On Mar 21, 5:51 pm, "Jay Pique" wrote:
Anyone know of a good book or website that discusses the set-up and
use of compressed air in a woodshop? Bill Pentz hasn't done air too,
has he?!

I'm looking for info on what machine, dryer, filter, oiler etc... is
necessary to run sanders, sprayers, vacuum presses, screw guns etc...
Not a lot of multiple users doing continuous run jobs, but it needs to
power say 3 orbitals continously at peak.

You require quite a lot of capacity to run three sanders at once. Air
tools are measured by the amount of air they use in cfm. Check the
numbers on the tools you plan to use and add them up. You can then
match your machine to the purpose. If you really want you can spend
some bucks on an air compressor but they are a necessity in many
shops.

One good site to shop and compare compressors is northern tool. Link:

http://www.northerntool.com/

It looks like10 cfm will run any orbital sander, call it 30 cfm for
three. The machine at this link would do it.:

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...9163_200329163