Air Compressor Settlement

[Marshall Harrison]

I received a letter today stating that I am eligible for an Award under the DeVilbiss Air Compressor Settlement. My choices of settlement packages includes:

* Mini rotary air tool + 3/8 inch 25 foor rubber hose + blowgun

* 2 – 3/8 inch 25 foot rubber air hose (50 feet total) + Roll Teflon Tape

* Paint Spray Gun + 8 piece metric/standard deep socket impact set + Roll Teflon Tape


I’m not sure which to take. Does anyone know if the paint gun could be used for spraying finishes? Will a small PC pancake compressor handle the socket set? Does anyone have or know anything about the rotary tool?


Suggestions are welcome.

[Terre Hooks]

Ahhhh....the tool purchasers(consumers....the people that pay the bills) get $18 worth of gadgets.




How much did the lawyers get?




FWIW, I'd get the sprayer. Most sprayers can handle thinned oil based/solvent based finishes. Certainly it could spray some shellac over BLO.

[Greg Scott]

Marshall,
I received mine as well but mine included an air rachet + blow gun as a choice didn't yours?
Greg

[Steve Clardy]

I received two letters. Have two of them compressors. Can't decide on what to take.

[Marshall Harrison]

Greg - that was a choice for me too but I already have the blowgun. I don't figure I need 50' of air hose as I already have that much.

I think the paint gun would prove the most usefull.

Isn't it fun agonizing over free tools? :)

[Robert Mayer]

I think the lawsuit was a little dumb, but they were misreppresenting their HP ratings. If the compressor never reaches 3 hp when plugged into a normal socket they shouldnt say thats what it reaches. So ill take my free compressor hose and tool. I just wish they were offering a free brad nailer!

[Jeremy Bracey]

I recieved a $50 credit to use on anyting on thier site.


Yes, I agree that I hate this type of lawsuit, but I do wish someone would hit sears for all the crap the put in thier tool ratings.

[JayStPeter]

Well, you'll notice that Sears' new tablesaws now have 1.5 HP motors. For quite a few years they were calling them 3HP motors. Maybe the lawsuit did some good after all (though I still see 110V 6.5HP shop vacs).

It's odd to me that my CH compressor, with a 3HP (17A/220V) motor advertised as 7HP isn't included in the suit. Maybe they figure that if you're buying a 60 gal compressor you should know better (which I do after all).

Jay

[Jeremy Bracey]

Mine was a 60 gallon 220v compressor and I recieved the settlement. Did you check your model number against the ones covered? The basis of the suit was the 110v compressors, but the settlement covered more.