Lets be fair - buy a brand new 5 HP Honda ir Briggs Intek engine from an authorized dealer - it will NOT be $150. Closer to $500 up here. A Power Fist or Bolton is $150.
And the ( 5-7HP 2 stage) compressor head from Power Fist is $600 list
- likely $400 on sale. A 3HP single stage is $200. A 5hp 3 cyl is $400.
Gentlemen...this all falls into the infamous "shit happens" catagory.
Everyone here...everyone...has had a similar thing happen to them at least..at least..once in their lives.
Shrug...get over it and get on with your lives.
Gunner
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Most folks would consider me to be trailer trash. I live alone in a 1974 Fairmont, which is cram full of what most folks consider clutter. With about enough floor space to walk. The oilless compressor I was given would have been a HUGE step forward for me, and may be a big step some day if it's ever working. I type on a PC that's over five years old, don't own a laptop that works worth a hoot (I was given one which weighs about 20 pounds and can handle win 98 at maximum, and has 5.7 GB drive). My two vehicles are both over 200k miles, and are 1995 and
1998 models. I'm blessed for what I have, and can't afford anything newer or better. If I knocked over a compressor and broke con rod, I'd really be in a tough spot. I have great respect for a man who asks in public (like this) for ideas how to use it up, make it do, fix it up, or do without. My respect for Snag and for Gunner is going up at present.. Christ>> Ya know Lloyd I used to have respect for you . You weren't there , don't
For a good reason that you outlined below.
As for Snag's story, shit happens and anyone who does a lot of work, is bound to have minor mishaps. As for doing repairs, fixing those broken pumps definitely is not economically sensible.
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I think it is a waste of time if you have some better things to do. But if you have spare time, then do it. It might work and if it does not, you will have learned from it. But only worth doing if there is nothing else to do.
I do a bunch of things that are not worth doing. Usually what I learn is that doing something takes a lot more time than I thought it would.
Dan
Dan
Yep! Remember when Roger dropped my brand-new Bridgeport and your friend supplied me with the needed parts? Talk about luck! How is he lately? Need any brushes?
Only as a challenge.
If one of those repaired rods breaks, then you can find out how expensive the other compressor parts are - it could take out a piston, the crank case or...
Craigslist, ebay, northern tool, harbor freight are full of cheap compressors.
If it tipped over and the pulley didn't bend BUT it broke the rods I would say it was junk to begin with. Just how much play is in that crankshaft to allow it to shift far enough to break the rods?
TIG will just cause problems in the HAZ. Just holding them in alignment and welding won't be much good since the rods will then build up stresses in other areas, those will be enough to cause flex or breakage as well.
If this is a good brand you can probably buy all the parts easy enough.
Greetings Snag, I've been reading this thread and if it was me I would weld the damn things. Only because it would be good practice. If the compressor ended upworking then that's great. If the rods break catastrophically then you just get some entertainment. And a great story to tell friends when you are shooting the breeze. I would not depend on the machine though. Make sure you have another compressor online and ready to go. And some advice for your other pump. The last pump I bought came with instructions to run unloaded for an hour before regular use. Just let it pump to the atmosphere. Failure to do so would cause lots of blow by. The pump was from Grainger. Eric
I tried ... one came out very nice , the other was a miserable failure . New rods will be here later this week . Learned a lot about welding oil-soaked aluminum ... That new pump came in a very beat up box , no instructions at all . It had been turned upside down at some point and all the oil was gone . Had some other problems too but they were minor . I ended up getting a 25% refund ... -- Snag
Wow, he's not just a proselytizing prick of a Jesus Freak, but homeless trailer trash, too? Never have my filters fit so well.
He'd better be looking waaaay up when he does that.
Truth!
The chance that it will work without issue is virtually non-existent. The chance that you'll get proper alignment when you assemble the broken pieces is not good, and the notion that they will remain where you put them when they are welded borders on the absurd. All you'll need is a loss of parallelism between the wrist pin and crank journals and it won't perform well, if at all.
Consider this. If the rods snapped when the compressor tipped over--they most certainly must be made of gray iron, which does not enjoy being welded.
My money says you should pursue other options. However, if you do continue the course, I'd enjoy hearing how it turns out.
Harold
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