Christ, Tom! Is your memory going? :<) I remember your notes about getting out of the business and then moving but I would have sworn that it wasn't 15 years ago! Where did the time go?
We used to have some GREAT arguments "back in the day"! If I remember correctly, most of the serious discussions were about the whole flex/torque/spine subject, long drivers and tools. Things seemed to have calmed down a bit since then! :<) Best regards, Ron On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 1:37 PM, Tom Flanagan <tflan1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Mine is a 5 gallon, 2 piston affair that I've had since about 1968 or so. > > I like the Sears inflator when my car's outside and I need to pump up a > tire. I can't move that big-ass compressor out of the garage easily (my > garage is my workshop since I sold out the business in '98). I kinda miss > the space in the business building but what the hell, I don't need it these > days. Here's mine. The new ones are more streamlined and I've heard not as > good as this oldie. > > > > T > > > On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 10:19 AM, <arniescl...@aol.com> wrote: > >> Tom I was referring to the tire compressors that usually cost less then >> $20! I burnt out one of those.For $39.99 (on sale) there is a Harbor >> Freight 3 gallon pancake compressor that will do the job right. Yes, it is >> oiless which I speak against but it will suffice for less than daily >> production. If one is in business it will last long enough to convince you >> to spend $90 - $130 to get a "real"compressor. >> When I first started using compressed air I spent $25 to buy a 5 gallon >> air tank (like those used on tow trucks) cut off the tire inflator nozzle >> and put an air gun on it. Now almost $30 and had to take it across the >> street to fill it at a gas station! Next I bought a used 4 gallon >> compressor that in spite of repairing it leaked air and constantly >> recycled >> >> Finally spent $90 on a 4 gallon oil lubricated compressor. In my contract >> manufacturing business I ended up with 5 of these compressors! They >> functioned flawlessly in heavy daily use for more then 6 years! >> Been there - done that.! >> >> > >
