Louis Brandt
04-26-2009, 6:43 PM
Hello,
Since your posts have convinced me to buy an oiled lubed compressor instead of an oilless one, I went to Sears (the only place that I can find oil lubed compressors locally), and I looked at two of them. Since I value all of the opinions on this forum, please give me your opinions on these.
They both have essentially the same specs as follows:
125 psi max
2.4 cfm at 90 psi
1 HP
Direct drive motor
According to the requirements listed on the Sears 16 gauge finish nailer and 18 gauge brad nailer, 2.4 cfm should be sufficient to power them, since the 16 gauge nailer indicated a requirement of 1.4 cfm, and the 18 gauge brad nailer listed a requirement of .9 cfm. I plan on buying Porter-Cable nailers, but I assume that the requirements for them would be about the same.
The only difference in the two compressors is that one is a two gallon and one is a three gallon. Does the number of gallons really matter if the other specs are the same?
What’s your opinion on these compressors? The 3 gallon is on sale for $89, and the 2 gallon is about the same price (not on sale).
Again, I only want a compressor for nailing. I don’t plan on ever using a compressor for paint spraying, and I don’t have room for a big compressor anyway.
Thanks again,
Louis
Since your posts have convinced me to buy an oiled lubed compressor instead of an oilless one, I went to Sears (the only place that I can find oil lubed compressors locally), and I looked at two of them. Since I value all of the opinions on this forum, please give me your opinions on these.
They both have essentially the same specs as follows:
125 psi max
2.4 cfm at 90 psi
1 HP
Direct drive motor
According to the requirements listed on the Sears 16 gauge finish nailer and 18 gauge brad nailer, 2.4 cfm should be sufficient to power them, since the 16 gauge nailer indicated a requirement of 1.4 cfm, and the 18 gauge brad nailer listed a requirement of .9 cfm. I plan on buying Porter-Cable nailers, but I assume that the requirements for them would be about the same.
The only difference in the two compressors is that one is a two gallon and one is a three gallon. Does the number of gallons really matter if the other specs are the same?
What’s your opinion on these compressors? The 3 gallon is on sale for $89, and the 2 gallon is about the same price (not on sale).
Again, I only want a compressor for nailing. I don’t plan on ever using a compressor for paint spraying, and I don’t have room for a big compressor anyway.
Thanks again,
Louis