[s-cars] Air compressor

[Dave Burig]

Richard wrote

>>I am on my second air compressor, this one with an 80 gallon upright
tank and an intercooler with high cfm.<<

Hap?

DB

-----Original Message-----
From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Richard Molk
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 10:44 PM
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Subject: [s-cars] Air compressor


Hello Darin:

I am on my second air compressor, this one with an 80 gallon upright
tank and an intercooler with high cfm. The first was a Sears horizontal
regular model, with good portability but not enough cfm. You need to
evaluate what the tools require before you buy. If you are going with
the air hammer (great tool, I love it), you need 90 psi to 100 psi and
usually 9-11 cfm. However, the demands are intermittent, so you don't
need as big a tank. For a grinder (which I love) you need high output
cfm to run it constantly. Worse yet is the rotary sander and the
oscillating sander as they use tons of air. The intercooler makes the
air charge denser as it leaves the first stage (the medium compression
piston) to go to the second stage (high pressure), giving more
compressed air for the same power current. I plumbed my whole garage
with black iron pipes and multiple outlets, to make it easier.

So if you know what you want to do with the tools, that dictates the
cfm (listed on each tool) at the appropriate psi, also listed on the
tool.

Make sure to add the oil each time you connect the tool and you should
have the beginning of a wonderful love affair with your new tools. One
caveat: use eye protection. I have seen multiple eye injuries including
large chunks of metal launched inside of eyes from accidents with air
tools. I hang a pair of goggles on the tools themselves, so I cannot
really attach them without thinking of the eye protection. Also, only
impact sockets are tough enough to trust on an air hammer. Guess what?
love them too.

Yours,
Rich

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