Re: [ST] Air Compressor

[Steve Lawler <slawler@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK Time to chime in here.

Oil-less compressor usually have teflon or some similar type wonder 
material piston rings or the cylinder walls are lined with it. Under 
normal usage they should last a long time. When the rings go it can be 
expensive to replace. Most smaller units are so cheap that it is cheaper 
to toss the unit.

As for teflon tape on connections: there is nothing wrong with this I 
have been using it for years and have never had a failure. The 
connectors wear out first. The only caveat with regards to teflon is 
that oil will break it down. If you have an inline oiler and are using 
oil-less tools they will die a premature death.

As for the compressors that you have shown us: I would never buy 
anything from Harbor Freight most of there stuff is cheap Taiwanese 
crap. I know that there are people out there that use the stuff 
faithfully and without any problems but my livelihood relies on the 
quality of the tools that I use. Tools that constantly break or fail 
early cost me too much time and money.

My compressor? An K series Emglo that's been faithful for over four 
years and we abuse the snot out of it.

-- 
Steve Lawler
Verona, NJ, USA

2001 Sprint ST "Blue Devil"

"Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving 
birth to a child. She must be found and stopped."
             -- Sam Levenson
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