(Part 2) Reddit mentions: The best air compressors & inflators

Regardless of brand avodi single action, external mix airbrushes. I use cheapo brushes like the ones Harbor Freight sells, and a cheap compressor. I find them perfectly servicable if you take care of them and maintain them religiously, but they are not for everyone.

http://www.amazon.com/Master-Airbrushing-MAS-Airbrush-Compressor-/dp/B00BF0MW9G/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1426883332&sr=8-2&keywords=master+airbrush+and+compressor

That is the exact combo I use. You can browse through my submitted history to see what results you can get with that. Any airbrushed item I make uses that combination.

However, if you want to go upmarket, similar things are available.

Iawata Medea's CN brush costs about 60-130 dollars depending on who you buy it from, and a similar compressor to mine, small, portable, and the like is available in the form of the Iawata neo. I would not recommend the battery powered versions. Links below.

http://www.tcpglobal.com/IWA-N4500_2.html?gclid=CNOG2vLit8QCFSgV7AodeC0AZQ
http://www.amazon.com/Iwata-Neo-Air-miniature-compressor/dp/B00DV4PTCQ

Shop around, or wait for one item 40% off discounts from art stores. Airbrushes are expensive and hard to move inventory for companies, so they tend to go on sale.

That Iwata combination is basically what I have, but with better machining tolerances and a hiked price. If you want to buy a "trustworthy" brand that's what I'd get. I, however, am perfectly fine with a cheap as chips airbrush with a cheap compressor, but that's just me.

I would recommend starting with a double action airbrush. That means the trigger adjusts two variables: airflow amount, and paintflow amount. The CN is probably a good model. But I like my airbrush because it costs 15 dollars a unit.

Well, y'see, I rely on my tools for a living and for my hobbies so I tend to go to worst-case scenarios. I was picturing you doing large-scale automotive airbrushing and the like. My home shop, for instance, has a shed out back of the primary shop just for the compressor (to save space and reduce noise); it's piped in to a 3-way manifold, with each port having its own valve and dryer. One of them is shop air for the cutting table next to the manifold, one is for overhead air, and one is for air at my welding table (to run the plasma cutter and the pneumatic lift I built). The overhead line is plumbed to a spare 30-gallon reservoir tank strapped the joists; that itself is split 3 ways to go to 3 separate overhead air drops (welding table, automotive area, and mill/lathe area). I don't like having to walk to use an air line.

For models and the like you might be able to get away with a standard 19-gallon tank. However, I imagine that if you're running your tools continuously you are indeed going to be hitting the compressor every 5-10 minutes; make sure you get one with a 50% duty cycle or thereabouts. A larger tank would do you better if you can afford the outlay and space.

Also, I unequivocally recommend an oiled compressor versus oilless. The oilless ones sing the siren song of low maintenance but are much noisier and much less durable (but, on the other hand, they're a ready supply of spare tanks). You will also definitely have to add an air dryer for airbrushing.

If you can squeeze an extra hundred, something like this would probably do you very well. My primary air compressor is a Campbell-Hausfeld and it's been absolutely great to me, FWIW.

all of these suggestions are good ones.

I do a lot of carpentry work, and have found the emglo compressors to be pretty good. I prefer oil lubricated over oil-less. the oil-less seem to be much louder, and not as durable.

One important thing to remember ALWAYS empty the container after each use, always drain water after every use otherwise your tank will corrode prematurely, and that happens rather quickly.

here is an excellent little emglo

also here is nice dewalt/emglo it is basically the same as the emglo, just rebranded as dewalt bought emglo

other good compressors are: Ingersoll-rand, rollaire, speedaire/dayton.

If you are driving very slow on sand, I'll go down to 12psi without beadlocks. If you are having fun in the sand and going at speed, I'd set it to 20psi. Of you have a 110v outlet in your truck, [this little $150 air compressor] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077ZQYXZ1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Y13cBbT88JJ2C) is the shit. It's super quiet and works great.

