i have had good luck with craigs list and go my compressor in pieces mind you over a period of time i now have a sully trailermounted compressor and a external freestanding 400 gal tank former ammoinia tank i think and it pushes the sandblaster at 165 alll day whith out a problem go as big as you can afford and try to find used if you can im into mine a little over 450 dollars and i push 26 cfm is what the man certified my tank said have fun and bee safe joe
