2.5hp 10bar 50l electronic air compressor.

[Owenski]

Is this any good, specifically for spray painting with the air gun? but generally will this do what any tom/dik/harry in their garage might wanna use it for?

Better yet has anyone got one? Any comments would be awsome cheers :D

[Owenski]

ooopps for got the link
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/33988/Power-Tools/Compressors/Stanley-FCDV4G4SCR006-50Ltr-Compressor?cm_mmc=GoogleBase-_-Datafeed-_-Power%20Tools-_-Stanley%20FCDV4G4SCR006%2050Ltr%20Compressor

[yorkie_chris]

I'm no painting expert but it will run air tools fine

[Owenski]

awsommmmmmmeeee! Costco are selling them £100 :-D they only had about 12 left this afternoon but I've been given permission to head back there tomorrow and pick one up (provided I pick up a load of other gubbins too).

[Specialone]

Actually, that won't run all air tools, I know cos I've got one.

It's the cfm's that are important with compressors, a decent spray gun will require a fair amount of air.
Buy a gravity fed spray gun as they are better suited to smaller compressors as they are more efficient.

I bought an impact gun for mine, supposed to require 6cfm, my compressor wouldnt run it properly so I took it back.

Things like sand blasters require 10cfm's + so you've got no chance.

The 50 litre tank will certainly help though.

[Owenski]

lol I've just read very similar to what you've typed about the cfm's It did say though that anything over 2hp will give more than 7cfm which is all thats required for gravity fed spray guns so im pleased with that.

[Specialone]

lol I've just read very similar to what you've typed about the cfm's It did say though that anything over 2hp will give more than 7cfm which is all thats required for gravity fed spray guns so im pleased with that.

But that's max, that means if your running something even close, it will be running constantly.

[Owenski]

so its not as much the compressor as the gun which is pivitol regarding spraying

[Specialone]

True, but once you start trying to move a lot of atomised paint like the pros, you will need a bigger compressor.
It's a smooth regular supply that's important.

I've done a bit of spraying with my gravity gun, had to be very much thinned to get it to spray ok.

[timwilky]

You will also need an oiler and evaporator for your tools, but don't get oil in your line or it will screw up your paint. for that reason I have two feeds off the compressor one with an evaporator/regulator/oiler and the second with an evaporator/regulator and different fittings so I cannot use any tool lines with my spray guns.

Besides which, I also have a pressure fed mask, don't want to be breathing oil.

If you can afford it get a bigger one, probably better to buy ex industrial than a cheap little one, if of course you have the room.

[barwel1992]

LINK (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wolf-Professional-Air-Compressor-50L-Belt-V-Twin-2HP-/250608969874?pt=UK_Air_Tools_and_Compressors&hash=item3a59756892) i think you should get it ...... just because its a V twin :D

[Owenski]

Now im quite confused, gonna have to do some reading before I buy this :( was hoping it would be cut and shut but it seems its anything but.

[_Stretchie_]

Me and Squirrell have just started using one of the Aldi 2.5hp 25 litre ones.

It's got two out puts, one with a regulator on to set the out put and one unregulated that puts out the full 8 bar.

It's not too bad, we have an air blower attached to the one output with a regulator set to 4 bar, and the other output is connected to an air filter (with an in built regulator we set to 6bar) and in line lubricator with an air ratchet or rattle gun attached.

It works alright but I wouldn't want to use it for prolonged periods of time. For example, if you were removing the clutch cover, you'd get two bolts in before the motor kicks because the pressure from the bottle has dropped to just below 6 bar, but you can get all the way around and remove all the bolts and the motor will keep it running at 6bar.

The impact wrench works well, we had trouble getting the nut off that holds the generator and stator in and the impact wrench got it off, not immediately, but after a bit of a go, but it got it off with little to no effort on our part.


I want something like this:


http://www.ihtools.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1497


or this


http://www.toolshopwales.com/sealey-200-litre-3hp-belt-drive-air-compressor-cast-iron-pump-1653-p.asp


But I want doesn't get

: (

[Wideboy]

Look in you local second hand papers ect before buying a new one, I picked up a 6.7hp 250l direct drive for 50 quid from a local furniture place selling up. It runs everything I've got from spray guns to windy tools including machinery. In the passed I got a 150l 5.5 for free and all it needed was the motor rewinding.


Well worth the look

[yorkie_chris]

Can you run that from a 13A plug or did you need a spur wiring in or something?

