deepwells unless its unavoidable. the only impact sockets I have ever broke were in fact snap on deepwell standard. it was a case of side crack, rounded the nut right off. it wasnt even rusty, it had thread lock on it and I didnt know it. the grade 8 bolt held though.
posiden
Active Member
Originally Posted by reefkprZ
http:///forum/post/3175881
do you have to use a copper alloy weld backer to stop the burn through?
or did you use a tig?
I cheat. I use a TIG.
http:///forum/post/3175881
do you have to use a copper alloy weld backer to stop the burn through?
or did you use a tig?
I cheat. I use a TIG.
reefkprz
Active Member
nice weld. I am pretty sure I cant get my welder to burn cool enough to pull that off. I have toasted about 26 blades I got a couple spot ticks to hold but no real bead, it just blasts right through the blades. my mig is too hot to pull it off. If I get my hands on a copper backing plate I may try again.