I guess do your reseach first.Īs I have said in the past, Harbor Freight was founded to sell mediocre-quality imported tools and equipment at really low prices (OK, maybe not specificially, but I do recall those ads in the back of Popular Mechanics and Popular Science decades ago). HF seems to do (well, source) compressors right other things (such as a tap set - taps were dull and deformable) are junk. The HF compression resides in an uninsulated garage, and it does get freezing cold here in the depths of winter, but so far 3 winters have not affected it's performance (the winters do, however, affect any paint that I forgot to bring in after the last paint session - oops). (who has the same HF 1/3HP 3gal compression as me) made, which is get a decent moisture trap if you live outside of a desert. I did forget to mention the point that Ricky W. Sure, if you've got the scratch, why not? If painting is a main stay for a person, they the investment of extra $$ may be too. I can't really afford one of those wiz bang higher cost ones that the folks with lots of disposable income say are really worth it. So yeah, my feeling was why pay $1xx for a mediocre which could fail after 12 months when I could pay a fraction of it and hopefully get a similar life. If I can get a year or two out of it, I won't complain.Įdit: as Chutton pointed out, HD and HF are in the mediocre category if you read the reviews. Bottom line is there were random complaints of compressors not lasting more than a period of months so I bought an HF compressor for $40 on one of their big sales. About year ago I started reading reviews of compressors which weren't top shelf, including semi-modest priced Sears, Home Depot etc. I wanted to get a compressor since my ex made my Sears compressor disappear some years back.
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