Hi all. After some advice on the above compressor. Its a 14CFM displacement compressor with a 3HP belt drive motor and a 50L tank.

I have found one 2nd hand which I can have for £140 (£365 new) but is this 50L tank big enough to spray with given the ample motor?? Was looking at a couple of compressors with similar motors but 100L tanks, but these seem more like £200 on fleabay.

I also want to run a small sand blasting cabinet which should be fine (waiting for the tank to refil isnt so important here and its gonna be smallish items only anyway such as suspension components etc

Thanks
Paul

you could always plumb another cylinder on - you sometimes find them at autojumbles with knacked motors .

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Originally posted by Volvorsport
you could always plumb another cylinder on - you sometimes find them at autojumbles with knacked motors .

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paul

i sprayed my tin top bonnet wings and bumper using the compressor that you can see in the back ground got it and a spray gun from machine mart
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and here is the result oh and its still to be rubbed down and polished and i know the match isnt great but the original colour plate was missing so i couldntg get the correct paint code and its a thousand times better than it used to look

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Nice result Dave. Well I have just emailed the guy about it and should hopefully hear back from him soon. Guess I am just being overly cautious - if you can get that sort of result with what looks like a much smaller (25l??) compressor.

Cheers

paul

the compressor is one of the small tiger ones from machine mart i think i paid about £80 for it cant remember which one and i cant get into the garage (wife is away with my car keys and it has the garage key on it) the gun i used was the clarke pro 12c £20 from MM but if you need anymore let me know

cheers Davie

Thanks Dave - thats more than enough info to allay my fears!!
I have the MM catalogue here in front of me and your compressor is the Tiger 8/44 model - 2HP / 25L / 7.8CFM displacement. The one I am looking at is more than up to the job in that case!!

Thanks for the info mate
Paul

HGV Trucks and trailers are a good source for air tanks. Usually they've got a built in drain point as well. Only please go to a scrappy for them and not your local lorry park

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Originally posted by omega 24 v6
HGV Trucks and trailers are a good source for air tanks. Usually they've got a built in drain point as well. Only please go to a scrappy for them and not your local lorry park

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Im by no means a pro, but surely if you want continuaous operation without loss of presure, its going to be the motor/pump thats the limiting factor?
- The tank is only to smooth out and buffer the flow, with a decent regulator i cant see why 50l should be enough. Thats not tiny after all.


Daniel

power supply was a major issue with mine I had to use the 60amp cooker supply, my neighbours really love me when I'm sand blasting as it needs upwards of 100psi and the 150lt tank takes a caning
tony