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Hi Tom. Webster were fine old machines built in London, Ontario. They were Canada's equivalent of DeVilbiss, building both compressors and paint spraying equipment.(DeVilbiss, incidentally, had been building compressors in Barrie since the mid 50's, until they were sold off back in the early 90's. They are now called DevAir.) Yes, they were extremely well built, with one or two exceptions, and will last and last if given decent maintenance. Sadly, they went out of the compressor business in the late 80's, but most parts are readily available, since employees bought up all the stock and continued to sell them even after the company folded. Demand for parts is strong enough for them to have new parts made for resale, except big ticket items like crankshafts, which would be cost prohibitive to order in small batches. The easiest way to identify a Webster is to look at the serial number. The first two digits of the serial number is the model number. I think you might have a model 50. I would think this is about a 2-3 hp compressor. Find the displacement of the cylinder in cubic inches, then divide by ten. This will give you the required HP of the motor. Pulley size and rotation speed will have to be determined by amp draw. I think the shop I worked at last year might just have factory specs for this compressor, if you can get me the model number off it, then I can tell you for sure. I know they have ordered Webster parts just this past year, including a new cylinder block for a model 66. Webster parts should be easily obtainable from any decent compressor shop. If you have trouble, let me know. I am in Ottawa. I was able to snag a beautiful 1969 Webster model 65, 2cylinder, 2 stage, heavy cast-iron pump, with 110-220V single stage 2hp motor on a 50 gallon tank for my Brother in law about two years ago. It was the shop compressor in a firehall and hadn't been used for about 15 years. His jaw just about dropped to the floor when I told him to come pick it up (for free!). It will probably outlast his grandchildren. He has already sanded and painted at least one car with it, no problem.
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