Recommend a small compressor

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I'm after something small/neat for tyres and to blow dry my bikes after bath night.

Nothing heavy duty.

Any recommendations guys?

Thanks

Eddy
 
Thanks for the response.

My description probably wasn't very good. I have in mind something that would be garage based and so a little larger than this. Somehting that would run air driven tools or paint spraying equipment. Although right now I don't need to do either of those things :o
 
Can recommend either

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/tiger/path/airmaster-2

or

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/p.../path/diy-semi-professional-air-compressors-2

there both the same model, I used the Airmaster one over the last few years to power my air tools while I built an extension onto the house. been a workhorse nothings went wrong with it, it'll power a framing gun, most air drill type tools, spray guns but realistically only for small areas, spray guns take a awful lot of air to use properly

the only thing I would say is go for a 'Oil' version NOT 'Oil less' as there quiter and have longer run times
8 bar is more than enough for general use once you start going higher than this the price increases dramatically
If you can get a 50L receiver that would be good (better for the spray gun application) but 25L is the minimum you want too go.

HTH
 
As a side bar, a leaf blower makes a great bike blow dryer, gets water out of all those nooks & crannies....:thumb2
 
I've used a Screwfix £99 compressor with only a 10 liter receiver for 5 years!!
absolutely perfect,:thumb2 for bigger jobs I connect it to a 15 kilo size Calor gas bottle which me mate modded:rolleyes: with 2 welded in pipes,,,:eek:
 
Eddy802 said:
Thanks for the response.

My description probably wasn't very good. I have in mind something that would be garage based and so a little larger than this. Somehting that would run air driven tools or paint spraying equipment. Although right now I don't need to do either of those things :o
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go to machine mart at the bottom of north hill and they have a good selection of small compressors and they also have a returns section at the rear of the shop wiith reduced prices on stuff that has been returned :thumb2better prices then halfrauds and the staff are quite helpful, Bm
 
A bit of web-window shopping and there's lots to find. Wolf have a special on the 50l upright that looks hard to beat.

The leaf blower idea got me wondering though. What recommendations are there in that regard?

Festive greetings

Eddy
 
Eddy802 said:
A bit of web-window shopping and there's lots to find. Wolf have a special on the 50l upright that looks hard to beat.

The leaf blower idea got me wondering though. What recommendations are there in that regard?

Festive greetings

Eddy
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The upright is an oilfree, not the best :(
the one in my thread above comes complete with full kit and is oil filled compressor:thumb2
 
Thanks for keeping me straight on that Proff.

Separate question: where do you get your ACF50 to push through it?

Eddy
 
No worries - thanks.

Even £35/liter has to be better than a can for £13?!

All the best.
:beerjug:
 
Nippy Normans supply Touratech, Wunderlich, Desert Fox and many other makes of accessories.
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