Air Compressor

[JohnMo]

Looking for recommendations 

 

After a new air compressor for my garage (man cave, not commercial). Needs to be ok for air tools, not make a racket, single phase, budget? - not break the bank

 

My last air compressor was like this one

 

https://www.halfords.com/motoring/tools/garage-workshop/compressors/sip-v300%2F100-vertical-compressor-675810.html?cm_mmc=Google+PLA-_-Motoring>Tools>Garage+Workshop>Compressors-_-Motoring>Tools>Garage+Workshop>Compressors-_-675810&gclsrc=aw.ds&&_$ja=tsid:|cid:18241192209|agid:|tid:|crid:|nw:x|rnd:2205970339728796520|dvc:m|adp:|mt:|loc:1007327&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAlsy5BhDeARIsABRc6Zvtp8DwvKw1falhYtSayVdUQk7qLs9Gt9tVzKyRmGHOUuvpOgQeuicaAqMyEALw_wcB

 

But wasn't the best, lasted about 5 years before giving up, seemed to be poor driving an impact driver, on anything more than wheel nuts.

 

Any ideas or recommendations?

[joe90]

22 minutes ago, JohnMo said:

Needs to be ok for air tools

Then you need to specify the the output required for the tools you have.

[JohnMo]

27 minutes ago, joe90 said:

Then you need to specify the the output required for the tools you have.

It seems to say 5cfm at 90psi.

[Russdl]

I got mine from here very pleased with it but it hasn’t had too much hard labour. Mainly spray painting, pumping up tyres and blowing dust around. 

 

 

 

[dpmiller]

All piston compressors are noisy. Box it or outdoor enclosure is all you can do for that...

 

The oilfree vertical you've got aint 10cfm, maybe calculated but no way in the real world. The piston leaks like a sieve on them. Plus IIRC that model is a brush motor and revs it's n*ts off.

 

^ that one in the piccy above is the same unit that Lidl sell occasionally and is a real sweetie for the money, the pump is overbuilt compared to  SIPs and Sealeys of the same class

 

required cfm depends on the type of tool, and whether the demand is continuous or intermittent. Eg for a rattle gun, hose size is more important than pump capacity- it needs a good jag of air to break a bolt loose which even a small tank will contain, but if there's a bottleneck at a hose or fitting well... 

 

Tell us what tools they are and how you use them

[JohnMo]

3 hours ago, dpmiller said:

Tell us what tools they are and how you use them

Have an Ingersol Rand 1/2 drive impact driver and Ingersol Rand die grinder. Both are not used often, but when I do use the usage can be prolonged. With decent compressor I will also start spray painting.

 

3 hours ago, dpmiller said:

hose size is more important

I upgraded my hose a few years ago to the biggest I could find at the time, but will probably replace with a decent hose reel.

[dpmiller]

I'd say you'd need a good 7-10cfm for either of those and if you're considering spraying remember that there might be an air-fed mask in the equation.

 

If you're short on space this is a good option:

 

 

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/stanley-fatmax-b350-10-90v

 

as that's the same motor and pump the "normal" belt drive machines use

 

[gaz_moose]

id get one of the silent ones that use fridge compressors, the direct drive and belt ones are always too noisy, the cfm will be terrible but no hobby size compressor will run things like a sander for any decent amount of time anyway.