Customer Reviews

Bostitch CAP2060P 10.5 Amp 2-Horsepower 6-Gallon Oil-Free Pancake Compressor

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(14)

 

 

I bought it in November of 2002 I didn't use it till about 4 months later. Than I found the regulator wasn't working so I called Stanley and they said to send it to one of their repair shops in my state. It sat there for 1 month waiting for the part to come in. they fixed it (no charge) I have it back now and it's working fine. It came with a 2 1/2 inch nail gun. that works great also. I also use a 3-½ inch porter cable framing nailer with it and i've had no problem driving those nails in. the tank fills up very quick and last a long time between refills.

I would recommend this compressor to any one.It does not pull very many amps so it can be used on a low amp breaker and a long extension card .I am a serviceman and have been using a craftsman dual tank compressor for many years. The bostitch compares to the craftsman.Have read reviews that people has said the bostitch is loud.All compressors that put out any volume of air will make noise and each compressor has there on tone of noise.I can not hear that this compressor is any louder than others. It just has its on tone.You can not go wrong with this compressor for medium use.

I recently purchased 3 compressors form amazon the first was a Hitachi double hotdog which came broken and after parts (free from Hitachi) and my time still is leaking (disappointing) Second was this bostitch which I got as a package with the 3 guns and to be honest I only wanted the guns so this compressor was to be sold. Well because the Hitachi was down I used this and it does everything I wanted, quick, lite and not to loud. I'm not in a rush to fix the Hitachi now. By the way the third compressor is the little Senco. I will give a review on that after I use it this week.

I have worked with this compressor for about a week and before that I was using a 30 gallon 220Volt rig that I have had for years.So,it is light and compact,irratingly noisy when filling but very portable.I like the convenience and the oil-less feature because I do a lot of trim work,like after new homes are sheetrocked,I will hang cabinets,interior doors as well as stairskirts,base,door casing and misc other trim details to complete the home.

I waited impatiently to get this and when it came the hanldle was in the bottom of the box broke, very disappointed,other than that the product looks great, but the handle causes a problem.

This compressor has worked great for me. I like that it is somewhat powerful and also light enough to pick up by hand. I also like the oil-free aspect of it - keeps everything clean.

I use it to run an impact wrench, keep a fleet of cars tires pumped up, and run a diaphragm pump. It has plenty of power for more than that.

Pros: lightweight, relatively quiet, super-inexpensive.

Cons: barely keeps up with my Bostitch NC80 coil framing nailer. Runs almost constantly when framing. It's fine for roofing or finish work but be prepared to work slowly if you're framing and don't even consider using it for 2 people.

Net: I wouldn't buy it again and almost asked Amazon to exchange it.

Bought this to replace an old pancake compressor. This Bostitch is very noisy, almost too loud to be inside. Also has very little useable capacity, runs almost constantly on a framer and very frequently on a finish nailer. I used this on one job and am replacing with a Dewalt twin stack. As I have many Bostitch Nailers I was very disappointed with this compressor, the only good thing I can say is that it was fairly inexpensive.

Purchased this compressor w/Brad Nailer as a gift for my son. He used it once, then moved to an apartment, storing the unit with me. I went to used it and it would not bring up any pressure. Afraid I broke it so looked up a factory repair center. I brought it in and they told me "they did not want to mess with it". I said what? and the explained that this was so bad he had ten that customers have just told him to keep it. Also the factory rep came by and he could not even fix it. He went on to say he replaces the valves in them for $47 in parts +$40 in labor , the customers leave and return them next week broken with the same problem. Bottom line the nailer is great, but buy a Craftsman compressor and save yourself the headaches.

The unit was a gift. I started using it some months later, after it was out of warranty. On the very first project, it started leaking air at the regulator/switch assembly and would no longer develop pressure. The design of this assembly is very poor. I can see why the factory was not able to assemble it correctly and the reviews are so low (more 1s than 5s). Out-it-goes. No Bostitch purchases for me. I got a Husky, no problem.