Im looking to buy a new compressor as I have a Clarke SB973 Sand blast cabinet, but my current Sealey 22503 Air Compressor is not powerful enough for it. Spec on each:

Sealey SB973 Sand Blast Cabinet Details:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sealey-SB973-S...1%7C240%3A1318

Sealey 22503 Air Compressor Details:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sealey-SA22503...1%7C240%3A1318

Is there any decent Single Phase compressors out there that can power this blast cabinet without running out of puff?

Ive searched the net, but only trust makes Ive heard off, such as Sealey. I don't mind paying up to £500, maybe more for the right compressor (New or used).

Can anyone help? There's 100's of different ones and I keep getting fed up searching Ive got alot of work coming in shortly and with my current setup I have to keep taking 5min breaks every 20mins for compressor to catch up (Would be ok if I still smoked )

I looking to order by end of this week if I can find a good one

Thanks

 

id say get a 150lt tank with at least 14 cfm mate

ive got a clarke as new shame your so far as i was thinking of selling it i have 2

 

Baz, you got a spec on yours mate? Im sure if stuck on a pallet my courier would collect

 

something like this your better of with as the air will last longer and if its in constant use for blasting

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sealey-SA1020-...3A1|240%3A1318

 

Cheers Baz, will phone up me local Sealey dealers to see what they can do on price

 

pmd you

clarke is better, i was working for a motor facter for 3 years and sealey compressor were burning out on the motors but only some had this fault

what do you intend doing

 

Ive already changed the starter on my current Sealey and I rarely used it lol Got a spare as Sealey accidently sent 2

Sand blasting, DA sanding, possible air tools like air gun, car painting, etc.

 

well if your not going to use it much may be a 100lt tank with 14 cfm may do the job

you need other members on here to confirm info aswell just incase im wrong

 

this one only has 116psi

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sealey-SA22503...3A1|240%3A1318

this one is 145psi

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sealey-SA1020-...3A1|240%3A1318


if you buy a good one it will be handy for using air tools with you can allways turn the pressure down

 

I have just bought this one after someone recommended it to me

Its bit of a lump, with 150lt and 14cfm... They do do a bigger one 200lt also

Ill try and find the link when I get home from the company I bought it from... was cheaper than MM

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...pressors-elect

 

that's the same one i've got, i paid £350 for it AND got myself free delivery but i bought one of them biggest of the big regulator things to go with it for £70, plus air lines but didn't bother with an oiler

 

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...pment-air-hose

this one

 

Dojj, does that remove water / oil from the system? I am going to run air lines in copper with some good drops to remove most of water from system

 

Baz, that 145psi looks better for the same price. But concerned with their reliability now you've mentioned it

I changed the last 3 digits to 200 and found the 200ltr tank If you can provide a link mate it would be appreciated for price

Dojj, I have a regulator and lines already. Just need a decent compressor so my blast cabinet actually works. The compressor dies quite quickly, so I have to keep stopping. Takes fooking ages to blast anything!!

 

at the very least you need a 150ltr tank
and the cfm is the important part the more cfm the better

 

Cheers Stage 3, but finding a decent CFM single phase compressor has been hard Im gonna go 200ltr tank and as much CFM as I can find

 

Just looking through Machine Mart (Think I have trade account with them for discount and found this: http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...pressors-elect

Looks quite good and not a bad price?

 

Whats the difference on these 2 units?

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...pressors-elect

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...pressors-elect

Specs look the same, but price varies?

 

no mate, but i don't do spraying or the like and drain the tank everytime i've finished with it for the day, if you look at the tank it should be on the left hand side underneath, there is a little drain plug, you'd be surprised at how much crap can come out

plus i oil my tools manually when i need to use them, greasy fingrers but at least i know it's being done

 

I run a clake airmaster 150 psi 14 cfm 3 hp but only a 50L tank had it now for 9 years with no probs but i wish i got a 150L tank which was a little less money but the same output just did'nt look as nice

Runs my blast cab fine but you will need a filter reg for water extraction

paul

 

Im looking at the http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...pressors-elect

Spoke to Machine Mart to see what discount I could get, but they wouldn't do any as apparently the price is already "For the trade". It is the 2nd cheapest price I found and the other company I brought my sand blast cabinet from, so emailing them for best price

Hopefully will have one by end of week and I can get cracking on some bits I have waiting

Ive got a Sealey filter alreayd in place, so just need a decent compressor now

My old compressor is on EBAY, so it will help towards the cost of the new one

 

That looks fine to me mate

this is the one i got as said could have done with a bigger tankhttp://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...th/airmaster-2

Paul

 

what link did you want mate

 

Sorry for late reply

Here is where I bought mine from

www.etills.com/acatalog/Air_Compressors.html

 

buy a big tank
link it to the new compressor
job jobbed

bet you didn't think of that did you