Looking to buy a new air compressor...

crowe-t · Post by **crowe-t** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:40 pm

I'm in the market for a compressor and am looking at the Paasche D3000R. A friend also recommended the Iwata Smart Jet. Both of these are very similar except the Paasche D3000R has a tank.

Does anyone have the Paasche D3000R? Is this a quiet compressor?

Are the Iwata compressors worth the extra money? They seem more expensive then the others.

Ace Airspeed · Post by **Ace Airspeed** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:54 am

I use a D3000R and I'm very happy with it. It's quiet and reliable.

crowe-t · Post by **crowe-t** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 12:40 pm

Ace Airspeed wrote:I use a D3000R and I'm very happy with it. It's quiet and reliable.

Did you get the D3000R more recently? The reason I ask is that Paasche was making the compressors in the US until a few years ago. I'm curious which one you have.

Is this the one you have in the link below?

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa23 ... D3000R.jpg

Ace Airspeed · Post by **Ace Airspeed** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:09 am

That's the one. I've had mine about a year and a half.