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Air Compressor Regulator
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Le Mans Master
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From: DFW TX
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St. Jude Donor '07
Air Compressor Regulator
Recommendations please. My Harbor Freight one has blown out twice and I'm tired of fixing it. I like the two stage type with a filter/oiler.
Team Owner
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St. Jude Donor '07
Don't use an oiler, you'll contaminate your lines. If you later want to blow clean air, you'll need to get new ones. I'ts easier to just put a few drops of oil down your tool inlets now and then.
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From: Kansas City, MO ...I'd like to go fishing and catch a fishstick. That'd be convenient. - Mitch Hedberg
I'm using a regulator/filter from Lowe's. Nothing too special, the price was right. Although lately I rarely use my compressor for anything more than airing up my tires.
Drifting
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From: Dallas Texas
Hey Budman
Thats funny because my ebay special regulator just blewout also ....Went to lowes and bought one for 30 bucks works good .
I,m almost ready to shoot my base/clear this week sometime ...
Thats funny because my ebay special regulator just blewout also ....Went to lowes and bought one for 30 bucks works good .
I,m almost ready to shoot my base/clear this week sometime ...
Last edited by White 68; Jul 17, 2006 at 09:43 PM.
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St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by White 68
Hey Budman
Thats funny because my ebay special regulator just blewout also ....Went to lowes and bought one for 30 bucks works good .
I,m almost ready to shoot my base/clear this week sometime ...
Thats funny because my ebay special regulator just blewout also ....Went to lowes and bought one for 30 bucks works good .
I,m almost ready to shoot my base/clear this week sometime ...
Are you going to come to my Stripper party later this fall? Probably going to get the whole DFW bunch over for ribs and beer. Oh, yea we going to speed strip the car between beers.
Buddy
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St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by SIXFOOTER
Hey, seriously you can find some good deals in them places
He said that because I build pawn shops for a living.
Racer
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my cheepie harbor freight regulator blew out three times in the same day and i replaced it each time. after that i got my money back and bought a slightly better one.
they have an all metal one at harbor freight that has lasted for about two years now. here it is : http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=1118
this one has worked pretty good for me.
they have an all metal one at harbor freight that has lasted for about two years now. here it is : http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=1118
this one has worked pretty good for me.
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St. Jude Donor '07
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=42035
This is the one I had. It blew out at the regulator **** and the sight glass. All o-ring failures.
This is the one I had. It blew out at the regulator **** and the sight glass. All o-ring failures.
Racer
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From: Jacksonville FL
Originally Posted by Budman78
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=42035
This is the one I had. It blew out at the regulator **** and the sight glass. All o-ring failures.
This is the one I had. It blew out at the regulator **** and the sight glass. All o-ring failures.
Melting Slicks
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From: Lancaster PA
Go to a body shop supply store and get a Sharpe regulator/filter. They are the most commonly used in the professional body shops. They last a long time and are easily rebuilt if necessary.