I finally got me a big air compressor my old 25-year-old Craftsman filing pooped on me
A new air compressor
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That looks like a good one. IR
Has been in buisness for ages.
Scody21
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Those are nice. Just loud, so soon you'll find yourself building a lean-to outside…
I have a friend with one of those. It's a nice un.
Plymouth 65
I'll be in the shop
Now that's an air compressor, nice! 65
plumkrazee70
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I have the same one. I've had it since 2013. I put a muffler on it, as well as left it on the pallet. It helps with the noise. Make sure to put a manual or auto drain on it. 
It's been a good compressor. I painted a full car with it.
It's been a good compressor. I painted a full car with it.
How long will it take to get That many new Decals on it? 
It's not to loud I got my first decal a body's only on it I'll have it filled up in a week lol
Got any pics of how you put a muffler on it ?I have the same one. I've had it since 2013. I put a muffler on it, as well as left it on the pallet. It helps with the noise. Make sure to put a manual or auto drain on it.
It's been a good compressor. I painted a full car with it.
plumkrazee70
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Sure! I'll add one here tomorrow. Basically, remove the air filter, add a pipe thread fitting with a 90* on it (or straight if you have the height) and then screw the muffler on and put the air filter on the end of the muffler.
One man's answer to the noise issue...
plumkrazee70
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Here we go. I had to go 90* because of the low ceilings. I also added a trans cooker right off the pump to cool the air going into the tank as well as added a out 45 feet of black iron pipe with drip legs and ball valves.
I get no moisture by the time it's at the second to last drip leg.
I get no moisture by the time it's at the second to last drip leg.
Did that muffler quite it down any ? and where can I find one if so !
plumkrazee70
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Absolutely. I'm just bought it online. I've heard if you run the piping outside and have the muffler outside it's even quieter, but I'm ok with where mine is.
Use the old tank, and double tank it, you will never run out of air.
jbc426
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I drained the factory filled oil after a few cycles, and re-filled the sump with non-synthetic air compressor oil making sure to lean the compressor to get nearly all the oil out of it. After about a year of use, I re-drained the oil and put in Amsoil synthetic air compressor oil.
I also used nearly 45 feet of galvanized pipe to cool the heated compressed air with ball valves and down-legs to drain 98% of the water from the air prior to finally passing through an up-hill mounted water trap. It will make a huge difference in drying your air and extending the life of your air tools.
I also used nearly 45 feet of galvanized pipe to cool the heated compressed air with ball valves and down-legs to drain 98% of the water from the air prior to finally passing through an up-hill mounted water trap. It will make a huge difference in drying your air and extending the life of your air tools.
JDMopar
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Here’s mine. Quincy 60 gallon, 5 hp two stage. I added an after cooler to it. It’s just a HD transmission cooler and a 12V fan that kicks on when the compressor does. The air coming out of the pump is 145 degrees as it goes into the cooler. When it comes out, it’s 72 degrees. I added the water trap/regulator to it and it gets most of the water out before it goes into the tank, but not all of it. I’ve yet to get a drop of water out of the water trap at my blast cabinet or at any of the drops. I used Maxline air lines spaced an inch and a half off the wall, so that keeps the air even cooler before it gets used. I’m very happy with it so far!
plumkrazee70
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How did you get the 12v fan to kick on when the compressor does? 120v vs 12v?
JDMopar
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You can barely see the power supply in the bottom pic. The power supply converts 120V AC to 12V DC, which is what the fan runs on. I have it wired in the pressure switch to supply 120V to a regular house type plug that I mounted up under the frame of the compressor. I made the bracket to mount the cooler and the fan and painted it with a spray bomb from Home Depot. The paint matched the Quincy Blue just about perfect. I saw this mod on a You Tube video that a guy who has put up. He listed all of the stuff needed in his description. His video makes you want to
it's so drawn out, but his idea and execution were great. He ran the AC wires from the power supply straight to the pressure switch. I changed that part and ran a piece of 14 gauge Romex from the pressure switch up to a standard outlet so I didn't have to get back in the pressure switch if the power supply for the fan ever took a dump. If it does, all I gotta do is unplug it, plug a new one in and test the 12 side to make the fan rotate correctly, since wiring it backwards will make it spin wrong. I have it blowing thru the cooler instead of sucking air thru it.
plumkrazee70
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You can barely see the power supply in the bottom pic. The power supply converts 120V AC to 12V DC, which is what the fan runs on. I have it wired in the pressure switch to supply 120V to a regular house type plug that I mounted up under the frame of the compressor. I made the bracket to mount the cooler and the fan and painted it with a spray bomb from Home Depot. The paint matched the Quincy Blue just about perfect. I saw this mod on a You Tube video that a guy who has put up. He listed all of the stuff needed in his description. His video makes you want to
Very nice. Thanks! I also have my pump going I to a trans cooler then into the tank, but I don't have a fan, just the pulley shroud from the compressor.
I haven't measured temps in a long time, but I don't think it was quite as cool as yours. I'll look into get a dedicated fan for the cooler.
JDMopar
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Click on his description of the video. I got the cooler, fan and power supply off Amazon very reasonably priced. Check your temp in, then out and see if it would even be worth the trouble. I'm making a stab at painting my own cars, so I wanted as dry of air as I could get. I used to have an old rattle around in the floor Craftsman 5 horse compressor. Night and day difference between it and the new one! My glass bead cabinet and spray guns are where I see a tremendous difference.
What is the trans cooler rated for pressure wise?
JDMopar
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I can't remember the exact rating, but it was WAY over the 175 PSI the Quincy will put out. It's a stacked plate cooler, not a rinky dink cheap one.
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