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dave.thompson(at)verizon.
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Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 9:25 pm Post subject: Air Compressor Air Compressor

William,  

I posted a question a month or so about air compressors. Check the archives. There’s a bunch of great responses. Thanks’ guys!  

   

I have purchased a great deal of tools from Harbor Freight. As everyone knows, some of their stuff is, let me say not the best. I haven’t had a great deal of luck with most of their power tools. I’d shy away from their air compressors.  

   

I agree with the other guys that you might look into as large a compressor that you can afford. There is a great deal of other air tools that you might want to use in the future. The way I look at it, it’s one of the major tools in my shop. I remember when I purchased my first 7” table saw just out of high school. It was the cheapest I could find. It did the job but not very well. I soon replaced it with a full size 10” from Sears. I still have it & love it 30 years later. 

 Don’t make a mistake and under buy.  

   

With the advice from the other guys here and other research, last week I purchased the Husky VT6315 from Home Depot for just under $400.00. They also let me make payments. It looks exactly like the Campbell/housefield but red rather than blue. It was a little cheaper in price too. I think they make it for Home Depot. It was one of the largest I could find at 120VAC and on wheels. It has a 26 gal tank and is belt driven which makes it much quieter than my old direct drive “pancake”. They claim it is 5 HP but we know that’s peak so it’s really about 2 or 3HP. One of the best features to me is that it is upright so it has the same footprint as my 1HP framer’s “pancake” compressor (I have a very small shop 10’ X 35’). I don’t have a kit yet so I’ve just played around with it so far. However, I haven’t had any trouble using my die grinders, panel saw, drill or ½” impact. With the 26 gal tank, it doesn’t run very often.  

   

When researching, I used the CFM (at) 90PSI to compare. Look for the highest CFM. Belt drive is usually quieter than direct drive. Also, try to put it on its own circuit without an extension cord. That way it will not be dragged down by other things on the same circuit. That can lesson its performance and weaken the motor over time.  

   

I purchased a 12” whip hose with swivel and an in-line pressure regulator ball valve for my riveter from HF. I think they will be handy.  

   

One last thing: Don’t forget to get the nose pieces of your riveter modified per Zenith’s specs. They did mine for free at the rudder workshop.   

   

Dave Thompson  

dave.thompson(at)verizon.net (dave.thompson(at)verizon.net)  

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bill_dom(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:38 am Post subject: Air Compressor Air Compressor

Thanks for the info Dave. I did search the archive

before posting but some things where still unclear for

me. I took a look at the Home Depot and Husky site and

for the Husky model you have and it seems like a great

choice for the price. I couldn't find the dimensions

in neither site, I'll appreciate if you can give me an

estimate of its size if you can.



Thanks

William Dominguez

Zodiac 601XL Plans



--- Dave Thompson <dave.thompson(at)verizon.net> wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   William,

 

 I posted a question a month or so about air

 compressors. Check the archives.

 There’s a bunch of great responses. Thanks’ guys!

 

  

 

 I have purchased a great deal of tools from Harbor

 Freight. As everyone

 knows, some of their stuff is, let me say not the

 best. I haven’t had a

 great deal of luck with most of their power tools.

 I’d shy away from their

 air compressors.

 

  

 

 I agree with the other guys that you might look into

 as large a compressor

 that you can afford. There is a great deal of other

 air tools that you might

 want to use in the future. The way I look at it,

 it’s one of the major tools

 in my shop. I remember when I purchased my first 7”

 table saw just out of

 high school. It was the cheapest I could find. It

 did the job but not very

 well. I soon replaced it with a full size 10” from

 Sears. I still have it &

 love it 30 years later. 

 Don’t make a mistake and under buy.

 

  

 

 With the advice from the other guys here and other

 research, last week I

 purchased the Husky VT6315 from Home Depot for just

 under $400.00. They also

 let me make payments. It looks exactly like the

 Campbell/housefield but red

 rather than blue. It was a little cheaper in price

 too. I think they make it

 for Home Depot. It was one of the largest I could

 find at 120VAC and on

 wheels. It has a 26 gal tank and is belt driven

 which makes it much quieter

 than my old direct drive “pancake”. They claim it is

 5 HP but we know that’s

 peak so it’s really about 2 or 3HP. One of the best

 features to me is that

 it is upright so it has the same footprint as my 1HP

 framer’s “pancake”

 compressor (I have a very small shop 10’ X 35’). I

 don’t have a kit yet so

 I’ve just played around with it so far. However, I

 haven’t had any trouble

 using my die grinders, panel saw, drill or ½”

 impact. With the 26 gal tank,

 it doesn’t run very often.

 

  

 

 When researching, I used the CFM (at) 90PSI to compare.

 Look for the highest

 CFM. Belt drive is usually quieter than direct

 drive. Also, try to put it on

 its own circuit without an extension cord. That way

 it will not be dragged

 down by other things on the same circuit. That can

 lesson its performance

 and weaken the motor over time.

 

  

 

 I purchased a 12” whip hose with swivel and an

 in-line pressure regulator

 ball valve for my riveter from HF. I think they will

 be handy.

 

  

 

 One last thing: Don’t forget to get the nose pieces

 of your riveter modified

 per Zenith’s specs. They did mine for free at the

 rudder workshop. 

 

  

 

 Dave Thompson

 

 dave.thompson(at)verizon.net

 

 Do not archive

 

  

 

 


	




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dave.thompson(at)verizon.
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:35 pm Post subject: Air Compressor Air Compressor

William,  

The measurements of the Husky VT6315 air Compressor is  

   

23 in wheel to wheel, outside to outside  

21 in front to rear of wheels  

4 ft tall  

   

Is that what you are looking for?  

   

I feel it is a small footprint for the size of compressor. The pneumatic tires are also great when moving over small bumps. (Sounds like I am a commercial)  

   

I agree with the other post. ALLWAYS drain the tank each evening after use. I lost an old compressor due to tank rust 10 to 15 years ago.  

   

Dave Thompson  

dave.thompson(at)verizon.net (dave.thompson(at)verizon.net)  

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bill_dom(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:27 am Post subject: Air Compressor Air Compressor

Dave,



Thanks to you and all the other respondents. The

dimensions are slightly larger than what I would like.

My shop is a shed that is roughly 8 x 20, plus I have

a one car garage that I would like to keep it as a car

garage as much as I can. Other than that, the Husky

VT6315 seems to be one of the best choice for the

price/performance. If I can squeeze it in and move it

out every time I’m working, I’ll go for

this one.



William Dominguez

Zodiac 601XL Plans



Do Not Archive

 



--- Dave Thompson <dave.thompson(at)verizon.net> wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   William,

 

 The measurements of the Husky VT6315 air Compressor

 is

 

  

 

 23 in wheel to wheel, outside to outside

 

 21 in front to rear of wheels

 

 4 ft tall

 

  

 

 Is that what you are looking for?

 

  

 

 I feel it is a small footprint for the size of

 compressor. The pneumatic

 tires are also great when moving over small bumps.

 (Sounds like I am a

 commercial)

 

  

 

 I agree with the other post. ALLWAYS drain the tank

 each evening after use.

 I lost an old compressor due to tank rust 10 to 15

 years ago.

 

  

 

 Dave Thompson

 

 dave.thompson(at)verizon.net

 

 Do not archive

 

  

 

 


	




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