I am building in a detached garage that sits about 20 feet from a garden shed.
A few years back, I got tired of needing a flashlight in the garden shed, so I ran a direct-bury cable underground to the shed from the panel in the garage. I also installed a receptacle, because hey, why not. It comes in handy. So after being repeatedly deafened by the compressor, I decided to relocate it to the shed. I ran the weatherproof, heavy-duty hose out of the floor, and when I am going to be working for the weekend, I connect it to a quick-connect set in the wall of the garage.
Assuming you don't mind the hose running across a bit of yard, the only complaint I have is that my pressure regulator is on the compressor, so I have to walk over there when switching to or from the rivet gun. I should just buy one to mount in-line in the garage. (Recommendations?)
I also anticipate that I will have trouble getting the compressor to start in the winter because it has always hated cold weather. (Oiled, single-stage DeWalt; blows the internal circuit breaker several times when it's cold.) Perhaps I'll figure out a pre-heating solution, or buy a compressor that isn't so cold sensitive.
And, as a final benefit, the wife really enjoys the light in the shed.
A few years back, I got tired of needing a flashlight in the garden shed, so I ran a direct-bury cable underground to the shed from the panel in the garage. I also installed a receptacle, because hey, why not. It comes in handy. So after being repeatedly deafened by the compressor, I decided to relocate it to the shed. I ran the weatherproof, heavy-duty hose out of the floor, and when I am going to be working for the weekend, I connect it to a quick-connect set in the wall of the garage.
Assuming you don't mind the hose running across a bit of yard, the only complaint I have is that my pressure regulator is on the compressor, so I have to walk over there when switching to or from the rivet gun. I should just buy one to mount in-line in the garage. (Recommendations?)
I also anticipate that I will have trouble getting the compressor to start in the winter because it has always hated cold weather. (Oiled, single-stage DeWalt; blows the internal circuit breaker several times when it's cold.) Perhaps I'll figure out a pre-heating solution, or buy a compressor that isn't so cold sensitive.
And, as a final benefit, the wife really enjoys the light in the shed.