Anyone like the hotdog style small compressors more than the pancake style? Pancakes flip easy, but hotdogs are longer. I’m probably buying a hotdog style tonight from someone who only used it a little bit. It’s a good deal, but I was wanting a pancake until I saw this one.
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One hotdog was never enough for me. I've always wanted two.
Depends on what you plan to do with the compressor. If you are doing small trim jobs around the house then a small one will work fine. If you plan on building an addition you might look at a larger unit.
Bob
"Rather be a hammer than a nail"
Im with heck, you are WAY to organized to be a carpenter
Heck and CAG,
Don't tell him I told you this. If you do, I'll deny it...
I've been to Bob's house. He ISN'T that organized. He's a regular guy like the rest of us. That picture was taken the one time in twenty years that he cleaned up and organized. It's for posterity.
Of course, just like the rest of us, he has enough posterierity for two normal guys. hehehe But don't tell him I said that, either. He's liable never to invite me over again.
: )
Hey, he has a WELL-STOCKED fridge in the garage. Anyone lucky enough to be able to windge an invite out of him won't go thirsty. But you gotta watch that cat of his. He'll try to crawl in your pocket and go home with you. I don't know why. Maybe Bob just doesn't give him enough attention. Or doesn't feed him enough. Poor cat...
; ) <G,D&R>
Quittin' Time
OK Luka- You weren't supposed to tell. Now I've got to go out there and clean up my mess again.
The fridge is usually full till the sons come over and clean it out.
The Cat?? who Knows??
Bob
"Rather be a hammer than a nail"
Dangit !! They weren't supposed to tell you that I told.
Which one of them told you ? I'll bet it was that troublemaker, Heck. Wait'll I get aholt a him.
Whyyy I aughta....
Quittin' Time
Ok, I guess I should come clean...
I HAVE been to Bob's house a couple times. Everything that I could see there, was basicaly just as you can see in the pictures. It's a beautiful place. I was and still am, in awe of not only his ability, but his talent. Dude's a modern day Rembrandt. (And I don't give up that sort of title easily.)
The tools, were also, basicaly as you see in the photo. The only difference being the tools that would be used in a single days work, were put back quickly, and some even on the floor. Exactly the way they would be by anyone else, at the end of a day, when you are already tired to the bone.
His cat, Simon, is very friendly. The first time I was there, he came right to me, and wanted to sit beside me at the computer. The second time I was there, Bob wasn't there. I was steali... er, I mean borrowing, yeah, dat's da ticket, I was borrowing a few things from Bob, while he was out of state for the weekend. Simon came up to me, almost close enough to touch, but not quite. Any other cat would have stayed hidden the whole time.
Hey Bob, I borrowed a couple things. But, no, I didn't borrow all that stuff you asked about. Someone else must have burglarized your place. Yeah, dat's it, someone burgled da stuff, man. What a terrible thing to do to such a nice guy.
; )
Hey bob... Thanks.
I've been sick the past couple of days. Flu-like stuff. But I'm still working on figuring out that page.
Thought I'd be better today. In fact I felt better when I woke up. But got sick again about mid-morning. Been sleeping a lot these past couple. Better than that sick feeling all day, I guess.
Quittin' Time
I hope you're feeling better...
had work done at the dentist yesterday, today left side of my face looks like Marlon Brando in the Godfather. Went to work this morning, they told me to go home before I scared any small children.
Jen ;)
Who, me?
Now you know I wouldn't tell.(unless I thought I wouldn't get caught!)
what the heck was I thinking?
The compressor I am talking about is a original single tank hotdog. Says 1 hp, campbell hausfeld "extreme duty" on it. There was a problem with air leaking at the pressure switch so the owner wanted to fix that and show it to me again when he is done. It's a pretty weak compressor, but about what I need. And it pulls about 10 amps so it shouldnt trip a breaker. I have a large one in the garage if I really need the air. I want a smaller one for convenience. I like the Idea of the pig in a blanket, that could be a whole new design.
If that's hot dog or pancake, then my pref is bratwurst. A 20 gal, 5 hp. Right capacity to let me go through one batch in the hopper gun before I gotta stop and refill the hopper while the tank catches up.
Okay the cat is out of the bag. For YEARS Lars has told me that a mans tools are to be used. Why put them up when you are just going to use them again. His shop is TERRIBLE! He doesn't want me to touch it and many have offered to help me. Can you give a class or something to help people like him? You could retire from your day job. Many wives would hire you;-)Tamara
>He doesn't want me to touch it and many have offered to help me.
