Buy the best air compressor you can afford. I started in the 70's with a Craftsman 220V 5HP made by Deville-bliss it's was a quality piece, I sold it to a guy for about what I paid for it. I then went to a Campbell Hausfield USA 5HP vertical, this was OK I think the craftsman performed better.....gave that to my buddy the body guy when on my 42nd birthday I decided I needed a real compressor. Ingersol-Rand IR30 7.5HP 220V 2stage 80 gallon tank. I bought my IR in 2002 it's been used pretty hard since then....no problems this one takes me to my grave unless I hit the lottery then a IR or Chicago Pneumatic rotary screw compressor ( because Ill never afford a Kieser ) those rotarys are downright silent I heard louder refrigerators. Air tools again I'm a IR guy but mine are old USA made, Chicago Pneumatic but, my cylinder head die grinder is ARO that being said I'm a sucker for a cheap throw away Harbor Freight. My Snap-on butterfly just bit the big one like my buddies did and if you look many Snap-on are just rebadged IR tools, I also have a Souix air drill things are works of art will never break.
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