by waaytoomuchintothis » Sat Jun 10, 2017 9:43 pm
David has the important point here- My old one was oiless, and they are always louder (see Sears from 30 years back), so that explains it all. I finally went with a huge 240v 2-cylinder unit from HF, and it is so much quieter, even my wife doesn't mind it. The guy who used to work for me had a little pancake from Bostich, and it cost him an arm and a leg. It was loud, too. Once again, oiless.