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  • bigstick509
    Veteran Member
    • Dec 2004
    • 1227
    • Macomb, MI, USA.
    • BT3100

    #1

    How Long Has It Been

    I'm talking about compressor oil changes, not the other thing. Every fall I go around and check the CO monitor, fire extinguisher, weather stripping and the like in the shop/garage. But for the last 3 years the last thing on my list was to change the oil in the compressors.
    I know that it says to change the oil at least once a year and more often if heavily used,but for some reason I never get around to it. I had some spare time today and finally got it done. So my question is, how often does yours get done. I hope I'm in the minority.

    Mike

    "It's not the things you don't know that will hurt you, it's the things you think you know that ain't so." - Mark Twain
  • gsmittle
    Veteran Member
    • Aug 2004
    • 2793
    • St. Louis, MO, USA.
    • BT 3100

    #2
    Well, since I got a new compressor just three months ago, I'd say about three months.

    g.
    Smit

    "Be excellent to each other."
    Bill & Ted

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    • cabinetman
      Gone but not Forgotten RIP
      • Jun 2006
      • 15216
      • So. Florida
      • Delta

      #3
      Mine gets used daily and I change the oil once month. I also clean or replace the air filter at that time.
      .

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      • Pappy
        The Full Monte
        • Dec 2002
        • 10490
        • San Marcos, TX, USA.
        • BT3000 (x2)

        #4
        Oil? Change????
        Don, aka Pappy,

        Wise men talk because they have something to say,
        Fools because they have to say something.
        Plato

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        • twistsol
          SawdustZone Patron
          • Dec 2002
          • 3122
          • Cottage Grove, MN, USA.
          • Ridgid R4512, 2x ShopSmith Mark V 520, 1951 Shopsmith 10ER

          #5
          I use the same schedule as Don.
          Chr's
          __________
          An ethical man knows the right thing to do.
          A moral man does it.

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          • JSUPreston
            Veteran Member
            • Dec 2005
            • 1189
            • Montgomery, AL.
            • Delta 36-979 w/Biesemyere fence kit making it a 36-982. Previous saw was BT3100-1.

            #6
            What is this other thing you make mention of?
            "It's a dog eat dog world out there, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear."- Norm (from Cheers)

            Eat beef-because the west wasn't won on salad.

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            • dbhost
              Slow and steady
              • Apr 2008
              • 9553
              • League City, Texas
              • Ryobi BT3100

              #7
              I have yet to change the oil in my compressor. I probably should soon... My compressor is new enough, and has low enough hours on it that this oil should be considered the "break in" oil...
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              • radhak
                Veteran Member
                • Apr 2006
                • 3061
                • Miramar, FL
                • Right Tilt 3HP Unisaw

                #8
                Far too long...
                ... and because of that, I don't care about this other thing you bring up ...who cares about compressors at times like these ?!!

                It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
                - Aristotle

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