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Andre Blanchard

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Compressor
« on: June 01, 2006, 11:23:49 PM »
Here is a little compressor I picked up.  After a cleanup and a valve job and check out the rings it will be belted to the Listeroid.
http://listerengine.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=74&pos=1

Bore and stroke is 3" by 3.5", RPM is stated as at least 300.  Patent date is 1915 so it should fit right in with a Lister type engine.
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Re: Compressor
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2006, 11:48:13 PM »
I saw one almost the same last sat in chattonogga ten. that was made in to a beautiful hit and miss engine/had brass fly ball governors..it ran so slow you could watch all of the moving parts// sid
15 hp fairbanks morris1932/1923 meadows mill
8 hp stover 1923
8 hp lg lister
1932 c.s bell hammer mill
4 hp witte 1917
5 hp des jardin 1926
3 hp mini petters
2hp hercules 1924
1 1/2 briggs.etc

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Re: Compressor
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2006, 03:21:53 AM »
There is a small two stage horizontal flat belt driven air compressor on Ebay. IIRC the sellers ID is Xtrucker99.

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Re: Compressor
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2006, 05:37:28 PM »
Looks just like a pre-war Devilbiss a friend gave me mounted on a tank.  He used it for 60 years, then gave it to me and I'm continuing to run it.  Thing's really built well.  It runs at 800 rpm and makes a great pop-pop-pop sound.  The equally old electric motor that came with it can run for a half hour or so and not even be warm to the touch.

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