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(01-04-2019, 04:52 PM)lilrichard2 Wrote: I had a Porter Cable pancake compressor that I hated because of the noise it made when running, so I purchased a small unit based on a recommendation in Popular Woodworking. Big mistake as it doesn't have enough oomph to shoot more than four 1 1/4" brads at a time.
Can you recommend a compressor that has approximately the same capacity as that of a PC Pancake but has much less noise as I'll be using this in a garage shop?
Thanks,
r
I recently brought home a Makita MAC5200 to replace a small Senco when it died. It's perfect for the garage shop, but probably not something I'd want to bring up a set of stairs on a regular basis.
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I suggest picking the California Air Tools compressor that meets your volume needs. They are hard to beat for the money and produce very little noise.
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I picked up a small California Air from Home Depot that was a special buy and really like it.
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I had a Sears pancake style for better than 20 years. Quiet, plenty of air, but it finally gave up the ghost. I bought a Makita MAC700, based on Amazon and woodworking reviews. It isn't half the compressor of my old Sears-loud and lower capacity. I'm glad I don't need it that often, otherwise I would be replacing it.
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I have a California air and really appreciate how quiet it runs. I see that Harbor Freight is selling the same style of compressor now too. I don't know the quality of it though.
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Which California Air units are you guys liking?
They have a contractor series and an Industrial series. The Industrial series seems to have the same low 60-db but slightly more CFM with faster fill rates.
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https://www.homedepot.com/p/California-A...602927-_-N
This is what I have. It works great for air nailers. It runs very quiet and is what I use in the shop most of the time. I wouldn't expect it to run impact wrenches or other air tools though. I've got a 60 gallon that use for that.
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