Bird wasn't joking!!

SPIKER · Aug 2, 2004

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Soundguy:

that sounds like one of my vacations, where you HAVE to get back to work so you can REST! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Mark M

EastTexFrank · Aug 2, 2004

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I know why I like this board ... you guys can make me feel better about myself. I thought stuff like that only happened to me. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

It's nice to know that I have company.

shvl73 · Aug 2, 2004

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I've been there many times myself. Sometimes I have a hard time fixing something because my own stupidity keeps getting in the way. It usually ends up costing me $ in the end.

OkeeDon · Aug 2, 2004

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Sound, that's a perfect example of Horner's Conundrum (I'm Horner): "Everything you want to do, you have to do something else, first."

PineRidge · Aug 2, 2004

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Never much cared for a direct drive compressor. I am a little hard of hearing but they appear to be about twice as loud as a conventional belt drive cast iron pump. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif I also think a belt drive pump is a whole lot easier to service IMHO.

Check out you local Home Depot they have pretty good prices on belt drive compressors.

Richard · Aug 2, 2004

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perhaps a mistake, but today I called Campbell hausfeld to see how much the errors of my ways would cost me. Seems they do not have the "engine block" part that I need, UNLESS I buy an entire motor assembly (electric part included) for about $170 I think he said /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Sooooooooooo for about twice that amount, I went ahead and ordered a new cast iron, oiled twin cylinder system from him. I think he said factory refurbished or something... I didn't really mind.

Sooooooooo, now that I have a new one on the way, I have this old carcas sitting here that has a perfectly good tank, perfectly good electic motor (5 hp peak I think).

So, do I just chuck these into landfill, sell as parts on EBAY, sell whole thing on EBAY? Or, do I remove motor for some nefarious use that up to now, I do not know about?

I've never had a known need for an electric motor laying about, so any suggestions?

(someone WANT this at your shipping expense?)

I'm open to all possiblities.

Bird · Aug 2, 2004

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Do you ever need a portable air tank? It should be relatively light after you remove the motor. And an electric motor mounted to a work bench or something similar with a belt and a couple of pulley can be used for lots of things; most commonly grinding/buffing/polishing wheels, I suppose.

higgy · Aug 2, 2004

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They could be run in tandem to increase the cubic feet of air stored in the system. This will allow a greater time on the tools with out the system cycling as much.

DiskDoctr · Aug 2, 2004

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Soundguy,

Hmmm... considering what happened to you while on vacation, maybe my recommendation to Richard to take one may have been misguiding- wouldn't want to make MORE work for him /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

-JC