I'm really struggling to find a big compressor to run my blasting setup.
They go for crazy money on ebay, and there are very few plant auctions near to me here.
I am after something, ideally, in the 250CFM region, but anything over around 130CFM would get me started and I could get a second one in time and run
both for heavier jobs!
There is a badly fire damaged (and I suspect actually scrap) ingersoll rand 260CFM on ebay already making silly money.
Anybody know of any good sources or frequent plant auctions?
I'm looking to spend sub £2K, it doesn't have to be a pretty machine, doesn't need functioning wheels, just needs to start, run and
make clean air!
A mate of mine has given up buying and repairing his own,now just leases one,and swaps it when it breaks.I dont know the costs,its better for him,but then his is near enough constantly in use,and he cant work without one so looses out big time financially if its broke.
This looks good Portable Compressor INGERSOLL RAND 17bar-23,5mĀ³/min NEW on eBay (end time 09-Nov-10 10:36:12 GMT)
your're only £97K short but it does have 23.5 Cubic Metres per min output
Don't think I'd want to try and hang onto the blast hose connected to that!!
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Originally posted by NS Dev
Don't think I'd want to try and hang onto the blast hose connected to that!!
Google .......plant auctions Hemingbrough.
Allways lots of compressors and other plant.
Usualy ex hire stuff.
Regards Denis.
I've got a big compressor in storage that I'll probably never use. It's electric, single phase, about 16A I believe. No idea on any
of the other bits without going to look at it. All I can tell you is that it's very heavy - I had to use an engine crane to move it!
It had about 2 years use in a garage before it shut down. Been dry stored ever since.
Any good to you?
Chris
A friend of mine used to run a mobile blasting and cleaning business from home and his power source was an ex-Transco van with a built in generator and compressor running from a PTO on the gearbox. I think they use the electric or self powered tools now so there should be a few vans knocking about.
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Originally posted by ChrisW
I've got a big compressor in storage that I'll probably never use. It's electric, single phase, about 16A I believe. No idea on any of the other bits without going to look at it. All I can tell you is that it's very heavy - I had to use an engine crane to move it!
It had about 2 years use in a garage before it shut down. Been dry stored ever since.
Any good to you?
Chris
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Originally posted by Peteff
A friend of mine used to run a mobile blasting and cleaning business from home and his power source was an ex-Transco van with a built in generator and compressor running from a PTO on the gearbox. I think they use the electric or self powered tools now so there should be a few vans knocking about.
you want an air start gas turbine engine 
about 40psi at a few kg's of air a second 
we have two xas 146 ,s laying about our yard they were used for blast-pots or for 4 tool work until we sold the pots
they aint pretty but i,ll ask the question..
cheers les g
PS. do you know how big a 250cfm machine is .they are whoppers ,frigging noisy and gobble quite a bit of fuel
when working
aye, I know they are no pocket machine!
The last blasting I did was with a 375CFM though, now that was effing huge!! 6 cylinder deutz engine!
Would be VERY interested in an XAS146, that would be spot on!
let me know!
PS "not pretty" sounds ideal! I don't do enough blasting to justify a nice clean expensive machine, but the work we do does need
something with a bit of oomph
cheers
Nat
[Edited on 22/10/10 by NS Dev]
Hi Nat
i have a price on the xas 146 for you
i have sent you my number by u2u
cheers les g