M K

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look for a compressor for my garage but no idea what is a decent minimal size,

i want it for spraying and tools like cut off tool, orbital sander and die grinder etc,

is a 50 ltr job like this good enough?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

thanks Marc

james kiely

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marc ,a 50 litre will not be up to the job really i would go 200litre minimum or the blasted thing will be cutting in building air every few seconds

airbrushfx

as above, you need something of a substantial size to keep the air pressure flowing. a 150+ litre tank, a minimum of 2hp motor, 3hp really and a cfm of 8+ 10-12 ideally mate

M K

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thanks for the info guys

Ebonycossie4x4

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im looking at the mo too but its the noise im worried about, dont want to upset the neighbours.

Moonstone Steve.

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A good 100 litre, 3hp motor minimum m8 really. Having said that mine is a 50litre and has handled everthing ive done from sanding to spraying.

Steve

cossiejay

+1 and i have sprayed 4 cars with mine ,da can kill it pretty quick thought

Cragrat

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Had a 50 ltr one and bought a blasting cabinet

Now have a 3hp 210 ltr 18cfm-its cuprinol mate

Got it from Dakar on here-asda price

fezzajsy

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+2.but can be really annoying as it runs out of steam quicker

Etty

hello chicken. A little compressor like that wont do mate. You will really struggle with a sander, you will have to keep stopping to let it build up pressure. If you go for a 2.2kw compressor it will pull more than 13amps at top pressure, so it will keep popping fuses. Going out for some beers Friday night if you fancy it mate.

burnzy

always wondered can you change the tanks as i have a 2.5hp 50ltr compressor the motor is hardly used so would it go onto another tank or is it not that simples.

Etty

You could join tanks together to get more capacity which helps, but your better off with a bigger compressor.

burnzy

i have to cart it around at the mo cos it's not static so joining tanks would be a nightmare but yea prob's best if i just went and got something bigger, cheer's for the info though.

xr_craig

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Depends how much air your 50lt one can flow. Chances are if will be fine for small jobs but ideally you want bigger. If your wanting to use airtools and not be constantly waiting for it to build pressure then you want at least 10cfm as said above

Etty

If you buy another compressor dont buy a cheap one. Abac is not to bad, but if you can afford it get a hydrovane. There not cheap but are good quality.

burnzy

at the mo it is a cheap one but if i remember rightly the flow rate is quite high i'm sure it's well over 8cmf maybe 10cmf, but yea my air tools do take alot of air out the tank and it does annoy me having to keep waiting all the time when i get to a hard to shift nut or something, it'd be more of a hobby compressor than anything though as it does get used but not exactly on a big level, i don't think i'd got for a hydrovane one as i just wouldn't use it to it's full potential but i will look into a second hand jobbie of the abac, i would like to have enough grunt to sand or shot blast as we all no fords like to rust.

but thanks again lads for the info i'm sure it'll help others that read this aswell as myself

andrewaspinall

you can get 50 ltr,3hp.14cfm good little units but ide go for somthing with a bigger tank say 150 ltr min 3 hp should run all day long