The SHOEBOX 4500 psi compressor

This is not only my first time using the SHOEBOX compressor, this is my first HPA compressor ever.  The Shoebox compressor sells for $430.00 and can be purchased from http://www.shoeboxcompressor.com/.  Once I got on the list, my progression up the "ORDER" ladder flowed like a river.  From the time I put my name on the list, until the time I received the Shoebox, only a few weeks had passed.

I have to say that I'm very impressed with it thus far.  My first time filling my carbon fiber tank went very smoothly, and it was very fun to watch the compressor in action.  It's also nice knowing that I don't have to rely on scuba shops anymore, being that it cost money and time, and sometimes, the fills are not to a full 4500 psi.  I've quite often had my CF (carbon fiber) tank refilled only to get into the field to find that the tank was at 42-4300 psi, and that is not what I paid for.  Sometimes I even left my tank with the scuba shop over night so they could COMPLETELY fill it, not to mention the fact that I would use gas to drive there twice...once to drop the tank off and once to pick it up.  That really made me sore.

My 1st experience with the Shoebox:  I will try to keep this post short as my first fill was successful and the compressor is pretty new.  If anyone has any questions, they can refer to the website posted above.  Now, once I went to Harbor Freight to purchase parts to connect the Shoebox to the shop compressor (I will cover that later with pictures), I then contacted Joe Brancato at http://www.airtanksforsale.com/ to get the final piece to the puzzle.  I needed a DIN 300 hose assembly to connect from the Shoebox to the CF tank.  Once I received all the parts, I quickly and EASILY installed and assembled all parts to make the Shoebox work.  I then grabbed my CF tank, hooked it up to the Shoebox, and started the fill.  My 4500 psi CF tank was down to 3900 psi at the start of the fill.

A look at the parts to get the shoebox up and running:

The Shoebox unit ($430.00)

Shoebox and 100 psi shop compressor ($59.00 and $430.00)

In-Line moister filter ($7.99)

Shop compressor hose ($5.99) and IL filter ($7.99) and brass 1/4" fittings ($4.99)

JB DIN 300 CF tank hose assembly ($181.00)

 These are parts that come with the Shoebox, and instructions should be read on how to install them:

 Also, the shipping box had very well written instructions and information on both the Shoebox, and its DAYTON 110 volt AC motor:

 Lastly, I would like to include a video of my 1st experience with the Shoebox 4500 psi compressor:

I would like to thank Tom and Carol Kaye for such a wonderful quality product, as well as fast and friendly service.