Hello again,
I could have prioritized blowing the post-bill-paying remainder of my meager income toward something more practical, but probably not something more cool...at least the way I think of cool. I hope you will share my excitement in this, and also that you will be able and willing to advise me on it!
After reading most of the compressor forum posts here, I was messing with the idea of owning a compressor, but was disheartened to learn of the prices of modern machines. I would have eventually been able to afford something, but waiting isn't something I have ever looked forward to, and patience is not a character trait I would know anything about, first-hand. I was killing time and dreaming when I hit upon a listing on Craigslist that looked either "promising", or "too good to be true", depending on my state of mind. Which tends to swing rather wildly. Not to say I am unstable, just...well, my Mom always said I was "special".
I've got several thousand questions to ask you guys about it. But it'll wait till after some much needed rest, and if there is any interest, I would be happy to describe in detail; how it was, what it is now, and what you guys think I should/could do to make it what it should be.
Briefly: it does pump air, now, though not very fast, and it isn't exactly the same as the US Divers catalog descriptions of the "Alize" compressors.
More soon...thanks.