Get rid of those "friends", dear lady. Immediately.
For friends they are not. They are scheming to cause a divorce.
; )
Quittin' Time
LOL Tamara- Keeping tools in order is not all that hard if you only do one thing day after day. The problem arises when we are asked to do multiple things like, "when you get home from work would you.......................
scrape the popcorn off of the master bedroom ceiling, it's the only room left to finish?."
Sounds easy enough.
1. move the furniture out, disassemble the king size bed,push,pull and drag the mattress into the other spare room.
2. spread and mask plastic over entire room.
3. fill pumpsprayer with water, duct tape 10" taping trowel to broom handle, spray ceiling and start scraping. Now that it is all stuck to the bottom of your feet you're stuck in the room for life.
4. Break out the taping supplies and skim coat the seams with topping compound
5.Sand topping compound
6. Roll up all the mess and break out all the tools for putting up the crown molding-chop saw,compressor,pinner,caulk,Onetime.
7. Put all that stuff aside and break out the paint supplies- rollers,pan,brushes,tape,tarps,you know the drill.
8. three coats flat white on ceiling,two coats dark Khaki under chair rail two coats lighter khaki on upper walls.
Two guys four days later and the furniture is ready to go back in. Now the garage where I keep my tools looks like a bomb went off.
I'll clean it up later, I'm too tired right now. :-)
Bob
"Rather be a hammer than a nail"
Edited 2/8/2003 11:12:32 PM ET by Pro-Dek
I have about the same ratio of Dewalt to Makita to Milwaukee...that little Dewalt router is strong and light, too bad about them moving to Mexico...
Sold my Emglo Twin tank (hurt my back carrying it upstairs) and got a Makita "hot dog"....runs my framing and finish guns and fills the tires on the bikes.
Jen ;)
What kind of color is chake?
OK, OK, OK, you got me - "Khaki" Sometimes I type quicker than my brain spells. That would be different shades of military yellowish brown and green. The colors really are closer to a taupe. Oh the heck with it, I'll go take a picture and post it.Bob
"Rather be a hammer than a nail"
Khaki I recognize. You're fingers must have been really out if sync with your brain to get chake. Look at the keyboard and how far apart those letters are!
Heard an old timer make a comment once when he had troublke speaking words right...My tongue gets in front of my eye teeth and I can't see the words I'm sayin'
Chake isn't all that outlandish. Lots of ch words are pronounced with the k sound. Character, chronograph, etc. I frequently find myself typing words by how they sound instead of how they're spelled. Probably why I never got much over 22 wpm in typing class, because I had to slow down to think about spelling.
I dont want you lookin at my shop! Clean bug!
Tim Mooney
I have both types, and more.
The pancake is better for sloped surfaces, and will not tip over in the back of a pickup.
The hot dog fits better in the back of my extended cab, and is easier to carry (lighter weight,and doesn't bang against my leg).
You can get a little more capacity from a pancake.
A hot dog is cheaper, and will run two trim guns all day, and will even run a framer if not pressed too hard.
Hope that clears it up for you. :-)
And Bob, how can you keep things so neat??
jw
what the heck
was I thinking?
Ok Heck I need a little clarification. I have a PC pancackre and that's my total experioence with compressors, other than looking at them on display at the store. I thought the hot dogs were heavier and generally had more cfm, but you seem to be saying the opposite.
I guess we may be calling two different things 'hot dogs'.
The one I am referring to is the original 'hot dog', a single tank with the motor on top, small capacity(2 gal),lightweight,about $100 TO $130.Easy to carry with one hand or up on your shoulder.
The type you may be thinking of is a twin tank arrangement,normally stacked,larger capacity,heavier,more expensive.These types(I have one of these also) are fairly stable, though not as stable as the pancake style.
My personal favorite as the most versatile? The original single tank hot dog for what I do. Much easier to load,pack,and carry...and the reduced capacity is usually of no consequence.
Now, if I really need air, I roll out my 30 gal, 4-tap Porter Cable bruiser.
Hope that helps.
jwwhat the heck was I thinking?
I was going to say, "Why choose? Wrap the pancakes around the hot dogs and you've got pigs in blankets." But I guess that wouldn't work real well with compressors.
hot dogs . Yup. I saw this dude eat some hot dogs from 7-11 today, he shoulda stuck a hose up his @ss to power the nail guns.
That picture is the result of living in the Rain Forest. After the first few weeks of daily rain you run out of things to do......
Joe H