Harry Krause wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:

On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:51:30 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

I teflon-taped the appropriate fittings. I am *really* impressed with
how relatively quiet this compressor is. I read the specs, and it
says 79 dB. Most of the others whose specs I've seen are 90 dB or
more. That's a BIG difference.


I think a lot of that is because it is an oil lubed compressor, not
suitable for diving unfortunately. I've always been impressed with
Makita's tools in general, and have had one of their nice little palm
sanders for a zillion years.

What kind of air tools are you using?



The usual inflators, plus an impact wrench, nailer, an old sander I
inherited, et cetera. I might use it to paint the inside of my garage, too.

Harry,

You will be very disappointed when you try to use the sander or paint
with it. You will need a compressor with a much larger tank and a pump
that produces more air. Some people buy a plain air tank and run it
inline but you are still limited to the volume of that tank. It will
only give you a bit more time to run a tool until the compressor runs
even longer to pressurize both tanks.

Makita compressors are designed for short bursts for nailers. Anything
that requires a lot of "free air" will suffer while your compressor
struggles to maintain pressure.

As a side note, Makita assembles compressors. They don't make them.
The pumps on decent electrics are usually made in Italy from a
manufacturer that starts with an "F" - there are three big companies.

Hopefully yours is splash lubricated rather than the "oiless" type
unless you will use it only occasionally. If it is, make sure you run
it on a level surface and when you change the oil, use only
non-detergent motor oil.

Dan