[SEL] 1926 Air Compressor

[Dave Rotigel]

Hi Curt,
         GREAT! I didn't have any "before" pictures--now I do! I also, now, 
remember how I got the thing home from Coolspring! Damned if I could 
remember. Guess I was having too much fun that day!
         Dave
PS, DJ, Please add this one ( 
http://www.oldengine.org/members/holland/images/Coolsprings2004/P6190172.JPG) 
to the Compressor Pictures. If you can put it up first that would be great. 
LY Me

At 01:26 PM 11/24/2004, you wrote:
>Wow Dave! This is quite a transformation from the original condition a few 
>months ago. See:
>http://www.oldengine.org/members/holland/images/Coolsprings2004/P6190172.JPG
>Curt Holland
>Gastonia, NC
>Ref restored: 
>http://www.oldengine.org/members/rotigel/1926_Compressor/index.html
>
>Dave Rotigel wrote:
>
>>Hi All,
>>     This past spring while at the Coolspring Show I came across an old 
>> air compressor. It was only $100.00 so I bought the thing. Several weeks 
>> ago I decided to see if it would pump air, and discovered that one 
>> fitting had been broken off. In order to get to the fitting to replace 
>> it, I had to take the compressor and motor and deck off the tank. While 
>> it was off I decided to restore the thing.
>>     In the process of the restoration I discovered a tag soldered to the 
>> tank indicating that the tank was tested to 200 lbs. and that it was 
>> made in 1926. The compressor is single stage and the motor on the unit 
>> is a 1 1/2 HP GE. Power is provided from the motor to the compressor via 
>> a 2" flat belt. The unit was made by The United States Air Compressor 
>> Co. of Cleveland Ohio. After some 110v/220v problems (due to my 
>> ignorance) which Rob straightened out for me, the compressor runs just 
>> fine and has no problem pumping 125 lbs. It then turns itself off and 
>> the mechanical pressure switch turns it back on when the pressure drops 
>> to 75 lbs. It's kinda a neat unit and will make it's new home in my 
>> son's (DJ's) garage!
>>     Pictures can be seen at:
>
>http://www.oldengine.org/members/rotigel/1926_Compressor/index.html
>
>>         Dave
>>
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