compressor - adaquate?
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compressor - adaquate?
Campbell-Hausfeld - " Husky" 1.7 RHP, 26 gallon
150 psi, 120V/15amp
5.6/3.8 SCFM @ 40/90 psi
I know it's not a great compressor, but will it run the following in an adequate manner;
- impact gun,
- ratchet
- sand blaster
I'm building a street rod (54 F100) and my son just bought a tired 78 Ch*v El Camino. So it would be used for work on these two vehicles. The first two tools mentioned would be it's primary purpose but sand blaster would be VERY handy as well.
It's either buy this one or buy none. It's sells here in Canada for $429.99 with the tools (excluding sand blaster) included. Yah, I know it sells for $339.99 in the US but that doesn't do me any good.......
Like I said - it's either buy this one or do without. It's as much as I'm willing to spend on one. Will it do the job or not?
Thanks,
150 psi, 120V/15amp
5.6/3.8 SCFM @ 40/90 psi
I know it's not a great compressor, but will it run the following in an adequate manner;
- impact gun,
- ratchet
- sand blaster
I'm building a street rod (54 F100) and my son just bought a tired 78 Ch*v El Camino. So it would be used for work on these two vehicles. The first two tools mentioned would be it's primary purpose but sand blaster would be VERY handy as well.
It's either buy this one or buy none. It's sells here in Canada for $429.99 with the tools (excluding sand blaster) included. Yah, I know it sells for $339.99 in the US but that doesn't do me any good.......
Like I said - it's either buy this one or do without. It's as much as I'm willing to spend on one. Will it do the job or not?
Thanks,
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the sandblaster is going to tax it pretty hard, if you don't mind standing around waiting for it to build up pressure regularly, it might work out if you didn't do it daily. It probably could do ok for the ratchet and impact for short runs.
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You should be alright if you shorten your duty cycle. (non continuious use of Impact, or blaster) Buy a regulator and set it at 90 psi out of the volume bottle, and it will help the life of your tools, and also not waist as much air.
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You are going to spend a lot of time waiting for the compressor to recover if you use the tools on a regular basis, I used a 1HP compressor for many years and this was the way it worked,
1/2" impact, three lug nuts and wait for recovery
3/8" ratchet, 30 seconds, if that, and wait for recovery
sand blaster, waste of time, not enough air time to do any real work.
the compressor you are looking at is good for hobby work, it will be good enough for what you want to do if you are patient.
1/2" impact, three lug nuts and wait for recovery
3/8" ratchet, 30 seconds, if that, and wait for recovery
sand blaster, waste of time, not enough air time to do any real work.
the compressor you are looking at is good for hobby work, it will be good enough for what you want to do if you are patient.
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Check pawn shops, garage sales, ebay. There's always a bunch of 'barely adequate, barely used' compressors for sale. Save yourself some money by purchasing someone else's mistake before you move up to 'more than adequate, just right'.
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Hi Ferg: I just purchased a Powerfist compressor for Princess Auto, I think you have these stores down east, don't you? It puts out 18cfm @ 100 psi. You will
need that much to do much sand blasting. It's rated as light industrial so it
should be quite durable. They also always put everything in the store on sale once a year. Check out their website www.princessauto.com. The only draw back with this compressor is it needs 220 volt power. All compressors that make enough air to sandblast will most likly be 220. I looked for quite a while and could
not find a 110 volt that would make the kind of air you would need. Good luck
Ozzie
need that much to do much sand blasting. It's rated as light industrial so it
should be quite durable. They also always put everything in the store on sale once a year. Check out their website www.princessauto.com. The only draw back with this compressor is it needs 220 volt power. All compressors that make enough air to sandblast will most likly be 220. I looked for quite a while and could
not find a 110 volt that would make the kind of air you would need. Good luck
Ozzie
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Originally Posted by ferguson777
It's either buy this one or buy none. It's sells here in Canada for $429.99 with the tools (excluding sand blaster) included. Yah, I know it sells for $339.99 in the US but that doesn't do me any good.......
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Ozzie,
Yah, we got Princess Auto here in God's Country............
Don't have 220 in the garage and don't plan to.
The sandblasting isn't too important. Only have one major blasting project on the horizon and it would probably be cheaper in the long run to take it to a local blaster. With his pro equipment, he could likely crank it out in a few hours.......
I don't want the set up enough to pay $429.00 plus tax but if the young lad wants to split on it, then I'd only be kicking in $215. plus tax......(course if it lasts longer than me, then he'd end up with it in the end...)
We'll see..............
Yah, we got Princess Auto here in God's Country............
Don't have 220 in the garage and don't plan to.
The sandblasting isn't too important. Only have one major blasting project on the horizon and it would probably be cheaper in the long run to take it to a local blaster. With his pro equipment, he could likely crank it out in a few hours.......
I don't want the set up enough to pay $429.00 plus tax but if the young lad wants to split on it, then I'd only be kicking in $215. plus tax......(course if it lasts longer than me, then he'd end up with it in the end...)
We'll see..............
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my dad has one on a 5 horse honda engine and we use it in the field to repair stuff, and it will run an ipmact great but it doesnt exactly keep up, it will torque hard for like all 8 lugs on a truck, then we let it catch up... his is smaller than this and we love it... i wouldnt worry about it being too small as it will work, it just might not keep up all the time, but for that price i think your getting a deal..
our compressor with a honda engine was $800 and my dad said he would pay $2g for it now as its that damn handy
Matt
our compressor with a honda engine was $800 and my dad said he would pay $2g for it now as its that damn handy
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I've run an impact wrench and air ratchet fine off a 2.5 cfm home-built compressor, but for sandblasting about the best you could hope for is to clean up a small spot or crack before welding.
Is that a belt-drive or direct-drive unit? Belt-drives are supposed to last longer.
Is that a belt-drive or direct-drive unit? Belt-drives are supposed to last longer.
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The sandblasting isn't that big a deal. Apparently there's a shop in the next town that could blast my cab in a few hours. That's the only real sandblasting job I have. Running the tools would be the primary purpose.
Shipping a compressor up from the states isn't feasible. Aside from the exchange of about 25% , then there's the Cdn taxes 16% on top of that and the frieght would be a killer (at least $100). With all that, it just doesn't work out.....
Thanks,
Shipping a compressor up from the states isn't feasible. Aside from the exchange of about 25% , then there's the Cdn taxes 16% on top of that and the frieght would be a killer (at least $100). With all that, it just doesn't work out.....
Thanks,
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