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Old 10-03-2010, 01:05 PM
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Just got this, 14cfm, 12cfm free air.

getting into painting so needed to step up a little!!



Old 10-03-2010, 03:03 PM
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Got a single phase hydrovane 9cfm,bullet proof and quiet
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Compair Cyclon 105.... 20-30 Cfm depending on pressure and quiet as a mouse
Old 12-03-2010, 04:12 PM
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Nice

I run a Sealey 200 litre, 3hp twin piston 14cfm jobby - Cost me Ł120 on fleabay and needed a new motor (was 3-phase) so total cost me Ł180 - bargain and has been absolutely faultless and is very quiet in operation too - Especially as it's in it's own compressor house too
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Originally Posted by dakar
Got a single phase hydrovane 9cfm,bullet proof and quiet
just interested what you can run from a 9cfm one,do you do any sandblasting or painting or do you use it for tools? im very interested to know
Old 13-03-2010, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Deerhunter
just interested what you can run from a 9cfm one,do you do any sandblasting or painting or do you use it for tools? im very interested to know
Just for tools ,blowing up tyres etc wouldnt produce enough air to paint or blast with most single phase stuff struggles to do this
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thanks dakar ,very helpfull mate you have saved me from buying something that wont do the jobs i require it to do. cheers pal thanks dave
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When buying a compressor buy the very best you can afford mate,there is a lot of differance between a 3hp for Ł300 and a 3hp for Ł600 and dont buy a 4hp as you need an awesomely good single phase supply to run one
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thanks pal
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Machine mart do a very good 14cfm comp for about Ł360 that will do most a diyer will need.

Steve
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hi i have got this badboy
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60 cfm monster with a drier and 3 powered water trap self emptying filter loads of air and not as loud as a hoover
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Originally Posted by James_RScos
Just got this, 14cfm, 12cfm free air.

getting into painting so needed to step up a little!!



I had one until it melted the black plastic box on the end but I was trying to use it on a sandblaster
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Originally Posted by jacko
60 cfm monster with a drier and 3 powered water trap self emptying filter loads of air and not as loud as a hoover
Lol glad you like it mate
Old 20-03-2010, 07:35 PM
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A bloody big blue 'un' that I got from dakar,asda price too ,,!!
18cfm,200ltr iirc
Does the job laarvley

CheeRS chap.
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he does help when it counts lol
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True he does

Only problem is now I wanna replace all my tools for air jobbies..!!
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got this one not in the league of you big boys but it runs all my air tools and i can paint one side of a car before it needs a 90 sec breather but dont use it much and it was cheap
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Originally Posted by Moonstone Steve
Machine mart do a very good 14cfm comp for about Ł360 that will do most a diyer will need.

Steve
thats the one i have, sweet as
Old 08-04-2010, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by jacko
60 cfm monster with a drier and 3 powered water trap self emptying filter loads of air and not as loud as a hoover
did you get it from machine mart ?

sounds perfect but pricey
Old 08-04-2010, 08:20 PM
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I've just been on a training course today on compressed air, quite interesting.
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Originally Posted by Rcjm88
I've just been on a training course today on compressed air, quite interesting.
Didnt know they excisted
Old 09-04-2010, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by dakar
Didnt know they excisted
It was by a company called Dominic Hunter / Parker. They make filters, dryers etc for big industrial compressors. As well as other equipment too. Just an introduction about it all really.
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Originally Posted by Badboybulldog
hi i have got this badboy
if thats a twin then its same as mine, very very quiet compressor and very good
Old 21-04-2010, 10:06 PM
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lol ill have to get a pic of our one at work its mounted in a bricked off area of our workshop mounted in a disused toilet .

its over 30odd years old and its noisey as hell but we cant hear it as its right out the way every year or so we send the lad out there to change the oil ect ect lol
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i use a clake 18cfm free air and still struggles to keep up when im painting lol

been not to bad had for about 4 years cost me 700 ish new only replace 2 capacitors and hose that joins pump to the tank

still going every day



the bigger the better for painting lol .... my gun uses 15cfm lol

tommy

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anyone got a link to the specific compressor machine mart sell for Ł360

moonstonesteve or bigyin ?
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i bought this one a feew weeks back
18cfm displacement- twin cylinder air compressor pump with aftercooler
200 litre horizontal air receiver (CE certified)
4Hp 230v 1ph motor with thermal overload protection
Working pressure up to 10 Bar (150 psi) controlled by fully automatic pressure switch

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