Discussion: Sizing an air Compressor

[relbrb at comcast.net (Mike Weiler)]

its important but you always paint one panel at a time and you are always
going to have enough air for one panel I hope...but yes most air guns chew
air fast. Get a Low pressure system and you could have someone use a
handpump :)

Harbor freight has a LP system for like 70 dollars that works great only 12
CFM.

Spend the money on the tools or you spend it on the compressior hehe either
way you are going to spend!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>
To: "Brian McGarvey" <brianm@earendel.org>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; "John
C. Worden" <scirocco@powerlink.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 8:01 AM
Subject: Re: Discussion: Sizing an air Compressor


> Just to add one note to Johns thoughts.
> If you plan on painting a car 1) paint guns use a lot of air 2) having to
> wait in the middle of painting can cause a pretty poor end result.
> Dan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John C. Worden" <scirocco@powerlink.net>
> To: "Brian McGarvey" <brianm@earendel.org>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 10:45 PM
> Subject: Re: Discussion: Sizing an air Compressor
>
>
> > At 08:42 PM 9/8/03 -0400, Brian McGarvey wrote:
> >
> > >So...
> > >Im wondering how to select the right size aircompressor.
> > >most of the horizontal ones are in the 5-7 CFM and jitterbugs are rated
> > >about 4cfm..
> > >So when is it cost effective to buy the big one?
> > >
> > >
> > >--
> > >-------------------------------------------------------------
> > >Brian
> >
> > Brian,
> > It all depends on what your plans for use are, including long term.  If
> you
> > plan
> > on doing sand blasting, a lot of impact gun work, sanding and that sort
of
> > thing
> > a larger one is the way to go.  But you also need a 240V feed to the
> > garage.  If
> > that is not doable then you might want to consider one of the larger
> > portable (horizontal)
> > ones. Cost-wise there isn't much difference between a larger portable
one
> > and a two
> > stage 60 gallon one.  The ones I sell at work differ by only $30.
> >
> >
> > John C. Worden
> > Bucksport, Maine
> >
> > '98 Dakota 4x4-
> > '86 Scirocco 8V-
> > '81 Scirocco 2.0 16V -
> > '78 Scirocco Brazil Brown Metallic,  4 speed.
> > '89 Polaris Indy Deluxe
> >
>
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