My buddy and I are finally gettling settled into our shop in the Smith Str./ Seneca Str. neighborhood. This is my first time for having a shop / space for projects. It’s used for woodworking, painting, tool / material storage, and auto and misc. projects for both our businesses.
I’ve already started some of my own projects, like my sled suspension rebuild, and I’ve invested in a small sandblasting cabinet, which I’ve always wanted. I ganged two portable compressors together just to get through my snowmobile project and we’ve both decided a larger shop compressor is a necessity for the sandblaster and painting / finishing operations.
Surfed the web (Craigslist, Ebay, Sears, Tractor Supply, etc.) and think based on our budget and meager needs, a 60 gallon verticle is going to be the minimum required. I’m not against going bigger but price jumps dramatically above 60 gal.
If anyone has one for sale, suggestions where else to buy new, or other suggestions in general I would appreciate it.
Most of the 60 gallons I’ve looked at fill the bill. Biggest need for volume / recovery is a 60 gal. although 80 would be nice. Just saw an 80 gal. husky for 850. Would prefer an IR but now your talking well over a grand and it’s not in the budget right now and I don’t use daily.
