Not exactly belts them are they thought they might be AC's but too small (and why would he leave them at yours)
I think that may struggle to get a tyre on the bead. You need volume of air as well as the pressure. Compressors with tanks dump a lot of air with the ability to maintain enough pressure. That compressor won't be able to do that
I know what you mean - I have been meaning to buy a compressor for 2 years now and still not got around to it - could do with an air line in the garage. Also need a Clarke bike lift to go with the Abba Skylifts
Two long flights today after a spell of compassionate leave from work. Good to be back in the cockpit after almost a month off. Busy week ahead. Aircraft are now fitted with dividing screens between crew and cabin and we have already conducted a number of Covid-19 flights as well.
Get the highest capacity/cfm you can as once you get it you will soon find additional uses. For instance a bead blasting kit? - they get through air at an unholy rate and even basic air tools will soon drain the tank.
I am raising a glass to a fella I’ve know for many years I was called to a property by another tenant who was concerned as he hadn’t noticed any movement from his flat for a week. I entered his flat and found him dead on his bedroom floor this afternoon.
In all honesty your best bet is to have a Google around, something like "workshop compressors" will bring up suppliers like Machine Mart, Halford and Screwfix along with some more specialist suppliers. £150 region will probably get you something at the lower end with around 50ltr tank and about 7cfm which will be OK for maint. pumping up tires but may struggle if you want to seat a newly fitted decent size car tire. If you wanted to bead blast with it you would probably get15 to 20 seconds before it started to run continuously and gradually lose its air reserve because you will be using it faster than it can be replenished. To give you an idea I occasionally use a small blast cabinet fed from a 100ltr tank with around 13cfm output and this just about keeps up if I let it rest every few minutes. Have a good look around and don't be afraid to phone up some of the specialist companies to tap them for advice before making your choice.
I bought similar to Hughdg - 100 litre circa 13cfm, I made my own sandblasting cabinet and as he says whilst it works well at doing the job it does require a bit of tea drinking whilst the compressor re-charges the tank and because you are at the edge of its capability it can get a bit warm so best let it cool down whilst you have a cuppa. I also do a bit of paint spraying with it and find that if you have a large area to do the gun can get a bit drippy as the pressure drops. Nothing worse than doing a bonnet or something and you get a good finish then go for one last pass and a dollop of paint drops right in the middle of the workpiece. I bought a load of air tools as well but very rarely use them, the air rattle guns really need the larger capacity to be a lot of use compared to the mains electric rattle gun I have. I think you probably need to spend about £300 on the compressor to have a really worthwhile tool ( and that might struggle to put a tyre onto a bead even if you take the valve core out first). If you want to do paint spraying you will need all the filters /driers to keep the compressor oil and moisture out of the air going through the gun. I would not be without mine but I just wish I had bought one with better capacity, tank and CFM
