How much did your setup cost?
How often do you use it?
How often do you perform maintenance?
How reliable is it?
How do you fill your PCP?
- Thread starter Michael
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How much did your setup cost?
How often do you use it?
How often do you perform maintenance?
How reliable is it?
Nice set up, but we need to have a conversation about a missing cover on that breaker panel.
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Hes got 3-phase.Nice set up, but we need to have a conversation about a missing cover on that breaker panel.
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Thanks, and I agree. I sometimes think that it would be great if a Chinese company would do a knockoff of the Shoebox, and nobody would care much since it is out of production . It really is an optimized design - Tom Kaye made a great product.
Unfortunately, everyone seems to want a "fast fill" and thus undervalues the real worth of something that is both robust and a real "set it and forget it" solution, and thus there simply is not as much money to be made with it, so I expect it won't happen. I'll take the Shoebox compressor over anything else out there I see. Don't get me wrong - I love the Alkins and the like, but they are so over the top for what I (and probably most of us) really need - resulting in minutes of run time a week/month from something meant to run darn near continuously . . . .
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Altros is a nice replacement but still $800 to $1200 but you can use a shop compressor /or another tank / even C02 tank to power it i found out .
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As my loving , mostly understanding wife says "when it comes to airguns / high pressure air , you're a rebel without a clue or limits". No truer words were ever spoken.Awesome. You’re like a compressed air prepper. Beautiful.
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That’s a Louisiana skeeter trap!Nice set up, but we need to have a conversation about a missing cover on that breaker panel.
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AlanMcD
I couldn't agree more about having a worthy Shoebox pumping up my tanks. A real piece of excellent machinery. I prefer using the Box over anything that I have seen as well.Speed means zippo to me, besides, topping off a 94cf tank from 3,900 to 4,400PSI takes about 30-45 minutes. That's not a long time.
I added a meter to record hours used, that is a really good way to track the rebuild life.
Mike
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Yong Heng with over 65 hours run time over four years, so far rebuilt it 3x with some minor elbow greasing. My total cost for this compressor with spare parts well below a grand, including a big orange dual stage water separator. Also have a spare YH still in a crate as a backup just in case.
I am refilling four of mine large scba 147cc scba and a 9L Acecare, usually from 200 to 300 bars.
I am refilling four of mine large scba 147cc scba and a 9L Acecare, usually from 200 to 300 bars.
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A nice addition to any living room or den, and the sculpture next to it is also pretty kool!,
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For the first few years of pcp I relied on a great white tank and a scuba shop about 25 min drive from home.
After I moved a couple years ago and joined a local shooting club where I now get to shoot airguns regularly I wanted a used compressor. I think I really lucked out with a used Daystate (Coltri MCH-3) for about $900 here on the classifieds. By great fortune the seller was ten minutes from me and I was able to test it before buying.
I run it about weekly to take my Great White tank from 3700 to 4200psi. (I get to shoot once or twice a week.). This compressor is officially rated to 300bar / 4350psi so I don’t fill past 4250. It runs for about two minutes of warmup, 5-10 minutes of filling, and 5 minutes of cool down. It does not have an auto shutoff so I watch it closely and make sure to build and bleed pressure slowly and avoid shock loads. I’ve not yet filled a tank from completely empty.
I’ve changed oil and desiccant filter once since I bought it a year and a half ago. Did not see any sign of water anywhere.
It’s bad luck to say I’ve had no problems. The one pressure gauge bleeds some glycerin.
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I fill my rifle directly with a cheap portable Chinese compressor. I have shot about 10,000 pelleted with it and it is still working fine. I generally pump my rifle to 4000 psi
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Following this thread for inspiration!
Ive only used break barrel rifles up to this point and looking for my first pcp. I know nothing about air pressures or how to tinker with equipment, so Ill probably be sticking to a hand pump until I can figure it all out!
Ive only used break barrel rifles up to this point and looking for my first pcp. I know nothing about air pressures or how to tinker with equipment, so Ill probably be sticking to a hand pump until I can figure it all out!
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Coltri MCH-6
How much did your setup cost? $2000
How often do you use it? Monthly, at least.
How often do you perform maintenance? Yearly
How reliable is it? No issues ever (knock on wood.) It is simply just a reliable machine.
How much did your setup cost? $2000
How often do you use it? Monthly, at least.
How often do you perform maintenance? Yearly
How reliable is it? No issues ever (knock on wood.) It is simply just a reliable machine.
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My Coltri looks almost identical to Michael's. Maybe has a Day state sticker over part of the fan shroud. Use is spotty. I hand pump the small tanks for top off. The FX and R5M, and marauders get fills from the big tanks. Be Well Brothers, B.
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