Air brush compressor query

Mar 05, 2012 5 Replies

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robgraham 14 years ago

I have some work which will require air brush painting.

I've been given a 'stated-as-good' airbrush gun and require to get the compressor. I don't really have any current use for a full sized compressor and would rather not be faced with the storage for that. But having said that there is the occasional for bike, car and wheelbarrow tyres to be dealt with - the sort of things that the rather nasty 12V car compressor does for us currently.

I've found a dual piston air brush compressor driven by a 1/4hp 240v motor with a 3.5l tank. No use for air tools, proper spray painting, etc., but it will be easy to store and transport. How would that get on for blowing up the occasional tyre ?

Rob

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Peter Parry 14 years ago

Should be OK but slow - except that as the stored volume is low if you have a totally flat tubeless tyre it may not have enough puff to push the tyre to the rim so will just leak air instead of blowing the tyre up.

You can make a nice air brush compressor from an old freezer or fridge compressor.

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Roger Mills 14 years ago

Slowly, or not at all - depending on what pressure it can generate.

Having said that, these little plug-in 12v jobbies can blow up a car tyre eventually - but you're often in danger of exceeding their 10 minute maximum continuous run time.

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Dave Liquorice 14 years ago

Can vouch for that killed an Airman doing a rather soft Landrover tyre. Though TBH it may have still mangled the metal flap valve at the top of the cylinder anyway. Now have a somewhat chunkier and fan cooled 12v tyre compressor...

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Dave Liquorice 14 years ago

compressor...

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MAC2300 12V Heavy-Duty Compressor other places on the net have it for between =A355 and =A365 delivered.

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Peter Parry 14 years ago

Not a problem in the ones I've made. A short vertical tube on the output collects most and a small in line oil remover takes out the rest.

You also get the advantage that it makes a good vacuum pump as well.

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