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Just wanted to share with everyone.
Last week I purchased a Harbor Freight Fortress 2 Gallon, 1.2HP silent air compressor in hopes that I could use it instead of my other HF 8 Gallon 2HP machine gun. I got it on sale for $160. My shop is in the basement of an old 1900's era house that has absolutely zero sound proofing between the floors. I can have a conversation with my fiancee through the basement ceiling as if she were standing next to me. Needless to say she does not appreciate me running the old compressor when I am working in the shop, so I was buying gas duster cans for my little odds and ends cleaning jobs in the shop.
I just finished building a CNC with a pneumatic drawbar, so compressed air was needed and I figured I'd try these silent ones. I can't believe how well it works. It certainly isn't silent, but it is no louder than the furnace blower turning on and quieter than the lathe running (which I have running really quiet). My phone app had it in the low 60 dBA at about 1'. My major concern was how much air it would put out, and honestly I think it does as well or better than my other compressor. I have the tanks daisy chained together so I have effectively a 10 gallon tank. My fiancee didn't even notice the first few times it turned on.
The HF one has a steel tank that needs to be drained, but that is fine. It runs up to 135 psi and has two quick disconnects (that are a little hard to connect when under pressure). Without the other tank connected, it cycles up to full pressure in 10-15 seconds. Maybe a minute to do the tank from empty. A nice surprise for me was the compressor turns ON at 105 psi which was higher than the 90 for the other compressor and makes the CNC run better. All in all I would definitely recommend for anyone who works in a small shop and has limited compressed air needs.
Last week I purchased a Harbor Freight Fortress 2 Gallon, 1.2HP silent air compressor in hopes that I could use it instead of my other HF 8 Gallon 2HP machine gun. I got it on sale for $160. My shop is in the basement of an old 1900's era house that has absolutely zero sound proofing between the floors. I can have a conversation with my fiancee through the basement ceiling as if she were standing next to me. Needless to say she does not appreciate me running the old compressor when I am working in the shop, so I was buying gas duster cans for my little odds and ends cleaning jobs in the shop.
I just finished building a CNC with a pneumatic drawbar, so compressed air was needed and I figured I'd try these silent ones. I can't believe how well it works. It certainly isn't silent, but it is no louder than the furnace blower turning on and quieter than the lathe running (which I have running really quiet). My phone app had it in the low 60 dBA at about 1'. My major concern was how much air it would put out, and honestly I think it does as well or better than my other compressor. I have the tanks daisy chained together so I have effectively a 10 gallon tank. My fiancee didn't even notice the first few times it turned on.
The HF one has a steel tank that needs to be drained, but that is fine. It runs up to 135 psi and has two quick disconnects (that are a little hard to connect when under pressure). Without the other tank connected, it cycles up to full pressure in 10-15 seconds. Maybe a minute to do the tank from empty. A nice surprise for me was the compressor turns ON at 105 psi which was higher than the 90 for the other compressor and makes the CNC run better. All in all I would definitely recommend for anyone who works in a small shop and has limited compressed air needs.