Air compressor needed?

D S asked: I allready have a huge tanked oil compressor in my shop for metalworking tools but want to get a small 2 - 4 gallon unit for the woodworking shop in the basement.
I have heard oiled units last longer so I want to try and stick with those if they have them for [...]

i have a 1991 dodge caravan with a noise from the dash or under the hood?

bob_gets_it asked: the sound seems to come from outside under the hood
it sounds like a small air compressor..this sound happends when i start the car and also when i am braking or when i am stoped …it also comes on and off when i have my foot on the brake while in gear == [...]

Oil level gauge question for 2HP, 8Gal. Air compressor?

timeggenberger asked: It’s an electric motor. There’s no ‘dip stick’, the ‘Oil level gauge’ is a clear, round, window into the crank case. The center of the window has a smaller, concentric, Red circle.
For now, I’m assuming the level must be at, or about, the Red circle. Just want to be sure since I had [...]

auto boost?

Billy J asked:
ok so i know s/c and t/c are compressed air, i was wondering what if you were to hook on a small air compressor on to the intake, and boost about 5-6 psi’s when you need it. I was thinking of installing the compressor in the trunk, running lines to the intake, then [...]

Is there a head I can add to a paintball CO2 bottle, that will let it store compressed air?

armorsmith42 asked: I believe there are 2 reasons that these bottles cannot store compressed air:
1) the head on the air compressor (the kind contractors use for nail guns) doesn’t match the one on the bottle
2) air is 74% Nitrogen gas (N2) which is a smaller molecule and thus will leak through the head.
I want to [...]

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