Air Compressor - what to buy?

[roccnroll@hotmail.com (Drew Teague)]

This brings up a question that I've had for a while.  What size compressor 
would be good for spraying?  I know paint sprayers take more pressure than 
most other tools.  Anyone have experience with this?

Drew






>From: "Adrian C." <aculda@cogeco.ca>
>To: "Allyn" <amalventano@sc.rr.com>, "Tyler P." <ty@festf.org>,"List 
>(E-mail)" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: Air Compressor - what to buy?
>Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 15:00:37 -0500
>
>well ..
>im actually already buying my tools for the shop that im gonna open in a 
>few
>months
>( pretty much got about 6 months till im a fully licenced class A mechanic 
>)
>i have gotten myself a compressor that will suit my application with
>upgradability in mind
>so i got a Ingersoll Rand 2475N7.5
>here's thir site ..
>http://air.irco.com/asg/small_recip/index.asp
>dig around if u see something that u find give'em a call ( 1 800 air serv )
>hers the specs of my lil monster
>7.5 Hp motor w/ 80 Gal. Vertical Tank
>24.3 CFM/min - 175 Psi Max.
>Dimmensions:
>L x W x H (in)
>26" x 38" x 70"
>weight : about 500 Lbs + packaging
>and also has a few other cool features ( value packaged version )
>but also set me back about $2000 CAN :yikes:
>i would suggest raiding your local home depot or sears for something that
>will suit your app.
>that might be a bit cheaper ...
>anyways ..
>good luck ...
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Allyn" <amalventano@sc.rr.com>
>To: "Tyler P." <ty@festf.org>; "List (E-mail)" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 2:00 PM
>Subject: Re: Air Compressor - what to buy?
>
>
> > i got a craftsman pro series upright. 175 psi, 25 gal. keeps up with
> > everything i've thrown at it so far (impact, air ratchet, die cutter). 
>its
> > fairly compact and was decently priced as well.
> > heres link on craftsman site:
> >
>http://www.sears.com/sr/product/summary/productsummary.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@
> >
>1252592827.1040669791@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccfhadchdighghhcehgcemgdffmdflk.0&vert
> > ical=TOOL&fromAuto=YES&bidsite=CRAFT&pid=00916778000
> > jesus that link was huge, here do this
> > http://www.craftsman.com
> > then put 00916778000 in the search box at the upper right
> > hth
> > Al
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tyler P." <ty@festf.org>
> > To: "List (E-mail)" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 12:57 PM
> > Subject: Air Compressor - what to buy?
> >
> >
> > > Hi all, I just got a nice unexpected bonus and was thinking an air
> > > compressor would be a nice thing to buy.  What brands should I look at
>and
> > > what specs should I look for?  Upright or horizontal?  Who makes good
> > tools
> > > for the air compressor and are there any brands of tools or 
>compressors
> > that
> > > I should look out for?
> > >
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