Evolv 3 gal 100 PSI Air Compressor

Well, I doubt anyone will put Evolv in the same league as Snap-on. lol. The evolv line is basically entry level stuff, but I bought this product and like it. I use it to occasionally service vehicle tires, blow-off the garage floor, or shoot a few fasteners. I don't really put the machine through any extremes. All light duty applications. I've only actually turned the compressor on about 10 times. I'll vouch for the fact that it does what I need it to do, but I can't say anything about its durability.

Tedstor,

Thanks for the post.  I don't plan on using it to build an addition or inflate a balloon to hold my son, so it might work just fine for ocassional use.  It's just nice to hear from a live person rather than reading a couple of reviews. I think the warranty is pretty decent.

Happy New Year!

I don't have any experience with the compressor, but I can say Im somewhat impressed with the Evolv stuff I have bought. For the price, its a great deal. Jury is out on longevity and warranty. Guess I'll have to wait till stuff starts breaking.

Would that be the forest of Vermont American?

So I decided to purchase one of these compressors over this past weekend.  While I did not actually put it to use, I did set it up & turn it on to check functionality.  So far, it appears to be a nice little unit/package for the $. My only complaint is that you only receive one male adapter.  So, in order to use both the blower & air chuck, I need to either purchase a 2nd adapter or swap ends back & forth as the situation requires.  For a couple of $ more (or even at the same price) it would have been nice for Sears to include 2 adapters to accommodate the two accessories.

Indeed. I had the same gripe. Luckily, I had a 2nd adapter I had forgotten I even owned. In the unlikely event you don't already know, those adapters are commonly sold in two different sizes. I can't remember the demensions. Just be sure to make a mental note before you buy another.

I rarely see an air compressor that has more than 1 male quick adapter.. just go to Harbor Freight.com and buy a set of their own /Chicago Pheumatic, or Campbell Hausfeld complete adapter sets for $10.00.  you get a good amound of extra male adapters for future brad nailers, air ratchets, etc.plus you get a blower, tire chuck, auto lock tire chuck,  and other neet utilities.  THE CHINEESE came out with these inexpensive compressors quite awhile ago. 2 gallon, 1 hp. to 3 hp 20 gal.  Mostly sold at Pep Boys. If you get the OIL lubed Piston, then It will last quite awhile. VERY durable. It's the Oilless pumps that are LIGHT Duty. and light weight. Good for keeping in the closet or car trunk for tire filling, or quick nailer & brad repairs, smaLL BLOWING & CLEANING. I like the light weight 2 gallon tank, with a good 1 hp oiled pump. Heavy duty & fills up quickly for any job except continuous nailing or jitterbugs & high volume needs.

One advantage of the small oil-less air compressors is that you can put them on a non-level surface - like a roof - and the machine will not suffer.

Piston powered, oil splash type compressors need to have their oil baths placed on a level surface to operate properly.

The bottom line... it seems like a decent compressor for light duty application and is not as costly as others with similar features.  It was inconvenient to have to buy the 2nd adapter, but a trip to Home Depot and $2 later, all is well. The fact that it includers a brad nailer (which if it works) is a plus.

If I was intending to use this for serious frequent work, I would consider a better built compressor.  But for inflating tires, sports equipment, blowing dust out of the pc, and similar tasks... the price is right.

I'm currently in the market for an air compressor and nailer. Initial use will be for baseboard and crown molding with a spring project of replacing a privacy fense. Any suggestions...i.e tank size, hp, cfm @ 90/40?

About any size air compressor can drive a Pneumatic nailer.

The Baseboard project can use a brad nailer - 18 gauge fasteners.

The Crown-molding project will require a finish nailer - 16 gauge fasteners.

The Privacy fence project will most likely use a Framing nailer to do the nailing.

Or, a finish nailer to "tack" the fence boards up and hand nailing or a Drill/Driver to drive in screws for the final attaching work.

If you're doing Lattice privacy work, you may have use for a narrow crown Pneumatic stapler.

Some brad nailers can also do narrow crown stapling work.

what other guns will work with the Evolv 3 gal. 100psi compresser is there anything special i should look for in a gun. also what type of nail gun would you use for plywood to attach it to a wall say on a storage shed.

Just about any pneumatic nailer will work with either a Craftsman or the little evolv pancake compressors.

The guns only use a "pinky's" worth of air at a time.

About any of the pnematic fasteners have enough power to penetrate plywood.

What you want is a fairly good length pneumatic nail.

The brads are the lightest gauge, and therefore length limited, nail.

A finishing nail should work right-proper on all sorts of plywood.

And, you may want to investigate the use of narrow-crown staples to hold the plywood.

That's TWICE the holding power of a nail and, unlike standard wood, not much chance of splitting the wood.

Some brad nailers are also combination narrow-crown staplers, too.

Would the evolv be able to put down hardwood floors and does it also use staples?

I would rent a hardwood floor punmatic nailer.  Any help would be great. IS the compressor powerful and big enough to drive the nails.  WE have a bout 360 sqft of flooring

is the craftsman pancake modle a better unit. dont mind spending a few extra dollars if its alot better. just want one of the two ecause of there size

i have a craftsman 125psi 1hp 3 gal air compressor that i can not get to pump up pass 40 psi. what am i doing wrong?

I received one of these compressors for Christmas, and finally took it out to use it today.  I must say that I'm disappointed.  I got everything set up right, turned the unit on and let it pump to about 95 psi, but when I went to inflate my tire, no air would come out of the hose.  I tried multiple attachments with no luck.  There's nothing wront with the hose or any of the quick connect parts, it's just that no air comes out of the thing!

Is the output pressure regulator set correctly?

I have just bought my first evolv commpresser and I like the small design and portability of the unit. The nailer works fine for what a homeowner would need but if you need to put down a hardwood floor you need to get a bigger commpressor to keep up with the output you will need.