Good call on the tank and to reTeflon tape the fittings.

I do understand that it is probably not worth a lot, but I do like the fact that it's easily portable with wheels and extendable upper handle. Plus it's versatile for a casual user being specifically designed to inflate things like car tires, sports balls, bike tires etc via an adjustable dial. I may also use it with an impact wrench to take off car wheels occasionally. Plus if I can refurb it then 2 things: I will learn something and 2, less junk filling up our trash and waste facilities.

Do most of those bigger home use compressors (the bigger ones that are that are like 2ft by 3ft like this campbell haudfield have easy adjustment dials like that to adjust pressure for different applications, even low pressure applications?

If you're not looking to run tools and stuff like that, you can get one much cheaper, but the best value seems to be around $50. This is the one I have in my car, though I have a full-size one for nail guns, etc., as well.

This is my setup, I'm happy with it.

https://www.amazon.com/Iwata-Medea-Revolution-Action-Large-Gravity/dp/B000BQS3UWhttps://www.amazon.com/Paasche-D500SR-Compressor-Regulator-Moisture/dp/B000BR2HOO

Additionally, a decent airbrush that is a little cheaper.https://www.amazon.com/NEO-Gravity-Feed-Action-Airbrush/dp/B004INERK4Something to keep in mind, is that the NEO is NOT made by Iwata. It's a Chinese airbrush with their name on it. But I've heard it's quite decent. Here's a video on it, and it's got a great video for learning to clean your airbrush in the description. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8YKUA2SGzU

First, make sure either of these will work for you, the 2.6 and 3.3 CFM@90psi will run any nailer you come across, and maybe an impact ratchet, but is below the range of most impact wrenches, paint guns, and all the other "automotive" tools. Decide if you're OK with this, otherwise you're looking at a bigger compressor down the line.

The Porter-Cable pancake's are typically the loudest style of compressor you can buy. The 150psi is nice to make the tank seem bigger, but as long as the cut-in pressure is over you're tool pressure (typically 75 to 90 psi) it makes no difference in operation. The 6gallon tank is useful if you're going to charge the compressor and use it without power, but in terms of "longer between cycles", it's a trade-off; the compressor will run longer to fill the 6 gallon tank but run less often.

The Makita at 80DB is still very loud in terms of everyday things even if it's quiet in compressor terms.

If you're willing to lug a little more weight and spend a few more dollars, I whole-heartedly recommend the 4gallon QuietZone compressors (their branded by a couple companies). They are very quiet comparatively (55db), I'd compare it to an old dishwasher for volume, and they provide enough CFM to change your tires with a mid-sized impact wrench or use a small paint gun. I've heard mediocre things about the build-quality, but I don't own only used one.

Edit: Also, buy a 50 or 100ft 3/8" hose and a thin-light 25ft hose. Ditch the slinky hose if you're compressor comes with one. For the short hose: A light PVC hose with swivel fittings will make it so much nicer to position. HF has a 25ft for $10 with the swivels built in. For a step up, try Polyurethane - this 50ft Hitachi from PA is very nice. For the longer hose, you want "tundra" or some other kind of PVC/rubber hybrid for the flexibility and lighter weight; I have 50ft, 100ft, and 200ft (two 100ft joined permanently) of the bright-green and bright-orange ones from PA.

I have this Stanley Bostich 1.2 gallon compressor. I use it for inflating tires and occasional air tool use (blower attachment, and small nail gun). It works great, is light enough to carry around easily, and isn't too terribly noisy.

Weight savings is not an issue because it's only a 1 gallon tank, and they used pretty thin steel for it. That said, the weight savings on my 4.6 gallon compressor is incredible. I bought a 1hp oilless, aluminum GMC Syclone 4610a that weighs 42lbs and runs very (very) quietly. I'm quite happy with their line of compressors and recommend them if you are looking to fill a niche.

For tacking things together I like 18 gauge brads. You can find used brad nailers on craigslist all day long for under $50. Try to find one that can drive 5/8" to 2" nails and you should be covered.

