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Quoted from Manimal:If the tank has a pinhole leak, then it is a ticking time bomb and should be replaced. If you have ever seen one let go in a shop, you will understand why I say that. Not worth the few bucks you would be saving.
Yeah, I sat on a product liability jury for a large commercial compressor manufacturer. A manifold (basically, a 3' long L-shaped exhaust pipe) that flew off of a compressor under test. It flew 30 feet through the air and hit a guy in the head.
Quoted from Electrocute:They last a couple years but are sure noisy. I’d like to pay a bit more and get one that’s quiet. Any suggestions?
Never get a Harbor Freight direct drive. They are loud. Belt drive for quiet operation. Also, avoid "oilless" compressors as they are loud.
Campbell-Hausfeld FTW. They now sell direct drives that are supposedly quiet. Try before you buy.
Quoted from Atari_Daze:HF is great from some thing like bar clamps, spring clamps, c clamps and tools that have very few moving parts, I'm a firm believer in one gets what one pays for, learned the hard way with car parts from rockauto. Nothing like doing the same job twice in rapid succession, it's twice the price and as half as much fun!
For just about everything, this rings so true:
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