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   dgreen | Jul 20, 2007 05:24am | #1

   You have good taste, those companies make nice compressors in that size. Of the tools you mentioned the sanders are the hungriest. Pick a compressor with twice the cfm requirements of your hungriest tool. I'm running an 80 gal. 3 cylinder two stage made by Puma. I've been real happy with it. It's 20 cfm at 175 psi. 5 horse Leeson motor.

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   Stumper | Jul 20, 2007 05:38am | #2

   Good choices all. In our shop we do fabrication and assembly for high-end built-ins, mostly in restoration work. We have a separate compressor for finishing--an oiless one so as not to pollute the applied finishes with very small amounts of oil from a compressor. You can probably guess how we learned to steer away from the oil-lubed compressor for spraying!

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   JerryPacMan | Jul 20, 2007 04:13pm | #3

   I will highly recommend a Quincy and consider them to be the best.  I have the one shown in the link below.  It is built like a tank with a Baldor motor.  It is much quieter than my old C-H, recharges the tank in about 45 seconds and runs very cool.  It has 4 cylinders and a aluminum head which contributes to the cool running.  I have yet to get any water from my oil and water extractors because the air is not very hot coming out of the compressor.  You do have to drain the tank but not much water is produced compared the the old C-H. 

   http://www.tptools.com/p/827,91_Quincy-5HP-Single-Stage.html

    

   Life is what happens to you when you're making other plans .

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   DustinT | Jul 21, 2007 12:40am | #4

   Thanks for the responses.  I am seriously thinking about the Quincy.  Nice to buy something made in the US, for what it's worth.

   Thanks,

   Dustin

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   aaronb | Jul 24, 2007 01:18am | #5

   I can tell you what not to buy, a PC. I have a 60 gallon, upon taking it home air blew through the outlet in the top, i had to fix that by sealing with plumbers putty rather than hauling it back to the showroom, about 2 months later the pistons were pouring oil down the side and last month the aluminum motor pully came off. Did i mention the compressor may have 20 hours total on it in 16 months. Oh well hope you like what every you get better than my porter cable.

   Aaron

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   RTucker1 | Jul 24, 2007 01:29am | #6

   Hu Dustin, I worked for a granite fabrication shop and I purchased a Quincy. I was very pleased with the performance and level of service i received. I have one suggestion; make sure you externally vent the compressor. The internal filter is not adaquate.

    

   Rick 

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   DustinT | Jul 24, 2007 03:25am | #7

   Thanks guys, the Quincy is sounding better all the time!

   Dustin

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   mapleman | Jul 24, 2007 07:40am | #8

   Hey Guys,

   I am in the market for a new 60 or 80 gallon compressor myself. This is the first time I have heard of the Quincy brand. Any suggestions on the best place to get one? I'm asuming mail order as I have never seen one in person. BTW - I'm in So. Mississippi.

   Thanks,

   Lee

    

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   JerryPacMan | Jul 24, 2007 03:38pm | #9

   The link below shows the Quincy I purchased from TP Tools in Canfield, OH.  The compressor ships from the manufacture so it would not matter where you live in relation to the dealer.  I paid a few hundred less that the current price, I got mine in 2003.  TP Tools has a big sale in November so the price will be lower then.

   Also, if you get a new compressor run it 1 hour with the drain open to seat the rings, this is stated in the owners manual.  The manual for the PC pancake compressor I have also states this.  I thing a lot of premature failures are caused by not breaking in the compressor.

   http://www.tptools.com/p/827,91_Quincy-5HP-Single-Stage.html

     

   Life is what happens to you when you're making other plans .

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   aaronb | Jul 24, 2007 04:25pm | #10

   I actually did do that on my PC, I will chalk it up to getting the one lemon. The rest of you should be fine getting a PC, I took one for the team.

   Aaron

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   mapleman | Jul 25, 2007 03:30am | #11

   Hi Jerry,

   Thanks for the link. I just may wait it out until November for the sale.

   Cheers,

   Lee