Cool Tool Alert - Needle scaler

Orlando76 wrote: I’m sure you’re safe Petey. I’m looking out for your convenience also. Nice shop, I’m jealous.

Todd,
Thanks for watching out for me.

I’m sure you’re safe Petey. I’m looking out for your convenience also. Nice shop, I’m jealous.

Mmmhhmmm, where’s your service disconnect Petey?

8122pbrainard wrote: Donald, Wow! Thanks for the information. It sure sounds like you have done the research and I need to do more. Wanting to stick with a USA compressor, I'll need to rethink what to buy.

Donald,
After your post about where brands of compressors and or their components are made, I did continue my research. Thanks for enlightening me. Yes, there is a "loophole" to advertise "made in the USA". As I believe, all that's needed is to use over 50% USA components and then assemble. here to make the claim. I had my hopes up for Curtis and then Quincy but after direct contact with both, I found out the truth. Both are very good quality and should not be overlooked by anyone wanting to purchase a top of the line compressor but even their best compressors have off shore components. Their economy units are imports. Still wanting a USA made compressor, I've decided on a Saylor-Beall made in Mi. Their distributor is 150 miles away, I can pick it up and they stock the model I'm getting. The cost was within $50 of other top of the line compressors, comes with synthetic oil, a magnetic starter, an auto drain and of course made here. They even have their pump components cast here and then machine them in house. I'll no longer need to hook up two compressors to sand blast and not exceed duty cycles.

I might come north for that one Gary!



john

baitkiller wrote: Nice exchanger Pete. I normally just drop an extra 100' of air hose in a trash can full of water when painting. From there to the water separator and the results have been quite good. .

John,
Excellent idea! Isn't there a saying about necessity being the mother of invention?   

The brazed plate will be wall mounted higher than the tank so condensation will drain into the tank where an auto condensate dump off the bottom of the tank will go to drain. Thankfully I thought ahead when I built the shop and had a floor drain installed in the utility room. I have a friend who didn't and had to run the drain hose through a hole in the wall. It freezes in the winter!!

Nice exchanger Pete. I normally just drop an extra 100' of air hose in a trash can full of water when painting. From there to the water separator and the results have been quite good. When I retire I will rig up something cool like you did.

81nautique wrote: But with that Holley mounted on it Pete I'd be more concerned with fuel consumption than water usage!

Wait until I get the turbo hooked up!   

But with that Holley mounted on it Pete I'd be more concerned with fuel consumption than water usage!   

Qunner- LOL

Donald,
Wow! Thanks for the information. It sure sounds like you have done the research and I need to do more. Wanting to stick with a USA compressor, I'll need to rethink what to buy.

BTW, single phase motors are available up to 15 HP. beyond that it's common to utilize a VFD with single phase input running a 3 phase induction motor plus there are still some repulsive inductions still around but big $$$.

Well your young enough to buy a good tool and it will last you as long as you need it. I have maybe 20 years to go and my son has a -50 interest in getting his hands dirty. Some things hardly get used anymore not really worth it to buy the most expensive and best version when a Harbor Freight one will do the job. I see no positive gain in selling my stuff at a garage sale for 20 cents on the dollar

8122pbrainard wrote: mark c wrote: How are you running a 6HP compressor off of a 120V receptacle? . He's not!! 8122pbrainard wrote: Joel, I remember when you were out shopping for a compressor deciding on the 30 gal. I'm glad it worked out for you. I also remember discussing the importance of the CFM rating and not the peak HP's people are being fooled into believing.. The HP's are all BS on the import home center compressors and the reason you need to be very careful

LOL.....I had three requirements at the time. It had to be at least 30 gallon and 120V and be portable. I bought it, plugged it in and used it. I could care less how much HP it says it has or how much it realistically has or how much CFM it's running. It's done everything I've asked of it without failure. Even if it completely self destructs tomorrow, it's paid for itself 100 times over. I hope you can say the same thing for your compressor 20 years from now.

How are you running a 6HP compressor off of a 120V receptacle?

Also if anyone was ever in the Navy they would recognize a needle scaler in the dark, blindfolded with mittens on. Think they issue you one when you check onto a skimmer. After all if it doesn't move it needs to be repainted every couple of days. Spent many a day in the boiler room of a destroyer with one of these bad boys, going deaf, and getting numb hands chipping paint from bilges and frame member under the boilers. Ah the good old days.

Gary,
The intent of building my shop has always been to make money. If it wasn't for all the stuff from my move filling the shop, I'd have a boat in here right now. It's funny you pictured the blast cabinet because that's the main reason for my looking at a compressor. They really use the air even if you are using a very small grit media and a very small nozzle. I typically run Black Beauty blasting some pretty old rusty parts and am tired of blasting for 15 seconds and then waiting for 3 minuets for my 2 HP compressor to recover. Also, I can barely make it through a long period of time with my siphon feed spray gun. A HVLP is even worse. I'm impressed that your Sears has lasted all the years and as with my 2 HP, we are exceeding the duty cycles. Besides the blast cabinet, I'm also factoring in the possibility of 2 pneumatic demands at the same time so I don't feel the 5 HP is going past my needs. Longevity? Yes, I've always been of a mind set that going the best is better plus, I do happen to prefer buying items made in the USA. The only tool that's given up on me so far is my old Porter Cable belt sander that I got in high school! Many an hour as well as several sets of brushes in it!