On 10/27/2011 6:17 AM, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:54:02 -0400,
wrote:

zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:32:26 -0500, Gramp's wrote:

Thanks, friends, for the good counsel. I've selected a factory refurb
Porter-Cable, 6-gallon pancake compressor for $120. Good reviews and it
seems like it will meet my needs.

I've have one of those (and a larger upright DeWalt) for five or six years.
It's plenty big enough to run any sort of nailer. As long as you don't want
to do something like spray paint with it, you'll be happy.


What is the minimum to spray paint (like for furniture)? Is it in the
neighborhood of 40# @ 7.2 CFM, or am I looking at the wrong sprayers?

Almost any compressor is capable of providing the pressure, but it
depends upon the quantity of spraying that you require which will
determine the needed compressor volume and storage.

To spray an entire automobile, you might need a 10CFM pump and an 80
gallon tank to be comfortable. Production shops need even more.

For a chair or a door, a 1CFM pump might do it with a 5 gallon tank
since the whole spray job would be done in under a minute.

Thank you. That is helpful.


For airbrushing, a much smaller pump and/or tank would do.

Your particular spray gun and required spraying time will determine
the proper storage and CFM requirements of your system.

Many of us get by with a 3-5CFM system and HVLP gun. Added storage
gives added spray time, so smaller systems can work.

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