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jim larson · 2K+ Club

Is this DeWalt a good portable air compressor?

dashboard · 2K+ Club

Jim, some of those compressors can be very loud, I mean very loud. it states 78 dba but I suggest hearing it run before you buy it. I'd also check your hand tool CFM requirements.

jim larson · 2K+ Club

Yes, funny how a change from 70 db to 80db is twice as loud, and up to 90 db is twice as loud as 80db, make 90 4 times as loud as 70. No air tools yet. I see Eastwood has a sander that only requires 4 cfm @90lb. Mainly looking to handle a 1/2 and 3/8 impact, a small sander, and a HVLP Paint gun as well as give me air when I need it. Susses to be 78db

-- Edited by jim larson on Monday 2nd of July 2018 07:21:09 PM

-- Edited by jim larson on Monday 2nd of July 2018 07:22:47 PM

Lost in the 60s · President

I would prefer a comp with oil to lube it and 125psi. 90 psi isn't going to power a 1/2" impact long before you'll need to wait for the compressor to catch up.

jim larson · 2K+ Club

Is the 200 psi not correct?

Lost in the 60s · President

jim larson wrote:
Is the 200 psi not correct?

Sorry, I was only reading the specs at 90 psi. I didn't see it maxed at 200. You would need an inline regulator to run a sander at that pressure and possibly many air tools that are not rated for that much pressure. The air would last longer coming down from that high...