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Re: Overdid it today!
"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
news:maRPg.2443$zs6.652@trndny07...[color=blue]
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> "Bruce L. Bergman" <blPYTHONbergman@earthlink.invalid> wrote in message
> news:3ltug214940q3tru6d9umh7rat3k2de2b9@4ax.com...[color=green]
>> On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:19:15 -0500, "Ray O"
>> <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:[color=darkred]
>>>"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
>>>news:E%CPg.770$x11.439@trndny02...[/color]
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>>>> LOL! I just placed a bid for a gun on e-Bay, and found a decent,
>>>> low-priced compressor at Lowe's!![/color]
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>> If you are buying retail and have a choice, an oil lube compressor
>> is a MUST - they live a lot longer than the oilless.
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>> If you have the room, get a belt-drive "old-style" unit with the
>> horizontal tank, the slower compressor RPM adds to the longevity. The
>> direct drive 1725 RPM units are a lot noisier, too.[/color]
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> I could have had one for $100! When I was selling used cars we had one in
> the shop. It was HUGE, but I would have been able to run ANYTHING off it!
> I don't really have room for that thing in my garage. Would have been
> nice, though! It was probably made sometime in the 50's or 60's.
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> I kind of kick myself now...
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You could have put just the compressor and motor in the garage and put the
tank outside or up in the rafters and connected them with pipe.
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Ray O
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