Air compressor for home garage

Tell us what you will be using it for

Painting, air tools, sanding

News to keep in mind cfm based on airtools you will use

The two I would use to compare shopping is the 359 dollar one and 799 dollar central pneumatic ones at harbor freight





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As Flash said, what are you going to be using it for? At this point beyond painting I prefer electric (cordless for most things, corded for sanders still) tools to pneumatic.

For spraying I got a Quincy 3.5hp 60 Gallon a few years back for $800. It puts out a ton of CFM for its HP, and isn't particularly loud. It works well for the HVLP spray guns that I have. I'm pretty sure I've got it on a 30amp breaker too. You're not going to get a two stage from a good brand for $800, they're more in the $1200+ range.

 

I second Harbor Freight. I have a 165 PSI compressor single stage 60 gal and love it. I have a group of trucks which the lugs are normally hard to take off. This compressor does it no problem.

 

I'll second the Quincy. This unit is great. I run sanders, polishers, die grinders, non-hvlp spray guns, blow guns, drills, impacts. No probs for a 1 man shop. You should, however, install it correctly.
Than means drilling your floor to bolt it down, and use vibration pads. Also a flex line to the wall plumbing. Mine is located close to the main fusebox, so no line loss. Used an existing 220 plug w/2 old 15amp breakers.
I did have to cinch the pipe from the pump to the tank, and rebuild the drain cock to eliminate air leaks. Now that its done, its perfect. After adding wall plumbing, hose reels, water traps etc., I am into it just shy of $1500.00.
But if you want plenty of reliable air, this is not the place to cheap out.

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Have you tried some of the good electric sanders from Mirka or Festool? I perfer them to the air sanders I've used. Plus its always seemed silly to use a 5+HP air compressor to power a little sander.