OlderThanMe Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 That's right folks! I'm looking into buying a decent air compressor and a 4000+ watt generator. I have about $650 to buy the two. 60 gallon air compressors are about $350 in craigslist Like this: http://atlanta.craigslist.org/tls/515640090.html I really need a good generator because I am going to be doing a bunch of welding and using the air compressor. Any good brands to look for/stay away from for the generator or air compressor? I'd like to hear any experiences that you guys have had with certain brands/sizes of generators or air compressors. HF has this nice 29 gallon, 4hp tank that can do about 14CFM @ 90PSI for around $340~ish. Would that be worth it WITH the warranty? Thanks! OTM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeatrpi Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Are you planning to power the compressor using the generator? FWIW we just bought a coleman 5000W generator from homedepot, $400, subaru engine. It cannot start the air compressor, which is a small 20 gallon unit. The generator can run two 'fridges, a freezer, a few heat exchanger blowers, some lights - at the same time - but the compressor was too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Check the wattage requirements for your welder and the startup on the compressor. I have a 4000W generator in my motorhome and it won't start a small compressor and won't run my Lincoln 135 MIG welder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted December 22, 2007 Author Share Posted December 22, 2007 Thanks guys! The welder I'm picking up is a Lincoln 135... Never used with gas tank and cart for $350. I'll go look on the lincoln web site to see the wattage requirements. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Lowes has their 60 gallon compressor (3.7 running hp I think) for $299 right now. I have a 5000 watt Coleman generator that I run a 5hp Coleman compressor on in our shed at the farm. Never tried a welder on the generator. I have an SA 200 Pipeliner which is a 300 amp DC gasoline welder, but unfortunately it is only 115v DC output for grinders, drills, saws, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted December 26, 2007 Author Share Posted December 26, 2007 I think I am going to skip the MIG and just go all in with a nice TIG from a member here. It might be a few weeks until I can afford to get a large enough generator for it though. Thanks guys! OTM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.