Thread: Workshop compressor

Have a look at this, www.tradetools.com they should be able to supply a good quality compressor at a reasonable price "Renegade" brand,and they are AUST made and their small one HP130-8 is 2.25 with 130 litres per min Free Air Delivery (FAD) priced @ $328 and they are repairable

Originally Posted by pablojac

hi all, purchased a small one(crappy) some time ago recently bought a rattle gun, and no go

heard i could set up a gas tank to run as a auxiliary tank and fill that first, any one heard or know about this setup ?

cheers

Yes.
You run lines from the first tank to the second tank and then to your tools. Mate had 5 tanks at one stage. Down side is it took a whole day to get up to pressure but once up never ran out.


As other have said get the biggest you can afford. I bought a farm grade one 8 years ago. Best thing I ever bought. OVer the years you will aquire the air tools.

Originally Posted by UncleHo

Have a look at this, www.tradetools.com they should be able to supply a good quality compressor at a reasonable price "Renegade" brand,and they are AUST made and their small one HP130-8 is 2.25 with 130 litres per min Free Air Delivery (FAD) priced @ $328 and they are repairable

The problem with this model is that it is only an 8 litre tank.You need a much larger tank to run air tools properly.

Wayne

Personally I wouldn't buy a direct drive compressor, your much better off with a belt drive compressor, they are much much quieter.

National air compressors


NAC 10 SRT 1,650 (2.2hp) Belt 2cyl 262 L/Min (9.3cfm) 800kpa (116) 40 ltrs $399

Baz.

What do people think of this one? Looks good for the price.

MechPro Belt Drive Air Compressor | Repco | Lasoo Online Catalogues

same basic setup as the one I just finished fixing after its been under about 10m of flood water.

the compressor is available in 2 flavors.

1. compound high pressure one piston compresses the air for the second. good for 250 PSI max if the tank is rated and the reg is set that high.

2. parallel high flow, both pistons feed the tank good for flow and good for about 100 psi nominal out to something like 130psi max. (takes forever to get there but it will get there after you mod the regulator)

going by the listing in the link its the latter and providing you give the compressor an oil change every 100 operating hours (pay a sparky to fit a 240v hour meter across the motor) it'll last an age. another fitting I recomend is an auto drain valve but you can add that later.

worth it, get it.

Hi Tony.
That one is so much better than the Bunnings cheapies.
Great price too.
Looked after should outlast the equivelent number of cheapies by a long shot.
ENJOY
Andrew

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

same basic setup as the one I just finished fixing after its been under about 10m of flood water.

the compressor is available in 2 flavors.

1. compound high pressure one piston compresses the air for the second. good for 250 PSI max if the tank is rated and the reg is set that high.

2. parallel high flow, both pistons feed the tank good for flow and good for about 100 psi nominal out to something like 130psi max. (takes forever to get there but it will get there after you mod the regulator)

going by the listing in the link its the latter and providing you give the compressor an oil change every 100 operating hours (pay a sparky to fit a 240v hour meter across the motor) it'll last an age. another fitting I recomend is an auto drain valve but you can add that later.

worth it, get it.

X2, basically what I have and I paid around the same money, mine is an ABAC.

They are a $800 compressor.

Baz.