You can also buy nail guns that will accept both staples and nails. I have this one from harbor freight, at $20 I can't fault it. http://www.harborfreight.com/18-gauge-2-in-1-air-nailerstapler-68019.html

Air compressors can also be found inexpensively on used markets. If you want new this kit looks nice and is quiet enough not to upset anyone nearby: http://www.amazon.com/Senco-PC0947-18-Gauge-Nailer-Compressor/dp/B00008PWW9

As far as gauges go, I would suggest mechanical one as opposed to electronic. They are a bit larger but much more reliable than battery powered ones.
Definitely don't go for the cheapest, spend £15-20 and you'll have a tool for life.

Something along these lines - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00W3HWPHO

Having said this, I still use 12v pump I bought from Lidl 3 years ago. The inbuilt gauge is crap but the pump goes strong and seems to be surprisingly well-made!

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they were recommendations by a friend who also does gunpla. He said he was really happy with them.

The problem is conductive surface area. The only way the middle of your drink is going to cool is via the outer part of the drink. Unless you are actively manipulating the drink itself, you can't avoid that.

If you're willing to boil off part of said drink, that's an option. Not a compact one, but an option.

In practice, your best bet is a pre-chilled heat exchanger. You can pour your drink in question through a device with a bunch of narrow tubes, which gives you the surface area required for rapid cooling.

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A bit of math, assuming Air as a working fluid.

1L of water at 30C, reducing to 10C. You need to pull ~80kJ out of this drink.

It will take 70L of air at 10 atmospheres, adiabatically expanding (through a turboexpander or similar), to absorb that much heat. Incidentally, If we consider this compressor, we're looking at twice its fully filled volume, and roughly five minutes to compress that much air.

Alternatively, melting a half pound of ice could do the same thing, before we even consider the effects of cold water.

Air compressors all the way. I used to use these duster cans until I picked up an air compressor for an unrelated project and the difference is night and day.

I wish someone would make a small air compressor for IT work.

I bought the smallest one I could find (basically this) and it's still a beast for what I use it for. A small, basketball sized air compressor for dusting electronics would be amazing.

I have a Dewalt Compressor that's mounted to my wall with a hose on a spool underneath. Works perfectly for the past 5 years without a problem:

https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-D55140-1-Gallon-Trim-Compressor/dp/B000HZJMFM/ref=sr_1_6?s=power-hand-tools&ie=UTF8&qid=1522867767&sr=1-6&keywords=dewalt+compressor

Here is a surge protector made by intermatic that you can wire into a 120/240vac furnace:
Intermatic AG3000 Surge Protector https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008VM6MXI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_uyqQCbBP08VTK

Here is one for your compressor unit:
Intermatic CD1-024R Compressor Defender Protects Central Air Conditioner / Heat Pump Compressors and Circuit Boards https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L2HW9YK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_5AqQCbG3VEWHA

Its also a good idea to install a whole house surge protector, here is one example:
EATON CHSPT2ULTRA Ultimate Surge Protection 3rd Edition, 2.38" Length, 5.25" Width 7.5" Height https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AQAKRSS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_wCqQCbTPJQEWQ

Or better yet an air compressor with blower attatchment

I bought a cheap pancake air compressor off amazon, it cost around the same as 10 cans and ive used it for countless other things, as inflating baloons, car and bike wheels, footballs, etc...

Id definitively recommend it.

https://www.amazon.com/Campbell-Hausfeld-Compressor-1-Gallon-FP2028/dp/B000BOCBAM/

Small pry bar http://www.stanleytools.com/default.asp?CATEGORY=HT+BARS&TYPE=PRODUCT&PARTNUMBER=55-045&SDesc=7%26%2334%3B+Wonder+Bar%26%23174%3B+II+Pry+Bar

Drill (Wired is way more powerful)

http://www.makita.com/en-us/Modules/Tools/ToolDetails.aspx?ID=341

Dremal

http://www.amazon.com/Dremel-4000-6-50-120-Volt-Variable-Speed/dp/B002L3RUW0/ref=sr_1_3?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1299171220&sr=1-3

http://www.amazon.com/Dremel-710-02-160-Piece-Accessory/dp/B002L3RUWA/ref=sr_1_8?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1299171330&sr=1-8

Yes you need this many bits.

