HF Air Compresser

[Gruntster]

This is on a 3 day sale at my local HF. With the 20% off coupon, I can grab it tomorrow for about $70. I am thinking it will work great for casting/stabilizing. For the price, I just don't think I am going wrong. Any thoughts about it?

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=40400

Thanks
Dan

 

[stevers]

That should be more than sufficient for casting. There should be plenty of output. I have a similar, but much older unit, and it easily keeps up.

I just looked again and realized mine is a 25 gal tank. But what I said above still holds for me. That should be plenty.

 

[Glass Scratcher]

That should be fine for casting, and reinflating car and bike tires.

 

[karlkuehn]

I've had that compressor for 4 years, it has seen extremely heavy use, and I can't kill it!

It's a monster for the money, great output (it'll suck to 27 through the HF venturi vacuum pump), I've run any kind of nailer you can think of, even the big framers, and it does just fine. It won't run orbital sanders or anything else with high SCFM ratings, but for everything I do, it's been awesome. I've considered buying another one just to have a spare, if I ever have any money again!

I'm usually not real big on harbor freight tools, but I've been really impressed with the Central Pneumatic stuff. I highly recommend this compressor.

 

[Gruntster]

Thanks for the input.
I am usually pretty leery of the HF tools too, although my 14" bandsaw came from there and I have no complaints about it. I'll grab this today.

 

[hughbie]

tell me, where can i get one of those 20% off coupons?

 

[hughbie]

i know i just saw this compressor on sale, but for the life of me i can't find it again.
help me?!?!? i would love to get this..ya can't beat the price!

 

[Gruntster]

http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=31255

Partway down this thread you'll find the coupon.

 

[hughbie]

thanks grunt.....i got it and saved it now....
about that compressor....i'm sure i saw it somewhere just yesterday or this morning on sale for less than $100. any ideas?

 

[Gruntster]

Looks like the sale is only at HF retail stores and it ends tomorrow. $89 even and then use that 20% coupon. I am headed to Indy in just a couple minutes and will grab one.

 

[hughbie]

well, HF will not honor the 20% coupon.....darn it

 

[Jarheaded]

While playing around, I found that I had no problem reaching casting pressure with the little tankless compressor that I keep in my truck just for tires. So this one should be fine for whatever you want to do including running a framing nailer.

 

[Gruntster]

It wouldn't scan for me either, but the manager manually input it and I got the compressor for $71. They also had the red vacuum venturi on closeout for $6.