Also, look around to see if you can find any used. I had a compressor for years that was "OK", but not really enough for my purposes. I looked for a while and found a commercial grade used 80cu/ft 7.5hp upright that's built like a mack truck, does 34cfm at 125psi, runs slow and cool, for less than the price of a new consumer grade unit with less than half the performance. You have to be careful to make sure you're not getting a worn out, non-maintained junker. Make sure it's hooked up and you can run it before you buy it, but you can sometimes find deals out there. My old compressor got moved to a barn/storage building I've got which also has 220. Now it's a great utility compressor and my main unit is just what I need for more frequent use.
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