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She clearly knows her stuff & what works!

I have several of the newer Milwaukee coreless tools. Very impressive. I charge the batteries every couple months to keep them fresh. And of course I still have the 25 year old 1/2" corded drill, which could still break my arm.

Sure looks nice. I'm not familiar with that brand. I still have my Sears Craftsman from about 1979 bolted to the bench. 3 1"2 jaws & 5" opening. Brutally abused, but I'm not a professional. Edit: Also have a Chinese vise, 5" jaws & about 10" opening. It sits on the floor and only used for some...

I think the kerosene or propane heaters are scary. OK if you are ventilating the area, but if not, scary. My first garage/shop I tried a small wood stove. Better than nothing in Minnesota. Switched to a gas ceiling hung unit heater. No worries about air quality.

I think my Ingersoll Rand single stage 5 HP 60 gsl tank can handle any normal garage shop. Maybe not a big production shop.

Most of mine are in the tool box, maybe a couple under the bench on the shelf. Just add oil before use.

Before I got my IR 5 HP 60 gallon, I had 30 gallon 3 HP Craftsman. I abused that thing with my die grinder, it ran non stop. I rebuilt it a few times. My IR 60 gallon 230 V is perfect for me.

I got an Ingersol Rand 60 gallon 5 HP single stage. Fair price. 135-140 PSI. 240V single phase. Air supply good for all my air tools. It fit through my garage bathroom door so it has an air controlled environment.

Ya, the one I broke was a China product. My 50 year old stuff still does the job.

My local ACE hardware store gladly replaced one of my Craftsman ratchets, no questions. I have so many Craftsman tools I can't count. I'm happy ACE is following through. Even though the new stuff is not nearly the quality of 50 years ago.

My buddy has two blast cabinets, one with sand or granite for the coarse cleaning and the other with glass beads for the finish. He said changing the coarse stuff often was very important.

True if the compressor runs continuously.

Like I was trying to say, a sand blaster of most any sort, will take a big compressor. 220 V for sure, at least 80 gal probably 120 gal. A blast cabinet seems to require 220V 80 gal 2 stage.

It all depends on what you want to do with it. My 1st compressor was a Craftsman 30 gal, 3HP portable with about 13 CFM , pretty sure it was 220V. I used it with my die grinder. With die grinder demand it would run continuous. Rebuilt the pump several times over the years. Later I bought the...

I had a 3 HP 30 Gal single stage Sears portable for many years, it had a fairly high CFM rating(13??). But in those days I was using a die grinder for head porting. The compressor had a hard time keeping up, it would run constant. I'd stop for a while to let it cool down. Rebuilt the pump...

Good point, for a blast cabinet you will need bigger compressor.

Put the 220V service in. I have an Ingersoll Rand 60 gallon 5 HP twin cylinder single stage. It fit through the door into my climate controlled garage bathroom. 130 PSI runs impacts and die grinders with ease. Cost was very affordable. Of course an 80 gallon two stage would be better. But...

Doug is spot on. I have done each what he said. A 2x4 oriented with 4 in the vertical is plenty strong enough for the little weight it has to support. If you need to move the car around a lot, the wood under the center link doesn't work as good, but used that MANY times.

Man, that looks complicated. A 2x4 some chain and bolts seems a lot easier.

I guess I knew this for a long time but took the time to get the good tool. Thanks