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1st compressor for a novice woodworker
Hi,
I'm trying to decide which compressor to purchase. I have a $300 budget and I know I want an oil-lube compressor. I currently own brad & finish nailers. My future plans include using a HVLP conversion gun and possibly using a compressor to drive a vaccuum press (I know I'll need a stationary compressor for a HVLP gun). I've narrowed the search to the following: $288 - Sanborn SP0502013(Coleman) 20 gallon, oi-lube, 5.7 cfm @ 90 psi, belt drive, 130 max psi. This is a horizontal compressor on wheels, but isn't that portable. $299 - Ingersoll-Rand DD2T2 twin-stack compressor, 4 gallon, oil lube, 4.4 cfm @ 90 psi, direct drive, 125 psi. I'm leaning towards the Ingersoll-Rand compressor and getting a larger stationary compressor in the future. Does anyone see a benefit to purchasing the Sanborn 20 gallon higher cfm compressor right now? Any recommendations? |
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1st compressor for a novice woodworker
Jason Antonitis wrote:
Hi, I'm trying to decide which compressor to purchase. I have a $300 budget and I know I want an oil-lube compressor. I currently own brad & finish nailers. My future plans include using a HVLP conversion gun and possibly using a compressor to drive a vaccuum press (I know I'll need a stationary compressor for a HVLP gun). I was under the impression that it usually took about a 5 HP compressor to run most conversion guns. I took a quick look at the conversion guns available through Grainger's and most require about 14 CFM at 50 lb.. -- Jack Novak Buffalo, NY - USA (Remove "SPAM" from email address to reply) |
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1st compressor for a novice woodworker
"Jason Antonitis" wrote in message m... Hi, I'm trying to decide which compressor to purchase. I have a $300 budget and I know I want an oil-lube compressor. I currently own brad & finish nailers. Buy a portable unit now. You future plans require more HP, someting around 10 CFM @ 90 PSI, sixty gallon tank, minimum! Greg |
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1st compressor for a novice woodworker
It has been some time since I have checked but most full sized pressure fed
conversion guns require over 10 CFM at 90 PSI. If you see a HVLP conversion gun in your future pick one and match you compressors output to that gun. Note, while impressive that MAX 130 PSI is a pretty meaningless figure. Even one of those 12v cigarette lighter tire pumper uppers can boast of or beat a MAX 125 PSI figure. However it'll take you two hours to pump the volume necessary to reach that figure. It's just a "wow the yokels" figure. As for the other compressors you mention. The name of the game is volume/pressure. The more volume you have at a certain pressure the more versatile the compressor will be. Personally, with the cost of a good HVLP conversion gun being what it is and if you are looking at a bigger compressor down the line to run a conversion gun, I'd just go for the most bang for the three hundred dollar buck and plan on a HVLP turbine system down the line. Can't see much point in owning two compressors, especially since the ones you are talking about now will probably handle anything you can throw at them as far as regular woodworking tools go, and you'd probably be able to cut a couple of hundred of the final bottom line. Just something to think on. -- Mike G. Heirloom Woods www.heirloom-woods.net "Jason Antonitis" wrote in message m... Hi, I'm trying to decide which compressor to purchase. I have a $300 budget and I know I want an oil-lube compressor. I currently own brad & finish nailers. My future plans include using a HVLP conversion gun and possibly using a compressor to drive a vaccuum press (I know I'll need a stationary compressor for a HVLP gun). I've narrowed the search to the following: $288 - Sanborn SP0502013(Coleman) 20 gallon, oi-lube, 5.7 cfm @ 90 psi, belt drive, 130 max psi. This is a horizontal compressor on wheels, but isn't that portable. $299 - Ingersoll-Rand DD2T2 twin-stack compressor, 4 gallon, oil lube, 4.4 cfm @ 90 psi, direct drive, 125 psi. I'm leaning towards the Ingersoll-Rand compressor and getting a larger stationary compressor in the future. Does anyone see a benefit to purchasing the Sanborn 20 gallon higher cfm compressor right now? Any recommendations? |
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