I discovered the benefits of a small
compressor by accident when we were
forced to rent one. We asked the rental
company for the least expensive compressor
that would handle a small commercial
finish job. This turned out to
be a 3/4-hp Rol-Air with a single 21/2-
gallon tank. We also got 100 feet of
hose so we could leave the compressor
outside to make our presence in an
occupied office as unobtrusive as possible.
As it turned out, the hose leaked
and we didn't have the time to trek
back across town to the rental house.
So we made do with a 20-foot hose
but we were practically standing on
top of the compressor. Surprisingly,
however,