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The Hurdy Gurdy Man wrote in
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Marty Escarcega wrote:
Harold is right on, COMPRESSOR, BIG COMPRESSOR!, when I first got
mine and used it, I was in love, until I found my little compressor
wouldn't keep up.
That might be the hard part for me then... I have a fairly small
compressor, it was about the best one I could find in the 110v range
at the time since that's all I had available in the garage. I've got
220 out there now (and more money than I had back then, too) and I
suppose I could step up to something large if I had to, but I don't
mind having to take a break between blasting bursts if I have to.
That's how I do it now... extended air tool use just means I have to
take breaks, which I should be doing anyhow. I worry that what I have
would be just plain too small from the get-go, it's a DeVilbiss 125psi
unit rated at 11.9cfm. I tend to buy air tools rated as being quite
thrifty with their air usage, but even they tend to require breaks now
and again especially when using die grinders and cutoff wheels.
No fear about people wanting to borrow usage of the cabinet, though.
I'm a cantankerous hermit, and people tend to avoid me! Oh sure, it
gets lonely, but I save lots of time on showering that way.
One thing about the dust extraction, as I hadn't considered that... I
can't discharge it into the outside air, that'd be a problem. I do
however have a good sized shop vac with a HEPA filter, plus I always
use vacuum bags with it as well. Does that seem like a sufficient
method of handling it? The bags seem to capture most of anything
particularly troublesome, and the HEPA filter would definitely capture
the rest without clogging up too quickly. That would be the fastest
method of handling the situation for my current setup.
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions, it sounds like a blasting
cabinet might be the next ideal purchase for my ever growing garage!
Not all is lost, go to TP Tools and check out their offerings. Merely get
a small nozzle and air jet. Size according to your compressor.
http://www.tptools.com/
I *think* even the Harbor Freight units come with a small variety of
tips?