CALIFORNIA AIR TOOLS CAT-1P1060SP GAL 56DB Air Compressor

I purchased this compressor mainly for airbrushing anything from textiles to game miniatures. If Im able to fill up a low car tire or other inflatables, that is a bonus. Although I have not had the opportunity to use it for inflating low car tires, it does work perfectly for indoor airbrushing. The motor runs quiet enough for indoor use. It does vibrate a bit if used on a slick surface like the tile floors I have in my craft room, but placing it against something to prevent it from moving is easy enough. I highly recommend this compressor for airbrushing due to the cost and low noise factor. EDIT: Still a great compressor. I have used it to top off the air pressure in my car tires and it worked great. I did need to purchase an air compressor accessory kit that had a tire chuck and air hose.

I ordered this in July but it was late August before I got around to opening it. My plan was to use it as an air assist for my laser. It worked fine for about 2 months and then it died. After doing all of the regular checkings of everything, I sent an email to customer service. I got no answer for three days so I called them. The guy I got was almost dismissive of my issues. He told me that I should have bought a bigger unit. He told me that the thermal switch is probably bad or needs to be reset. He also said that the only way to get it fixed is to send it to them. IN CALIFORNIA. so I have to spend $30 or $40 to even have them look at it. Its still under warranty but I guess I am going to have to eat the cost of getting it fixed rather than them sending me the part they think is bad. At some point, I will take it apart and see what I can see but I just bought something else for now. So, if you buy this thing realize that it is only designed to be used in short spurts according to the guy. It may be quiet but it wont hold up under demanding use, and by demanding use, I think I ran it a few days per week for about 8 hours per day with the on-and-off cycles. This might be good for airbrushing or something with very low air pressure requirements but I wouldnt count on it for anything much more demanding than that. Maybe they should include duty cycle expectations in the description.

I unpacked the compressor, plugged it in and waited for it to reach operating pressure. It never did because the manifold that accepts the air chuck was cracked and therefor leaked. The manifold itself is made of a brittle and fragile, low quality cast metal. it ideally should be brass or, at least, a beefy grey cast iron. Very disappointing.

What is that? My friend said. It’s my air compressor. It’s so quiet! I use this in my golf shop and you barely hear it when it turns on. Good pressure and lightweight. I hope it lasts.

Super quiet, powerful, and small and portable. Works well for small jobs around the house like filling bike tires and blowing out computers. However, tried to use it for a third time and it completely died. Worked for about 10 minutes and then nothing. Tried everything to get it to work. Past return date so contact California Air tools to see about returning it. Customer service was AWESOME and directed us to a secret reset button. Turns out that if your compressor gets accidentally unplugged during use (which was the case for us), you have to push this button to reset the compressor. Location of reset button not noted anywhere in instruction manual. Pushed reset button and compressor came back to life.

Really quiet but not enough power ! I use it for my airbrush , if you going to need it for bigger things I would recommend a bigger one !

I set this product up in my garage for general use. Work Bench, Tires, Stuff, What I found out right away is that if your using this product for like a nail gun, it works just fine. It does not work well on its own when you need a little more than a quick puff of compressed air. I purchased an extra 5 gal air tank and added it to the system. This gave me more volume when using. Good product, Very Quite, It is not fast but does a good job. If I had to do it over again I would by the same product but with more air volume.

Great little compressor super quite, recovery time is quick. I was sold under the claim that most compressors have a 500 hr. Life expectency and this one is claimed to have a 3000 hr. run time expectency, that sold me and have seen first hand small compressors lasting far less than 500 hrs. I did have a problem with the control nob for the air pressure adjustment being plastic and easily can be twisted to far and easily broken or snap off could have splurged a little and integrated the knob n a safer location or made this a bit more durable. I would recommend to any one who uses small Power Tools such as finish nailers. Portable air system, or any small compressor job. Ive yet to try this with a framing nailer but would be interested to see how it holds up. Has anyone tried it with a framing nailer? And how did it hold up?

It has more features than expected, is a great size and perfect for carrying. Operation is a breeze and wow...it is super quiet. I can carry on a conversation standing right next to it running. It doesnt hop around on concrete like my old unit. Stays steady and quiet, runs smooth as silk. The hose connection is very easy to operate, does not stick like some low-cost connections do.

This unit is very quiet. No one has exaggerated that. Mine arrived in good shape with no issues. Via a 6-foot host I connected a external regulator / water trap and 4-port manifold at my airbrushing station. No leaks as far as I can tell. Compressor startup is quiet and doesnt make me jump while airbrushing. Fills quickly and then shuts off. I have the compressor output set at around 50 psi so it never gets as low as the external regulator. Pressure at the airbrush is good all the time. Im more than satisfied with this compressor for airbrushing. I wont be trying it for inflating tires or running nailers and such. I have bigger compressors for that kind of work.