Miter box

http://stanleytools.com/default.asp?CATEGORY=MITRE+BOX&TYPE=PRODUCT&PARTNUMBER=20-800&SDesc=Adjustable+Angle+Clamping+Mitre+Box

And

http://stanleytools.com/default.asp?CATEGORY=MITRE+BOX&TYPE=PRODUCT&PARTNUMBER=20-112&SDesc=Clamping+Mitre+Box

Jig saw

http://www.makita.com/en-us/Modules/Tools/ToolDetails.aspx?ID=1131

Alan keys

Pipe cutters

Staple gun

http://stanleytools.com/default.asp?CATEGORY=HT%5FCONS%5FFAST&TYPE=PRODUCT&PARTNUMBER=CT10X&SDesc=Stanley%26%23169%3B+Heavy+Duty+1%2F4%22+Cable+Tacker

Nail gun

http://www.amazon.com/Factory-Reconditioned-Bostitch-CPACK1850BN-18-Gauge-Compressor/dp/B0031ZDYTU/ref=sr_1_27?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1299171945&sr=1-27

Have a look. I pick cheapest ones for part time work.

http://www.makita.com/en-us/Modules/Home/

http://stanleytools.com

Edit: Links

Your welcome

i have:
http://www.amazon.com/Factory-Reconditioned-Bostitch-CPACK1850BN-18-Gauge-Compressor/dp/B0031ZDYTU/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1331692261&sr=8-8

basically the same as the first one you listed, except with a nail gun and cheaper. everything came looking and working brand new.

I use it for all the same things you have listed and also to power an impact wrench and air ratchet. works awesome.

I would buy a cheap pancake air compressor instead. http://www.harborfreight.com/air-tools/air-compressors/3-gal-13-hp-100-psi-oilless-pancake-air-compressor-61615.html

You can inflate tires with ease, run an airbrush, blow out your computer, install trim in your kitchen, and shoot marshmallows at your cat for not much more than that blower from amazon. Harbor freight doesn't have the best quality tools, but they're cheap.

Here's one on Amazon: http://smile.amazon.com/Campbell-Hausfeld-FP2028-Compressor-Accessory/dp/B000BOCBAM/ref=pd_cp_hi_3

So, build an equivalent out of PVC pipe and a stepper motor controlling a plunger...Or something. I mean, this is really your only option I can see. An aquarium pump isn't going to cut it. You need something to EXTRUDE the sauce in precisely measured amounts. You can go the air route for less than $100.

http://www.amazon.com/Campbell-Hausfeld-FP2028-Compressor-Accessory/dp/B000BOCBAM

Here you go.

https://www.amazon.com/Intermatic-CD1-024R-Compressor-Conditioner-Compressors/dp/B00L2HW9YK

https://www.amazon.com/Compressor-Inflation-Campbell-Hausfeld-FP2028/dp/B000BOCBAM/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=3+Gal.+1%2F3+HP+100+PSI+Oil-Free+Pancake+Air+Compressor&qid=1564109931&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011&rnid=2470954011&rps=1&s=gateway&sr=8-1

Just a note don't get an O2 as that will make your environment highly flammable. Get a regular compressed air setup example http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000BOCBAM?cache=bb1b9cdbf1ffb7de4c9c1fbb25fe14ef&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70&qid=1408234602&sr=8-14#ref=mp_s_a_1_14

For your purposes even that might be overkill. At least you can use it to inflate tires or beach toys, or dry out a bicycle after cleaning it.

Sure

The Compressor: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077ZQYXZ1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_JP1ZBbSQMMWA6

yeah, thats a little much for my needs.
I already have this
can I combine it with this or will it kill me?