Hello,
> I was hoping someone had some personal (or even indirect)
> experience with Castair compressors. see
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> They are a company that has been in the business of "compressors" for
> 20 years and only recently has begun to sell directly to the public.
> They'll even construct a compressor to your own specificiations! Any
> way, as most people I peruse the various brochurs of the "big boys"
> like dewalt, porter cable, hitachi, ingersol, etc. and try to decide
> between these manufacturers. However, it is said that many of these
> are made in taiwan and china, while the Castair is made in the USA.
> I would assume you'd get a little better quality.
>
> One other spec on their Contractor Series direct drive compressors was
> the "pump rpm". They were rated at 1750 rpm. Many of the dewalts,
> and porter cables have a motor rpm or 3400-3700. Is that the same
> thing? pump vs. motor? Any way, the Castair are supposed to be very
> well made and are apparently amazingly quiet.
>
> I've done various searches on the net and can't seem to find anything,
> except for one guy who turned in his porter cable for a Castair. He
> left a response on Amazon. Prices, too, are competitive.