Okay, ultimately my goal is to use this compressor I picked up for $50 for a year, maybe two, until I can get something bigger better and newer. The question is will this one make it and what is the worst that could go wrong? Here's the story.
I've pulled a permit and wired a new 20A 240V switched outlet for a compressor I bought 2 weeks ago, and I'd say that even with doing the electrical work myself, that part cost more than the compressor... No big deal, when I upgrade, the electrical will work for that too and I'd need it anyway.
The story on the compressor was that I bought it from a lawyer with a Charger he's working on and a bunch of go-carts which his son races competitively. Apparently he got it from a friend who races hydroplanes. The story was it worked when it last was used, which I don't know how long ago this was, but I don't think the guy I bought it from ever used it, he apparently got a new larger compressor before he needed this one.
It's a Sears 2hp horizontal compressor, it will be adequate for my cutting tools and probably a DA sander, which is about as much as I'll be using for the next couple years... I'm sure it would be fine for a spray gun, and probably not quite enough for my bigger orbital or line sanders, but I don't think I'm going to get that far in my project for a while either.
When I got home with the compressor and unloaded it, I heard sloshing. I emptied the tank, there might have been a couple cups of brown water and oil in the tank. Presumably this had been sitting in the tank for a couple of years, and presumably the tank hadn't leaked the water, so good and bad.
Yesterday I finished the wiring to the point I could run the compressor for the first time, which I ran it until it reached its shutoff pressure. This morning or afternoon, I noticed a brown spot on the garage floor like rusty water had leaked out from under the tank. The pressure had dropped enough that the compressor needed to run, but the reading on the gauge hadn't obviously dropped.
So, should I be concerned? I have a cheap C-H 110v compressor, is there a way to use the tank off that with the pump and motor of the new one? My dad's old Sears compressor he had given to me before I moved to Indy but left was worn out in the pump (rings were shot) would I possibly be better to try to get that tank to switch in?
I've pulled a permit and wired a new 20A 240V switched outlet for a compressor I bought 2 weeks ago, and I'd say that even with doing the electrical work myself, that part cost more than the compressor... No big deal, when I upgrade, the electrical will work for that too and I'd need it anyway.
The story on the compressor was that I bought it from a lawyer with a Charger he's working on and a bunch of go-carts which his son races competitively. Apparently he got it from a friend who races hydroplanes. The story was it worked when it last was used, which I don't know how long ago this was, but I don't think the guy I bought it from ever used it, he apparently got a new larger compressor before he needed this one.
It's a Sears 2hp horizontal compressor, it will be adequate for my cutting tools and probably a DA sander, which is about as much as I'll be using for the next couple years... I'm sure it would be fine for a spray gun, and probably not quite enough for my bigger orbital or line sanders, but I don't think I'm going to get that far in my project for a while either.
When I got home with the compressor and unloaded it, I heard sloshing. I emptied the tank, there might have been a couple cups of brown water and oil in the tank. Presumably this had been sitting in the tank for a couple of years, and presumably the tank hadn't leaked the water, so good and bad.
Yesterday I finished the wiring to the point I could run the compressor for the first time, which I ran it until it reached its shutoff pressure. This morning or afternoon, I noticed a brown spot on the garage floor like rusty water had leaked out from under the tank. The pressure had dropped enough that the compressor needed to run, but the reading on the gauge hadn't obviously dropped.
So, should I be concerned? I have a cheap C-H 110v compressor, is there a way to use the tank off that with the pump and motor of the new one? My dad's old Sears compressor he had given to me before I moved to Indy but left was worn out in the pump (rings were shot) would I possibly be better to try to get that tank to switch in?