Eastwood QST 30/60 Scroll Compressor Review- Tools That Don't Suck 

This is exactly what I needed to know. This will be perfect for my tiny garage.

Hey Matt. Big fan of your work. Glad I found this today. I’m stoked and looking forward to getting some extra motivation!!

Very nice add to the shop!

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Hey Matt thanks for the info. I didn't realize you had a RU-vid channel, glad I found it by chance while looking for scroll compressor info. Take care -Glen (Ozz)

Nice one mate, good bit of kit.

So rad!

Would love to see a Maintenance Video on this as it is used around dust, etc. at some point in the future. Looks great ! Thanks for your input Matt, This goes a long way toward buyer confidence!

thanks for the heads up...I'll pass the info along....

What’s up Matt just found your channel pretty rad dude ! (medusakustoms)

Hey Matt! Nice video. I'm considering one of these for my home garage. I have an 240V receptacle available that used to used for a dryer. It has a 30A breaker on it, do you think that would be sufficient? I know the website says the full load amps are 17, but was curious if a 30A breaker would be sufficient for start up surge? Any insight is appreciated, what electric setup are you running?

Can you tell me what type of oil it uses? Not interested in paying $15 a quart plus another $15 shipping from Eastwood. Also I'd recommend anybody that buys one of these pull the cover and go over every fitting. Over half of mine were probably only finger tight.

Hi Matt, Just secured one of these at the Pottstown store, under the influence of this RU-vid. You said you were moving it around the shop, so just wondering if you were using a 10 gauge "extension cord" or something heavier due to the extended length (in the event you are still reading these responses). Thanks for bringing us this channel too.......

Will it keep up with cnc plasma table ?

Great price for a good quality product

I was very interested in this unit when it was first announced, but it was delayed for nearly a year. when I first talked to Eastwood about one, they said it was going to cost under $1000. then it was $999 preorder and they were sold out for months and not taking any more orders. then it was $1200 with a $200 rebate and again sold out for months. now they are $1500 strait up. so I am a little disappointed in the pricing and availability. granted its better priced than any other scroll compressor on the market, however all the other scroll compressors on the market are professional grade units, like Kaeser, Ingersoll Rand or Atlas Copco. additionally, you can get a 60gal professional grade piston compressor from Quincy with better specs for $1300 (QT54). and it has a better warranty, and its 100% made in the USA. unlike the Eastwood QST, which is made overseas. Additionally I have read that some of QST30/60's have had oil leakage problems. I don't know if Eastwood has solved that issue yet or not. don't get me wrong, i was impressed with the QST30/60, but I think it is over priced, considering that its make in China\Taiwan and the specs don't out perform a good quality compressor like the 60 gal Quincy qt54, but it is better than the rebranded Campbell-Hausefeld 60 gal compressors sold by Lowes, Home Depot and Sears. however, the rebranded CH compressors are only around $520 dollars. which is about a 1/3 the cost of the Eastwood unit. if the QST30/60 had come in around $800-$1000, it would be worth it, but it is way over priced at $1500, all things considered.

Can I connect it to my dryer electrical connection?

What about the water in the oil issues? Scroll pulling water outta the atmosphere and into the oil tank?

iron trap garage. is this compressor still livin up to all your expectations and keeping up with air tools after wear and tear on it and have you painted with it. thanks lovin the vids.

5 years later, how is it holding up? Superficially how does it handle media blasting? Can it keep up for continuous use for like 15 or 20 minutes with the 30 gallon tank ... even with 100% duty cycle?

It has been a year and I’d like to know are you still using this compressor ? How many hours you think you got on it and any complaints yet . Digging your videos. Joe

Why does it blow Off like that? Can you turn down the psi to avoid that ?

Can it keep up with painting a car?

With it running cooler what water issues does it have. Still need a water separator system ?

Make one that runs on 110 and you’ll sell em like hot cakes

I want to purchase one of these does anyone know if it will actually be ok to paint with ?

Give me 15cfm for my rupes air polishers! Probably going with the emax or flexzilla.

It would be smart to piggyback a larger tank so your not constantly have to compressor come on .. which will increase your power bill and ultimately wear out the Eastwood compressor !

Hey there. Can you remove the casters?

$1999 + shipping now. That’s twice the introductory price (when you couldn’t get one). Way to gouge your customers Eastwood.

How much oil does it consume and how often? Is it like a screw compressor that eats oil and is regularly added? So unlike a screw compressor constant starts and stops do not hurt this type of compressor? Thanks for any feedback..

12cfm is pretty low. What if you’re using an actual blast cabinet? You need at least 20 cfm. This will not keep up.

Don’t take this the wrong way but the warranty seems shitty. Why only a one year warranty and then a major up charge to extend it? My thinking is if it’s quality built the company should stand behind it. One year is not standing behind it. This should be a five year warranty!

I can’t find scroll compressors with any significant cfm. Is that because scroll compressors suck at producing any quantity of air? Screw compressors can make hundreds, even thousands of cfm no problem.

Will you do 📹 of it actually doing something; besides 🏃 while y'all talk!

$250 flat rate shipping for motor freight is an absolute rip-off ("hidden" margin increaser) for most locations in 2021. Either their chosen carrier partner is ripping of Eastwood, or Eastwood is ripping us off, I really don't care which because when I discovered that, it killed the purchase I was almost going to make. I prefer to do business with honest and fare-handed companies. I'm not interested in subsidizing some other customer who is more expensive to deliver to! When companies deviate from the business practices of everyone else in the industry, then either they are innovating (no sign of that in this case) or they are cheating/stealing. Ain't no other options when I can ship over a thousand pounds by motor freight for around $200. This compressor weighs 325 pounds. I'm kinda pissed off now, because I've been looking everywhere for this exact sort of product, I finally found it, I was all set to purchase, and then I started spotting all sorts of shady stuff that makes me think Eastwood isn't someone I want to do business with. Sucks to be me, I guess. Eastwood won't care about losing one sale even after I blog about it, I suppose.

not that old school though!

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How am I ever supposed to trust a review by someone who works at the company? How is this not an ad?

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