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Porter Cable Compressor Opinions

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Kerwin

05-11-2006 18:36:26




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I am thinking of buying a Porter Cable compressor, 60 gallon tank, 7 HP (peak) motor, 135 PSI max. It retails for around $400. Has anyone used this size before to know if it is reliable and able to handle the usual air tools without running itself to death?

It would be for personal shop use: impact wrench, DA sander occassionally, small sand blaster, etc.




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lucasss

05-13-2006 05:43:23




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 Re: Porter Cable Compressor Opinions in reply to Kerwin, 05-11-2006 18:36:26  
i bought a campell housfeild that size in 96 . its been adequate for everything but sand blastin and da sander. i think the hp is way overrated, but it pumps. looking at the booklet on them when i bought , there were two compressors, one had needle brgs on the crank mains that the crank rode directly on, the other had ball brg mains with inner and out races. so i chose the ball brg crank.the reg was broken off so i got it for 280.00 at home depot.campbell sent me a new reg right away.. lucas

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Jon (IN)

05-12-2006 07:08:20




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 Re: Porter Cable Compressor Opinions in reply to Kerwin, 05-11-2006 18:36:26  
Yeah, I've got one that I've used for about 5 years now. Great for hand tools, like impacts, die grinders, air ratchets, chisels. Works ok with a DA sander, runs quite a bit, but it can keep up. Struggles with a sand blaster, but is usable. I have a 20 gal roll around sand blaster, and you could blast for about 10 minutes, then had to wait for it to catch up. I blasted a tractor with it. If you are going to be doing a lot of blasting, you probably want something bigger. I think the key to longevity on these compressors, is too keep them away from your work. Sand blasting and sanding is extremely dusty and that is what will shorten the life on them. I keep mine in a small room off of my garage.

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Tim B from MA

05-12-2006 05:58:35




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 Re: Porter Cable Compressor Opinions in reply to Kerwin, 05-11-2006 18:36:26  
With all the complementary talk on this board lately about how well Campbell-Hausfeld treats their customers (Old and others), I'm not sure I'd by any compressor that was not made by them! (unless you were spending the money for an IR I suppose).

It may be that Porter Cable compressors are made by C-H, but I don't know if they would back those machines like they apparently do machines with their name on them. Anyone have any experience or opinions on this? My brother just bought a big a$$ Husky compressor from Home Chepo that was make by C-H. I wonder if he will get the same service.

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Chris in Md.

05-12-2006 02:25:00




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 Re: Porter Cable Compressor Opinions in reply to Kerwin, 05-11-2006 18:36:26  
When you're shopping for an air compressor the most important thing to look at is the amount of free air at a given pressure. ie: 5 cfm@90psi. Look at the free air requirements of the tools you will be using with the compressor and base your air requirements on that.



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Richard B. Smith

05-12-2006 18:55:19




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 Re: Porter Cable Compressor Opinions in reply to Chris in Md., 05-12-2006 02:25:00  
Good input and may I add that if your air compressor motor is on 115 volts never use an extension cord. Use longer air hose. Can anyone advise as to how to wire a Square D mag starter using the pressure switch to pull in the starter coil? The diagram is no longer readable. This is for a 230 vt. application for the 17 amp. draw but the coil is 115 vt.



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