All Air Compressors Have One Thing In Common

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KenB259

KenB259

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All air compressors are heavy, even the small ones, like mine. I got tired of lugging it around so I built a down and dirty wheeled stand. It's not the prettiest but it's a game changer in my shop. Like most things, I should have done it years ago.
 

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Good idea for the dolly and hose bracket. I'm either getting weaker or things are getting heavier. One of the furniture dollies from Harbor Freight would work, too. Might have to put additional wood between the padded parts.
 
Dollies are the only way to go! Good Job!

I bought a rebuilt power hack saw a few years back and the guy said it was a table top....in my mind I thought it may still be heavy but manageable...when it showed up it was 211 lbs...I immediately built a dolly cart and needed help to get it on the dollie even...not my idea of table top...
 
Nice job on the dolly/hose reel. Getting older & my pancake compressor seems to be definitely getting heavier. I've been looking at replacing it with a Craftsman wall mount due to no floor space in my tiny shop.
 
Yep; Harbor Freight Furniture dollies are the most useful way to add wheels to anything. I built one to move 200lb choir platforms around at our church. The only thing you may want to modify is to add locking wheels (if needed).
 
randyrls said:
Yep; Harbor Freight Furniture dollies are the most useful way to add wheels to anything. I built one to move 200lb choir platforms around at our church. The only thing you may want to modify is to add locking wheels (if needed).
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The wheels do lock, not sure if it was needed but it was only a dollar a week to add that functionality.
 
I may use the HF dolly for wheels idea on other things, great idea. My air compressor is a 35 year old Dayton pump and motor mounted on a 60 gallon Husky tank. The original Dayton 25 gallon tank rusted through. I bought the Husky compressor off a Craigslist ad saying all it needed was a motor. Lies, lies, lies. Compressor was trashed. What I paid was much less than the 60 gallon tank was worth, and the seller delivered it to my house. I mounted the Dayton motor and compressor (all American made in the early 90s) on the Husky tank and it all works great. Like Curly said, not portable. I have a HF Diablo hose reel mounted under a work bench with 50' of hose and another 50' coiled under there if I need to go outside the garage.

Mike
 
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