Compressors.

[lozz]

Hi all,
Im looking for a Compressor for My garage,
not looking for out Impressive ,just something that will Run a Windy gun,
My son as nearly finished college, Mechanics course, so ithought id treat him to some tools, and hand over my garage to him as iwont be needing it anymore,

looked at these compressors at B&q etc but wouid they cut the Mustard?

any ideas on where to source a half decent compressor,

thanks inadvance,

[grasmere59]

I bought a similar b&q type of compressor and then treated myself to a windy gun,in theory the compressors cfm rating should have worked the windy gun but it couldn't keep up and the gun couldn't undo jack.Took the gun back to the supplier and got the wheel brace back out!

[lozz]

Just as ithought,

cheers mate,
iwill most probs have a scout round at some Auctions, Liquidations etc,
see if i can pick something up thats come out of a garage,

[omega]

theres lot of diffrent types but the best advice is buy big,as once you have one you will findlots of users and when your drill,angle grinder packs up you will buy air tools.things to note
noise
so location and next door to worry about
air tank
you can manage on a 50liter but 100 would be better
power
these can take a lot of power so make sure your electrics are up to it
machine mart is a good place to start looking

[lozz]

Cheers omega,
The problem is space, garage is choka,
so will have to find something ican throw under a bench,
noise isnt aproblem, no neighbours to complain luckily,

[steve_earwig]

A 50 litre will do at a pinch but make sure it's got more power than you need or it'll be running all the time every time you do anything. I also find the air ratchets don't like working on the end of a long pipe. Also beware of buying anything too old, they do collect water and rust from the inside-out, so could look great but might actually be a bomb

There are range guides over on Machine Mart which might help you work out what you're looking at - http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/range ... irmaster-2 & http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/range ... 14F8D7456F

[lozz]

Cheers steve,

ive found someone selling an old Clarke compressor,
its been used for spraying cars, so it might be good enough for windy gun,

will try it and see,

thanks .