Air Compressor?
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011 at
7:13 pm
Thinking of buying a air compressor to run air guns like roofing nailers or framing nailers. Wondering if anyone had any ideas?
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There are many different types of air compressors out there. The more portable ones are only going to have a capacity of a few gallons. If you are running 1-2 guns you will probably be fine. If you are planning on using a lot of pneumatic tools at the same time you might want to step up to a 25 gallon or more. Not as portable, but you can set it up on a jobsite and run multiple lines off it. You can get one of those starting at 250 dollars depending on where you shop. You can get package deals that come with a nailer, but those are portables. I would get a compressor with a direct drive and go oilless. Easier to maintain, if you use it heavily, drain the water out of it daily.
Tank capacity has everything to do with peformance. Try running a pneumatic drill with a portable air compressor for more than 5 seconds. If you look at the specs on your air tools it will tell you the minimum tank capacity required to operate your tools.
Rona and Home depot have package deals. Check them out online.
Go to your local home improvement center. The comprewssors should be in the tools section. When get one, make sure it is big enough to run whatever you want. If you done, it will be running all the time trying to keep up with you.
The size of the tank has no relation to the compressors capacity! Be sure to check the manufacturers recommendation for tool usage, and cubic feet per minute output. It is a good idea to buy more compressor than you think you need, as needs change and usually change means you will need more compressor capacity than you need now!