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As the title indicates, I spent
quite a bit of time searching the internet for decent opinions, but had trouble
finding any.
So anyway...I'm going to
be getting an air compressor as a birthday present so I can stay up til all
hours playing with air ratchets, but it's up to me to figure out which one I
want. Sears has a really good deal on a Craftsman 30gal "6"hp compressor,
however it's oil-free, and I've heard from more than one source that an
oiled compressor is a better way to go over an oil free. The other
compressor I'm looking at is a slightly smaller (21gal 4.5hp) but is oil
lubricated, they have it at Harbor Freight, but it's a brand I'm not too
familiar with (Central Pneumatic I think). Either one should be sufficient
for what I need from an output perspective, but as seeing how the craftsman is
only a few dollars more than the other, I'm having trouble passing it up.
Both would be similarly equipped as far as air tools and accessories, so that
isn't really a deciding factor.
My dad had a craftsman
compressor for something like 40 years and it never gave him any problems (sold
it to a neighbor and it still works...it was, of course, an oiled type
compressor), but this is part of the reason I'm having trouble passing up the
Craftsman.
Anyone have any advice or insight (on oiled vs.
oil-free or on anything in general)? Anyone have anything good or bad to
say about either brand?
Since this is kind of off-topic (I'll be using it
on cars, so maybe not that far off topic), please respond privately as not
to bombard everyone with unwanted e-mail.
Thanks,
Garrett
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