re: Air compressor newbie - inherited from uncle..what fun stuff can i do with it?

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The other shows out put pressure. This is adjustable by using the knob between the gauges. Can adjust up or down. Air tools are rated by psi. Too high and you could break the tool, too low, tool will not operate properly. Example would be a paint gun.

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so how do you handle airing up bike tires to 110 psi and car tires to 32 psi?

is it not possible to set those through some doodad on the end of the hose so it will automatically stop after it reaches that level?

or do i have to buy a stupid $3 gauge from autozone and keep testing with that as i air up the tires?

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How the frick does a guy (assuming you're a male) go through all of his life without knowing wtf a compressor is and what he can use it for

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never owned one. is that so hard to comprehend?

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Go buy the $3 gauge so you can check without having to use the compressor regulator

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thats all i was asking. this is new to me so i wasn't sure if there was the equivalent of a psi version of a torque wrench so i can be a lazy arse and get all my tires to 32 psi.

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You've never been around one or seen one used before?

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sure i have. but never actually been in a position where i have to buy whatever goes on the end of the hose or understand what the capabilities of one are.

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Most air compressors have a hose with a 1/4'' quick connect at the end of them. All of the attachments usually hook up to that.. Some people have retractable hose reels which are very nice to have.. if you use your compressor in your garage you can suspend the reels from the rafters/ceiling to save space and it's pretty handy up there

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thanks. just trying to get up to speed.

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$$$ for a good one. Got my step-dad a 50ft Speedaire one for his bday. Very high quality, but very spendy

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The Harbor Freight one is actually decent with the exception of the hose quality. I have it and had a local rubber supply house make me a quality hose. Probably into the whole setup for $125.

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It'll stop catching soon, and you're gonna get annoyed and hit it with a hammer

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Possibly, but also could run fine for the rest of my life.

For home shop use seems good so far (a couple of years).

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but starts an I hate this POS its useless thread when he admittedly doesn't know how to operate an Amazon Echo Dot.

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i knew how to use it, the search feature was unusable after being used to google though. everything i asked it didn't understand.

also i asked in that thread what i was missing.

big difference.

To air up a bike tire to 110 psi you would have to adjust the out put to 110 psi. Out put will not be higher than 110 psi.
You could do the same for car tires at 32 psi but adjusting output is not needed. Leave it set high and just use short burst to air up car, lawn mower etc..... tires.
You would need a tire pressure gauge to check tire pressure.
Other tools state max operating pressure.