MaxMojo said:plane said:Wondering about the safety of aluminum tanks and explosions.

Went to find one on the way home, first at Watertown and then Waltham MA - no luck.

SCUBA tanks are aluminum and are rated at 3,000 psi. I think these will do fine at 135.

I just shook up a can of Bud and nothing bad happened.

Thanks OP, found one in Santa Barbara CA. Last one according to the cashier who checked and wanted one for himself.

Now I need to find a good deal on air hose and nailers

lowprice said:Did anyone get to pick this up?
I called and there was nadda around Michigan (48138)

Wicked little compressor, if anyone was lucky enough to picked one up and willing to part with it, please PM me.
Compensation will be included.

Thx!

Shipping would cost almost as much as the compressor.

danas said:Now if anyone could recommend any accessories for this compressor to work on my own car.

This is only strong enough to fill the tires. Might work an air ratchet, but definately cannot power a air impact wrench.

Check out H.D. site, it said when you register with Ridgid, you'll get life time warranty !!!!!, Thx OP for a good deal, GJ.

4 left at HD SSF Colma store $53 out of the door, good luck getting them and thanks OP!

Thanks OP X 2!!

Traveled an hour last night with the fam to Champaign IL for dinner & stopped in at HD to check for one. Told the wife I was gonna run in & check the heaters. Found one on the middle shelf with yellow 49/179 tag. Since I obviously couldn't buy it then & there....(wife & kids were in the car, remember?) I turned the box 180 deg. to expose the $179 tag & hoped it would be there this afternoon. Well I go in this afternoon & there is this young couple standing in front of it looking at all the compressors. I asked if they were going to buy that compressor & he says, "no". I breath a sigh of relief as I placed it in my cart. As I'm checking out the accessories I overhear them comparing prices & he was holding this little dinky pancake model and the lady says it's like $79 or so. Now, I'm starting to feel guilty cause I've already got 3 compressors of various sizes and this was just gonna be a free upgrade after I sold my B&D hobby compressor. (fatwallet deal from 06') Just as I was contemplating on giving them my deal, I wondered if there were anymore. I glance up & spot 2 more boxes, 1 new an 1 open maked display. SCORE!! As I roll my cart past them I say something to the effect of, "This here's the best deal on a smaller compressor." He asks, "How much?" as he glances at the white $179 sticker. I flip the box to show the yellow clearance tag of $49 & I swear they had that 'deer staring in headlights' look. They both gave me a very genuine 'Thank you'. My good deed for 08' is done, now I can relax. I just feel so darn warm & fuzzy inside.

Oh yeah, the open box with display sharpied on the side was left there. Again, that was @ the Champaign IL. HD. You just might get an additional 10% open box discount. YMMV on that though.

Bought one too, pretty neat little unit. Be great for all those small tasks where dragging around the huge compressor on wheels is so cumbersome. I've got two 50' hoses on that monster, and even then using it where needed has been a pain.

Ran about 30 long brad nails at the speed I work at no problem. And the air nozzle did just fine for about 90 seconds with a quick recovery after that; perfect for my needs.

This little brother's great. Thanks, OP!

RayWan said:Check out H.D. site, it said when you register with Ridgid, you'll get life time warranty !!!!!, Thx OP for a good deal, GJ.
The Ridgid website has an area to register LSA products, and although they list pneumatic tools, unless I missed something, they do not have any of their compressors listed.

donkeyboy said:Score!!! Atlanta metro area. Called (to check stock...I know...NEVER call) and they told me (very quickly) that none were in stock anywhere in the district. Asked when SKU 670-549 went on clearance, she said on 30 January. Instinct said check anyway...well, my wife (expert shopper) found three of them up in the overhead away from other compressors. Rings up $49.00 -10% military discount made it even sweeter. 2 brand new in box are left up in the overhead rack. Happy Hunting and thanks OP.
donkeyboy - can you PM me with the Atlanta store where you found this?