Any reason to purchase one of these things in 2023? The use cases seem to be dwindling.
Any reason to purchase one of these things in 2023? The use cases seem to be dwindling.
Any reason to purchase one of these things in 2023? The use cases seem to be dwindling.
Spoken like someone who has never had to do finish nailing or framing or inflating tires or blow away dust or taken off lawn mower blades or...
That’s not really what OP posted
Also there are good 18V nailers and staplers in 2023.
For most DIYers, I’m going to recommend a 6gal pancake or maybe up to a 10gal-12gal 120V compressor. It will be portable and good enough for nailers and staplers and blowing dust and airing up tires.
Unless you’re painting cars a lot, any other air tools have cordless options that are pretty damn good and more portable, plus if you want to run air grinders and sanders and powerful impacts, you need to drop $$$$ and get a 240V 30gal+ industrial compressor, and then there’s maintenance associated with that and you’re dragging along an air hose for every job.
If you have a bad ass shop and the cash to get a 240V belt drive 60gal compressor and some of the same tools with a battery for use outside the garage, go for it.
Show me a framer who wants to lug around a 18v framing nailer all day and I'll show you a fake framer.
My roommate faked a fourth prostate orgasm to get me to stop after we got drunk and started playing tummy sticks (the first three were real though)
I filled his ass air and other stuff and left an air hammer in there
with
I meant to say: I filled his ass WITH air and such and such…
A framer isn’t buying a 60gal for their garage like OP’s fix, nor is a framer asking PrepHole for advice on compressors.
>A framer isn’t buying a 60gal for their garage like OP’s fix,
You might be surprised at the size of the compressors some framing crews use, that have wheels and require at least two strong guys to unload from a truck.
You're probably thinking about trim guys who do use the tiny ones that are easy to move around inside a house.
Then you get a gas one for the truck. Framers aren’t asking if they can wire in a 240V compressor at the customer’s house.
I was on a 10 man framing crew (doing 4k+ sqft houses). Our boss carried all the guns, levels, saws, etc in a 16ft trailer with a 60 gallon compressor. We hooked up to the regular 120 temp power pole.
Air tools will stay relevant forever, especially in commercial and industrial applications. Just as hidraulic tools can never be replaced.
i like the woosh woosh sound of an air impact alright?
i know it's a loud pain in the ass but it's how my grandfather zipped bolts off and it makes me happy
subjective opinions aside, there is little reason to invest in a big compressor unless you're doing paint work or live in the rust belt where you need air hammers/chisels/impacts to break shit essentially welded together by rust. go watch south main auto and you will understand why he's using air on suspension shit very quick. construction is a different story and it'll always be relevant
it's louder and at this point, a solid compressor is upwards of $800-$1000. I can get 3 or 4 quality battery powered tools and a few batteries instead and not have to fight air hoses. cannot deny that name brand air tools are cheaper right now tho.
as you can see it's quite the inner debate. just get a 10-20 gal off craigslist for your blow gun needs or if nailing some shit.
^This. I have a shitload of cordless, corded and pneumatic tools but most will be fine with a good pancake or other small compressor.
Mower blades? Cordless impacts are far more convenient than dragging a hose. I've never used a pneumatic impact for mower work. It takes longer to drag a hose and run up the compressor than it does to grab the impact. I blow out clippings and dirt with air though.
I've no air shortage and accumulated eight compressors including two nice Saylor-Beall 5 HP industrials I bought as a pair from a plating shop (the second was run when sand blasting and the pressure switches are staggered). Those are being set up for blasting and run off a rotary phase converter. Very few people need such things and those who do can acquire them at leisure.
Due to pressure drop (hose is a restriction unless large ID) it's easy for a serious cordless impact like my new DeWalt 900 to beat air. I also carry it to salvage yards hunting LS drivetrains where I could not have air and have no fricking desire to drag my portable CO2 cylinders. I also have a manual epicyclic torque multiplier, self-built slugging wrenches from truck pitman arms and more but cordless by far gets the most use.
Good 5HP and larger compressors cost as much or more than a more convenient cordless setup and a small compressor, and you can carry the small comps.
This is my house compressor for tasks like dusting, blowing out computers (I run the hose outdoors through my pet door) etc. I recommend it to anyone needing a basic compressor.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B084GY6DXV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
>Any reason to purchase one of these things in 2023?
Not for a pleb like you
High volume surface prep and coating.
I got this one years ago when i worked as a handyman. It got me out of trouble so many times i cant even count. A small portable compressor is essential for some jobs.
Haven't touched the compressor beyond a blow gun in probably 6 months since I got cordless impacts/ratchets.
Compressors are loud, wrangling an air hose sucks, and worst of all, a compressor takes up considerable space that I could use for something else. In a shop maybe they make sense, otherwise I'm a total convert
+1
I even use my cordless inflator most of the time if I just need to top off tires to 35psi.
That sounds like a clusterfrick of hoses, also a compressor that big is limped by 120V. And for a DIYer, you would need to turn the compressor on like 30min before you wanted to spin off the first lug nut because it’s such a big tank with a low power motor.
> hoses
It sounds like it, but not a problem in practice.
Roofers go to customer houses and they just use 120v compressors too. When mine came, they just said “leave a 12 ga extension cord out front that’s plugged in somewhere”
>It sounds like it, but not a problem in practice.
Look at who you are talking to.
Like I posted here
I don’t do meth. I do not work on a roofing crew.
I like em but they aren't required.
I have a 5HP Ingersoll rand. I fill it up and take it out on the lake. I can use a quarter inch hose and stay underwater for a couple of hours
Do you want a large amount of pressurized air available without always having a pump running? Then yes, if not, then no.
>The use cases seem to be dwindling.
You're a moron. They have the same use cases that they've had since they were invented - power tools, sandblasting, painting, among hundreds of other uses.
And reason to buy one? Yes, if you need compressed air in large quantities on tap.