Opening a big compressor's tank INSPECTION HOLE

Regarding metric to pipe fittings, I realized that I have a set of taps and dies that have both metric and NPT taps and dies. Might work, I will check now.

screw what I said, the salesman at h*mo depot did not know what he was talking about when he told me that the fitting was metric. It is a regular 1/4" fitting.

^^^^^^^^^^ It's pretty funny the way you guys think up nicknames for things you hate. Who was it who referred to their Sears Crapsman saw recently? :-)

Chris

Went to HD again today, bought all necessary fittings, used teflon tape, connected the old line (with old fittings cut off), everything works, there are no obvious hissing noises. I want to see how well the compressor holds pressure. I am aware that pressure will drop as air cools in the tank.

I want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone.

I can either sell this compressor as is, in 3 phase, or trade my 5 HP single phase Baldor for a 5 HP single phase Baldor with 184T frame and repower for single phase. The latter may be much more hassle, but would it bring more $$, that's the question.

By the way, I have an off-topic question for the Americans. Out of curiousity, is the Sears where you buy your economy tools the same company which owns the Sears Tower in Chicago?

Chris

The same Sears built and occupied the Sears Tower originally, but they don't own it anymore...Not sure who does.

Jeff

PS. What the hell did they do with Roebuck ????

Thanks - now I know!

Roebuck who sell trashy tools in England? I don't know much about them. I didn't think they had any kind of pedigree.

Chris

Roebuck is part of the Buck-Hickman group, now owned by Premier Farnell

It was developed for Sears Roebuck & Co, the department store guys

It's currently owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance. Before that, it was owned by Trizec.

I believe it's now #3 or #4 in height worldwide, after the really great-looking dual Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, and the rather ugly Tapei 101 tower in Taiwan. The WTC replacement in NYC should trump all those ones, but perhaps not a few others that are in various stages of planning or construction.

Best regards, Spehro Pefhany

Ah, that would be why Farnell sell so much Roebuck stuff. Unfortunately I can't recommend it! Those wire cup brushes I had fall apart after a few minutes were one unsatisfactory Roebuck product.

Chris

Interesting. Thanks very much for the information.

Chris

| > Oh, and if you want to, it might be worth having the inside of the tank | > sealed as well. You can have it done, radiators shops can do it, or you can | > buy kits from Eastwood and do it yourself. The DIY kit likely doesn't cost | > that much, either, relatively speaking. | | Thanks. That's interesting. Do these kits actually work on used tanks? |

You do have to clean the tank out really well. For doing gas tanks you rinse it out with soapy water first then load it up with crushed gravel or something similarly abrasive, a bunch of water, and allow it to move vigorously until the rocks have scraped away all the rust. Rinse out and repeat. For a compressor tank that could be a pretty big job! The kits have instructions about the application of the coating. I might have a concern if the coating could possibly come loose and wind up plugging the drain or air outlet.

my Atlas Copco compressor is about 600 lbs...

Considering experiences that I had with paints that claimed to "chemically bond with rust", I was a little skeptical...

Did you say Trump??

Actually K-mart owns the Sears tower and Sears. I think the Simpson-Sears was not part of the deal if it survived that long.

Martin

Expensive!

I don't think the UK's Roebuck is the same as Sears Partner. ========================================= Sears History - 1887

Sears Settles in Chicago

The following year, Sears moved his business to Chicago and inserted a classified ad in the Chicago Daily News.

"WANTED: Watchmaker with reference who can furnish tools. State age, experience and salary required. ADDRESS T39, Daily News."

Alvah Roebuck An Indiana lad, Alva C. Roebuck answered the ad. He told Sears he knew watches and brought a sample of his work to prove it. Sears hired him. Here began the association of two young men, both still in their twenties, that was to make their names famous. For it was in 1893 that the corporate name of the firm became Sears, Roebuck and Co.

By the time Sears was started, farmers in rural America were selling their crops for cash and buying what they needed from rural general stores. But when they laid their money on the line for goods, farmers saw red. In 1891 the wholesale price of a barrel of flour was reported to be $3.47. Price at retail was at least $7, a 100 percent increase. Farmers formed protest movements, such as the Grange, to do battle against high prices and the "middleman."

See sears history here:

Spehro Pefhany wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

In my mind it's still the tallest. If you could put the worlds tallest buildings along side each other and were standing on the roof of the Sears tower, you could look down onto the roofs of the others. The Petronas has a "decorative spire" which makes it taller. The antennas on top of the Sears woul make it the tallest, but they don't count as they were not part of the original design.

If you ever have the chance, take the tour. Especially on a day with high winds.

There are new plans for a taller building in Chicago right now. It seems doubtful the economics will work out though.

"Jeff Sellers" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@adelphia.com:

Don't know about Roebuck but Sears moved out to the 'burbs some time ago. The are in Hoffman Estates. They have an enormous place in Praire Stone right off of I-90.