Need advice for a compressor
07-18-2012, 11:54 AM
#21
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Nawlins, LA.
Posts: 299
Thanks for all the input guys!
I ended up buying the SpeedAire in one of the craigslist ads Coupe posted. Brand new 5 HP motor, freshly cleaned and lubed pump, great shape. It also came with Graco drier, regulator and oiler. I paid $700. How'd I do?
I've got to plumb this together and get it wired up. I'll be using DA sanders in the near future, so I guess the oiler is a good thing. I'm not sure how to cut it off for painting though, and I'm pretty sure oil and paint don't make a pretty color. Anyone got any clues?
As far as care and feeding, do I just drain the condensate periodically, or is there more to do?
Thanks again for all the input!!
I ended up buying the SpeedAire in one of the craigslist ads Coupe posted. Brand new 5 HP motor, freshly cleaned and lubed pump, great shape. It also came with Graco drier, regulator and oiler. I paid $700. How'd I do?
I've got to plumb this together and get it wired up. I'll be using DA sanders in the near future, so I guess the oiler is a good thing. I'm not sure how to cut it off for painting though, and I'm pretty sure oil and paint don't make a pretty color. Anyone got any clues?
As far as care and feeding, do I just drain the condensate periodically, or is there more to do?
Thanks again for all the input!!
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05-24-2013, 12:43 PM
#23
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Nawlins, LA.
Posts: 299
Picked up this baby last week off CL for $500
Looking for some info / guidelines on filter / reg / seperator set ups,....
From the discharge I'll have flex tube to hard pipe
particle filter
as far up to the ceiling as possible
drain leg at the bottom
across garage and back with 1/2" pipe geting 50 ft horizontal before first drop
2" drop per 25 ft
feeding from the top of the run for the drop
drain leg below the vertical rise into filter / sep / final regulator
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