dave1888
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| posted on 18/4/09 at 08:17 PM |
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Blast cabinet
Me and a neighbour are looking at buying one of
These
Trouble is we want it to be portable so it can be moved between garages. Can anyone recommend a small compressor to suit.
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blakep82
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| posted on 18/4/09 at 08:23 PM |
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for the 10cfm it uses, you won't find a small compressor imo
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mookaloid
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| posted on 18/4/09 at 08:25 PM |
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you want the biggest compressor you can manage for that blasting uses a lot of air and if the compressor isn't man enough you'll have to
keep waiting for it to charge up. I would go for a 14 CFM myself
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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iank
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| posted on 18/4/09 at 08:26 PM |
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quote:
minimum 10cfm at 8bar
That's a 3hp compressor, not cheap or portable.
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omega0684
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| posted on 18/4/09 at 08:29 PM |
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i had a 2hp compressor on a large cabinet and it just wasn't enough, IMHO you need as big a compressor as possible, a small compressor will run
out within 30-60 seconds of spraying!
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big_wasa
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| posted on 18/4/09 at 08:34 PM |
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I had a 3hp on that cab ^^^ and it still wasnt enougth.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 18/4/09 at 09:34 PM |
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My 3hp compressor runs out very very quickly when blasting 
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owelly
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| posted on 18/4/09 at 09:51 PM |
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But two compressors would be OK for moving about and you can get two 2hp ones for the price of a good 3hp.....
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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mookaloid
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| posted on 18/4/09 at 09:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by owelly
But two compressors would be OK for moving about and you can get two 2hp ones for the price of a good 3hp.....
I like that idea 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 19/4/09 at 09:57 AM |
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Or connect the compressor to a pressurisation vessel of sorts. Ive used an empty helium cylinder before now, but its not the correct way to do
things!
Two compressors in parallel would double the capacity and also the CFM in theory.
I use a small 28L compressor and its crap for blasting. Too small. Two might do it though, but itll be bloody noisy!
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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MikeR
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| posted on 19/4/09 at 10:09 AM |
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bear in mind the amp's and cabling if you're using two compressors in parallel. I plan on doing it and will run one from the garage
electrics and one from the house electrics. Gets round the risk of blowing things if they both decide to start at the same time.
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