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Old 09-04-2003, 12:54 PM
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Looking for a good and quiet air compressor for my garage. I try to copycat Astore Garage and Grill across the street . Any recommendation from the Dorki gang? brand name and model? as well for air tools also.

P.S. Marc toll me that Jim Richard has a quiet one.....
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Old 09-04-2003, 02:11 PM
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Kevin,
Suggest you buy 200' of good quality air line, and run it from your garage to Marc's compressor. It should be very quiet in your garage, and you can't beat the price!
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I went the big and cheap route, so it doesn't have to run very often. However, Marc tells me mine makes his seem quiet.

Reality is there are few quiet compressors, just some that are less noisy than others. Avoid "oil-less" and you'll be at the quieter end of the spectrum.

Good luck.

BTW, I got to see your new toy while visiting Marc a few weeks ago... very, very nice and at an amazing price. You're off to a great start as a new P-car ownerl!
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Ask Jim R what Craftsman compressor he bought, his is real quiet compared to mine. I went the Costco route and picked up a 26Gallon/5hp Coleman, cheap but loud.

However, you can get a good deal at costco on air hoses and air tools. I think my toolset was around $100, I'll take a picture of what was included and post it tomorrow.

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I've got a Craftsmen but can't really comment on how quiet it is because I'm never in the house when it is running

BTW, great suggestion Tony! I can only imagine Marc trying to explain that one to his wife
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I like Tony's recommendation. I just need to figure out how to turn it on & off remotely 8) .
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Old 09-05-2003, 09:44 AM
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Costco Air Tool set:

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Justin,
Tha'ts is a good looking case. I will stop by Costco to pick it up. BTW can you show me how to insert a pic in a post thread. Thanks.
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Kevin, I bought a 7HP, 2-stage, 175 PSI compressor from Sears. It's quiet, doesn't need to run that often, and it was on sale for $369. It's the upright model with the black tank, and wheels to roll it around. I like it.
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BTW can you show me how to insert a pic in a post thread. Thanks.
The only way I know is having some webspace where you can store your images and then using the "Img" tags to reference the url where the image is stored.

For example, I signed up for the free space from Pelican. When I want to post a pic I upload the pic to my Pelican space, then copy the url address and insert it in between the image tags {img}http://www.etc..com/picture1.jpg{/img}. For demonstration purposes I had to replace the [] around the image tags with {}.



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