Nelson Hays
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[quote=”ding” post=24562]come guys. what do you expect. It’s a canadian designed forum. Them guys screw everything up. Heck, the Brits dont want them, the Americans dont want them, and even the French dont want them :rofl :rofl :rofl[/quote]
Careful, Jimmo will call out the Canadian military. Both of them!!!
:hunt :hunt
I have a couple of contacts for you.
What’s the budget and timeline?
Awesome! :rock
Very nice cars, nice work, nice shop. :dnc
even good dryers don’t work as well when the air is hot. that’s why the fancy pants units have cooling built in.
at first I ran 3 tanks and a cheap water trap. never had any issues with contamination or moisture.
[quote=”ding” post=24379]for the dryer look for one that can handle hotter incoming air temps. this way it can be mounted closer to the compressor. some of the cheaper units cannot and need to be mounted further away to give the air a chance to cool some before going through the unit[/quote]
true, but why fight physics? I say get it as dry as possible before running through any filters.
I am thoroughly convinced Tsunami makes the best air dryers on the market.
Looks nice Nex. You really have a good setup for this stuff.
Looks like you could use a more substantial stand 😉
What do you use for color blender? And what gun did you shoot the base with? you said orange cap iwata? I learned my clear cap sucks on light metallics 🙁
I have no problem consistently spraying orange peel.
[quote=”MoCoke” post=24342]motor speed is 700 rpm, pump would go as fast as the motor turns it so idk. i also looked at some other compressors and motor speed is nearly twice that but the pump was the cheap chinese type. the better pumps have slower speed motors turning them.[/quote]
correct. Slower pump speed = Longer pump life.
Look for amp ratings on the motor to be realistic, and a slow RPM pump.
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:agree your math is right, but if you think you get 240v at the wall, you’ve never metered it. And the plate on the motor said 16 amps, not the meter. The Fluke says it was a 3.1 hp motor. :cheers
In my experience there is a distinct line between the DIYers home compressor lines, and industrial units. Look at a name like IR and you’ll see a jump in price for units that have much beefier *looking* pumps on them. The motors on the real deal units are rated in actual HP, not ‘peak power’. My old unit was from high school, a ghetto unit from napa as well, and it said ‘7 hp peak’ right on it – but it only pulled like 16 amps…… that’s a 3hp pump.
I bought a 7.5hp industrial unit from NAPA, and I am thrilled with it. They run for many years, and are totally rebuildable. Schrader Bridgeport is the manufacturer, and they are much beefier than IR for the same price. I bought it at the suggestion of a number of mechanics I know – they all said it was a great bang for the buck.
Quincy makes good stuff, but even more money. Mine was $2400, and it’s more than enough air for a small paint shop. Big shops really should have a screw.
I considered an Eaton, but the reviews are just too mixed for me….. I’ve heard a lot of good, and a lot of bad.
Definitely nice work. Better than I’m doing by far :rock
The one panel at a time stuff is mind bottling, but I understand with that little garage.
Fantastic!
Thanks Jimmo
why is this not an option for forum members? seems like these things are pretty universal forum options.
I checked out a bunch of dynabrade tools carefully at SEMA – dear god, those things are amazing. I think I will save my money for everything I can get from those guys. Great tools. :rock
Ben, why go cheap? :deadhorse
I’ve used the solid rubber wheels in a drill and melted the paint right off a bumper :whistle: :rofl