Smitty's RV-9A from Van's Aircraft

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Bought Sears Compressor
Got this 30 gal. Air Compressor, 6 hp, Vertical Tank, Oil Free Pump (Sears # 16731) on sale at Sears for $277, it's regularly $329.99. Very easy to purchase stuff online. You can have it delivered or pick up the item yourself at the closet Sears store. Update! After talking to some other builders and reading stuff posted on the Vans Air Force website, I realized that I should have gotten an oiled compressor. They are indeed quieter and will last longer than the one I purchased. If you do get an non-oiled compressor, and shown on the left, you will need to build a vented sound chamber around it. It is one loud "muther".

This is the compressor I should have gotten:

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