workshop compressor,s

[Mick Dempsey]

I bought a cheap one from a supermarket diy section. Blows the saws, pumps the tyres etc, everything I need. Why pay more?

[Billy]

I bought a cheap one from a supermarket diy section. Blows the saws, pumps the tyres etc, everything I need. Why pay more?

 

 

Painting the truck or using other air tools is he only reason to pay more. If you don't need these then a cheap and cheerful one is spot on.

[carlos]

just bought a cheap 2.5hp 25litre compressor mainly to clean saws, just wondering if anyone  runs other tools from this sort of compressor or is that about all they are good for?

thanks carl

[markieg31]

I have sprayed with a 50liter single pump using a regulator. Done the job fine but it is running the whole time trying to keep up with the demand. Used a 70 litre one with a sperate pump and motor, much much quieter, fills the tank real fast and can more than keep up with the demands of spraying, get short periods of quiet before the pump kicks in again and pumps up tyres a lot quicker. 

 

But as said a 25l one will blow off your saws so if that's what you need it for than why have anything bigger. 

[topchippyles]

You need at least a 2.5 HP 50 litre if you are doing spraying or it will not be powerful enough and the spray will be shite.