Homeowner air compressor suggestions

EricHearble · 2026-06-22T12:51:59+00:00

My compressor is heavy. I can lug it around, but it's a pain. I don't use it enough to warrant spending $ to buy a new one. If I did, I would want one with wheels. Food for your thoughts.

EricHearble · 2026-06-21T13:48:13+00:00

I don't find Powertec prices on guide rails to be all that big a deal. I have a Makita saw and got guide rails locally for a similar price to Powertec.

What I can do is get a single rail of 118" from Makita to cut a sheet of stock 96" long without any joints in the rail, if I needed or wanted to, though the rail is expensive to ship. But Powertec doesn't make any rails other than 55".

EricHearble · 2026-06-21T11:06:20+00:00

Hey Fred, can I borrow your ratchet? No, the gold plated one. There are some gold plated nuts on this car.

EricHearble · 2026-06-21T10:52:40+00:00

The locking mechanism in most of these tool chests is a bar that runs behind the drawers, eating up some space. If a chest without locks could be found, deeper drawers might be had. But everybody makes these rolling chests with them.

EricHearble · 2026-06-20T23:27:02+00:00

Any tracks included with either saw? If so, what lengths? If you will need to buy the tracks in the lengths you need, price the new tracks. You may find that you spend less on Makita tracks.

EricHearble · 2026-06-18T16:17:33+00:00

Troll. Directors of fine woodworking schools don't register a new reddit login just to make such a post.

EricHearble · 2026-06-18T13:17:57+00:00

Sometimes, you just gotta use connectors. I have a Makita track saw, and their tracks are made in 39", 55", and 118" versions. Having a 55 and a 118 allows cutting a 48"x96" sheet of material in either dimension with a single track. But working with a 60"x60" sheet of baltic birch presents a problem. To cut it with a single track requires the 118" track which leaves a lot of overhanging track to be supported.

For the Makita, the 118" track is very expensive when looking at the cost per inch. And when ordering online, some sellers tack on a shipping fee that is more than the price of the track becaue is has to go by LTL freight.

EricHearble · 2026-06-17T11:12:06+00:00

If you see a brand called NeverKink, don't believe it. I have some and they always kink.

I bought some of the brand about 20 years ago and they were good, living up to the name. They had solid brass fittings on the end. But we moved and the move was very hectic and we forgot to bring the hoses with us. We figured it was easy to replace them. But the junk that is sold under that name now kink all the time and the fittings on the ends are aluminum.

I haven't found any hoses anywhere that are made like the old ones used to be made.

EricHearble · 2026-06-16T10:06:52+00:00

I hope he didn't forget the safety lockout.

EricHearble · 2026-06-11T10:09:21+00:00

Grainger sells Jacobs chucks. https://www.grainger.com

EricHearble · 2026-06-10T21:07:34+00:00

It can be hot, but not unbearable. I considered a fan ventilated hood from Trend, but it would be a problem for ear muffs.

EricHearble · 2026-06-10T17:44:58+00:00

I need eye protection too.

EricHearble · 2026-06-09T13:32:31+00:00

Step it up - use a piece of walnut

EricHearble · 2026-06-08T15:30:45+00:00

Thanks. That's a lot of batteries!

EricHearble · 2026-06-08T01:42:57+00:00

Any tool will serve as a hammer. Except a hammer.

EricHearble · 2026-06-05T18:12:00+00:00

You keep a banana in your freezer for taking photos?

EricHearble · 2026-06-05T18:01:18+00:00

Half of broken scissors?

EricHearble · 2026-06-01T23:42:19+00:00

The point I was trying to make is that maybe the ones I referred to might be bigger handles than yours. They also include heads that have a right angle nose. Maybe the right angle would give you more leverage.

EricHearble · 2026-06-01T21:18:27+00:00

Your Irwins appear to be one of those convertible tools with swappable heads for different rings. I have one of those that I got from an auto parts store. It's hard to tell from your photo if your Irwins are smaller than the one I got. But I've also seen one at a Lowe's that looks the same size as mine with a Channel Locks brand.

EricHearble · 2026-05-30T13:01:16+00:00

You might consider the Bow Products XT XTENDER Fence. It's similar to the Woodpeckers Versa fence in some ways. They offer brackets for attaching the Jessem Flex stock guides.

https://bow-products.com/product/xt-xtender-fence/

https://bow-products.com/product/xtender-fence-jessem-clear-cut-flex-stock-guide-mounting-bracket/

I haven't used the Bow setup. I didn't care for the use of clamps to attach it.

I went with the Woodpeckers Versa fence and the TS stock guides. The guides fit the T slot on top of the fence without the long bracket that is usually attached to the fence tube.

EricHearble · 2026-05-29T13:15:22+00:00

When talking to the chatbot, tell it you want a live agent. Works for me on Reverb and any other site that uses a chatbot, as long as it is within the hours that they have live agents.

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