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I would not go for cheap on a compressor.
Get the best you can afford and it will last you a lifetime, and you will be able to will it to your sons or son-in-laws.
I have a 5hp Quincy, 1725 rpm motor, 2 stage compressor, 80 gal tank, runs quiet, like 20 cu/ft/min at 125psi. Will pump up to 175psi. Go cheap on the air tools like cut off tools, die grinders, saws etc, and consider them to be "consumables" ie use til they quit and toss them. My son recently got a cut off tool from HF for $9. He bought 2! Use til they quit and toss em. You will never be sorry you put in a really good compressor, or buy a really good welder, or a really good plasma cutter, or a really good steel blast cabinet. The cheap crap is just crap.
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