"benjrblant" (benjblant)
10/23/2020 at 16:04 • Filed to: Ask Oppo
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"benjrblant" (benjblant)
10/23/2020 at 16:04 • Filed to: Ask Oppo | 0
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I’m in need of a small air compressor for some menial basic tasks (blower nozzle primarily, possibly some small tire inflation, tubeless bike tire bead seating, maybe a brad nailer in the future.)
Currently, it’s going in a small and mostly enclosed space. I’ve been looking at the Makita and California Air Tools compressors because they’re rather quiet at ~60dB, mostly leaning towards the Makita MAC210Q - 1hp 2gal and 2CFM@90PSI . Anything I’m overlooking? any recommendations? What would you pick for a small, compact compressor?
Ssfancyfresh
> benjrblant
10/23/2020 at 16:23 |
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I bought this Senco recently for the same reason
1 Gal. 1/2 HP Portable Pancake Electric Air Compressor
https://www.homedepot.com/p/205513089
It’s very quiet and very small. It’s not super great at seating tubeless tires. I had to set the regulator pressure to max and let it run till it stopped. Then I had to remove the valve cores to get enough airflow.
It did the job, but I think that task in particular could benefit from something with a bit more capacity.
Looks like your Makita has got an extra gallon. Likely good enough.
HammerheadFistpunch
> benjrblant
10/23/2020 at 16:23 |
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get yourself a puma and the bracket kit from LCP
super air up power plus other stuff.
Sovande
> benjrblant
10/23/2020 at 16:24 |
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I bet my father has shot 4 billion b rad s and staples with one of these.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000AQK78/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_KUZKFbGT8P6BC
Chariotoflove
> benjrblant
10/23/2020 at 16:26 |
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I went to Amazon and bought a cheap portable like this . These are even smaller. Not professional grade by any means, but small and good for bike and car tires and rafts and balls. I had a long line of more expensive, brand name tool-grade rechargeable pumps that never seemed to last more than a couple of years, so I stopped spending more money on them. The one I have now is doing well, and if it dies, I’m not so upset.
ibRAD
> benjrblant
10/23/2020 at 16:29 |
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I got this . I guess that’s only helpful if you’re in Canada
Its pretty quiet. You’re not going to be painting anything with it, but it is useful for blowing/inflating/seating tubeless as you specified. I got it with a combination of a super sale and gift card so it was only ~$100. Not sure I’d be satisfied with it if I’d paid full price.
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benjrblant
> HammerheadFistpunch
10/23/2020 at 16:35 |
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oh, i forgot about those! are they loud? asking as in, would someone be OK sitting in the backseat with one running, or would they have tinnitus?
i recently added a used ARB front bumper to the 80, and without a winch there’s a massive void up front. need to put something up there.
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benjrblant
> Ssfancyfresh
10/23/2020 at 16:36 |
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saw that, really dig the small and compact package.
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benjrblant
> ibRAD
10/23/2020 at 16:37 |
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that looks a lot like our harbor freight option: https://www.harborfreight.com/2-gallon-135-psi-ultra-quiet-hand-carry-jobsite-air-compressor-64596.html
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benjrblant
> Chariotoflove
10/23/2020 at 16:38 |
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i’ve got a small viair 88p portable compressor for airing up car tires, i think i need something a bit more stationary for blower gun duty.
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Chariotoflove
> benjrblant
10/23/2020 at 16:40 |
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Oh, yes of course. Then what I suggested won’t do.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> benjrblant
10/23/2020 at 16:41 |
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78 dB isn’t quiet. It’ s not ear busting, but you’d notice. Think loud vacuum cleaner.
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ibRAD
> benjrblant
10/23/2020 at 16:52 |
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Looks similar but smaller. The one I got is 4gal. Still cuts in doing a truck tire though.
IJustWantMyZBack
> benjrblant
10/23/2020 at 16:58 |
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I have been eyeing one these or it’s bigger sibling https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-QUIET-TECH-2-Gallon-Single-Stage-Portable-Electric-Hot-Dog-Air-Compressor/1001014016
66P1800inpieces
> benjrblant
10/23/2020 at 17:09 |
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Just out an 80 gallon tank compressor in the garage and close the door. Then go to the other side of the house and you won’t hear a thing.
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benjrblant
> IJustWantMyZBack
10/23/2020 at 17:20 |
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starting to feel like they’re all made at the same place...
shop-teacher
> benjrblant
10/23/2020 at 18:27 |
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I don't have that particular model, but I have a California Air Tools compressor at school. It is remarkably quiet. It's slightly louder than a loud refrigerator. I've been very pleased with it. I want one for my garage quite badly.
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benjrblant
> shop-teacher
10/23/2020 at 18:53 |
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i used a 2hp/10gal california air compressor at a previous job, it was amazingly quiet. i feel like a school is a good application for them.
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IJustWantMyZBack
> benjrblant
10/23/2020 at 20:27 |
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Yea probably. Kobalt prices seemed better from what I recall when I was shopping .
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shop-teacher
> benjrblant
10/23/2020 at 20:38 |
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It definitely is. It’s held up pretty well too. I think it’s four years old now. While it doesn’t exactly live a difficult life, the Senco it replaced shat the bed after a year. I was super pissed about that.
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shop-teacher
> benjrblant
10/23/2020 at 20:38 |
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It definitely is. It’s held up pretty well too. I think it’s four years old now. While it doesn’t exactly live a difficult life, the Senco it replaced shat the bed after a year. I was super pissed about that.
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> benjrblant
10/23/2020 at 22:11 |
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We have the smaller HF one at work. still kind of loud. co-worker had to male a padded box to go around it to muffle a bit more. I can test tomorrow, but might be more than 60 db if using this chart.
https://www.chem.purdue.edu/chemsafety/Training/PPETrain/dblevels.htm