Ideally, I would like to blast clean old engines, axle housings, Tcases, wheels, nothing huge. I have a 60 gallon Manchester Tank I could also re-tank it with. According to an air calculator it would take 1:45 seconds to fill a 60 gallon tank to 175 psi with this setup.
At 20 years old I have come to find that like good guns, good tools are an excellent investment.
Now that I have slowly built up a small array of tools thanks to the M211 project I find myself looking to purchase my 1st compressor. Unfortunately there is a LOT of garbage out there today between oiless units and Chinese made belt driven compressors.
I've gotten to where I either built it myself or buy vintage tool's because they are made well, look nostalgic and chances are still work better than any newer tool on the market. Even if it needs rebuilding, cleaning or repair I believe your hard earned money is better spent in the pockets of those who sell old tool's like pawn shops and small antique stores, than in the pockets of someone who imports, stocks and condones the sale of foreign made tool's.