[Specialone]

3hp is the biggest you can run on domestic sockets.

[Owenski]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stanley-10-24-Compressor-2-5hp-10bar-24ltr-New-box-/300513576843?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item45f801478b

this is the exact same boxed offer as the one Im looking at this one is available on ebay at £150

Note its not a 50l like the screwfix one, I was mistaken.

[Owenski]

Look in you local second hand papers ect before buying a new one, I picked up a 6.7hp 250l direct drive for 50 quid from a local furniture place selling up. It runs everything I've got from spray guns to windy tools including machinery. In the passed I got a 150l 5.5 for free and all it needed was the motor rewinding.


Well worth the look

Cheers mush,
I get why thats better and even wiring in a seperate spur isnt a problem but the biggest appeal to me is that this one is physically quite tiny which is great because we've not much space to store one.
Bare in mind I'm not about to start trading in newly painted parts as a second income but I do intend on re-spraying the pointy once the replacement plastics arrive.

So really I guess what Im after is; Is the stanley one going to be good enough to spray the odd thing with and maybe use some air tools at somepoint. I love a bargain but have a habit of buying a bargain only to see it go to waste, I dont want this to be one of those.

[Wideboy]

Can you run that from a 13A plug or did you need a spur wiring in or something?

3hp is the biggest you can run on domestic sockets.

Yep, It's wired into the mains not on a socket, my mate did all that for me as I don't know much about electrics but I have no issues with it other than remembering to switch it off otherwise it wakes you and your neighbours up at night ........ :lol:

[Wideboy]

Cheers mush,
I get why thats better and even wiring in a seperate spur isnt a problem but the biggest appeal to me is that this one is physically quite tiny which is great because we've not much space to store one.
Bare in mind I'm not about to start trading in newly painted parts as a second income but I do intend on re-spraying the pointy once the replacement plastics arrive.

So really I guess what Im after is; Is the stanley one going to be good enough to spray the odd thing with and maybe use some air tools at somepoint. I love a bargain but have a habit of buying a bargain only to see it go to waste, I dont want this to be one of those.

mine is about 6 ft long and 3 to 4 high so yeah its not small but I built a bench over the top of it so doesn't really take up any room

[Dave20046]

I got a 3hp oil free 50l sealey one from tool mania Iirc for around £ 160

[Owenski]

mine is about 6 ft long and 3 to 4 high so yeah its not small but I built a bench over the top of it so doesn't really take up any room
Thats not a bad idea, wouldnt work for me mind as my work bench isnt perminant its technically a fold out bit of timber on some stumps so its defo not the place to conseal anything.

I got a 3hp oil free 50l sealey one from tool mania Iirc for around £ 160
And did that do all your spraying davido?

[Dave20046]

Thats not a bad idea, wouldnt work for me mind as my work bench isnt perminant its technically a fold out bit of timber on some stumps so its defo not the place to conseal anything.


And did that do all your spraying davido?

certainly did, I read into it a fair bit, what I needed to sustain constant pressure on the hvlp gun (you have a 0.4 nozzle IIRC) I'm pretty sure that 3hp will be the lowest you'll get away with(I can't see me paying for power I didn't need)

[Owenski]

MINT!
Just got back from Costco with my new toy. Quite pleased tbh 94db is quite loud when you're not expecting it though :)

I dunno about the HP but on that stuff you sent me davido it says the HVLP gun requires a steady 7cfm for good spray and this comp' caps out at 8.8 so I should be ok setting the resrictory stuff up to get a decent coverage.

Came with a gravity gun, tyre pump, air probe ad something else I havn't quite worked out yet not bad for the price.

Speaking to a bloke at Costco who saw me looking a bit confused whilst trying to read the spec info on the box he told me he uses it to wash his car...
is that correct can you fix up the hose pipe and use it as a jet wash? Seems a bit extreme to me!

[Dave20046]

MINT!
Just got back from Costco with my new toy. Quite pleased tbh 94db is quite loud when you're not expecting it though :)

haha remember the first time I fired up a compressor, only wanted to fill my tyres, kegs gota fillin too.

Have fun, remember your crap thinners for gun cleaning, panel wipe, wet n dry, paint, good thinners, hardener, primer, lacquer,mist rattle can, mixing cups and stirrers, funnel, etc etc. And try keep the compressor out of the shed while you spray - and remember to heat it up first too!


Edit - the shed not the compressor.