Tool question
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Cincinnati oh
Tool question
I have a 20 gallon 5 hp air compressor (old frankenstein) I am sanding my car with a DAS. the problem is my AC kept running out of air after a few Min of sanding So I bought another 13 gallon 5 HP compressor. Same problem My question is can i hook the 13 into the 20 gallon and run the DAS from the 20 gallon so i dont run out of air so fast, or am i creating a giant air bomb? HELP!
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Woodway TX
It should be OK, your pressure regulators ( if working properly) should shut the AC's down when they reach their max. as set by the company. It's a pain to work that way, sand a little & wait then repeat over & over. God luck!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Allentown Pa.
I did it.
As a old time auto painter I had the same problem. My old Sears 2 horse could not keep up with my sanding equipment. Although I do not paint professionaly any more I do my own stuff and now and then a small job for a friend or neighbor. I bought a Sears 6 horse compressor that runs on 120 volts and hooked both of them to my pressure regulater on the wall. I set both to send 100 lbs to the wall regulator and away I go with my sanding and spraying equipment. It works O.K. for me. When I sand or spray one or both compressors are running. Now this is not a pro setup but you can hook two together if you watch what you are doing. My only problem is as a old retired pro I would rather sit in my garage, polish the Vette, drink a few cold ones then take it for a ride than use all my stuff to do any work. Happy Vette motoring. Allentown Ernie.
There are ways around it. I would post another thread on garagejournal.com/forum. Now those guys are very crazy about everything tool-related!
Melting Slicks
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From: backwoods upstate ny
no problem design wise,however, big "but" should be considered..."industrial" compressed air applications often use an "accumulator" on a machine that is remote from the compressor(s)...an "accumulator" is nothing more than a tank .
BUT "old" compressed air storage tanks all have rust internally due to moisture in the air and may violently rupture when the rust gets severe ...literally like a bomb going off...my neighbor had the tank fail on his ancient compressor and it busted the concrete block wall next to it, big enough hole to bend over/walk thru...think first/install second.
btw, "code stamped" tanks usually are stronger than those with no code control during manufacture, imho well worth the extra $
not recommending, just what i've seen, never researched...local gearhead has a huge propane tank (home heating type) behind his garage but the garage is not heated AFAIK
BUT "old" compressed air storage tanks all have rust internally due to moisture in the air and may violently rupture when the rust gets severe ...literally like a bomb going off...my neighbor had the tank fail on his ancient compressor and it busted the concrete block wall next to it, big enough hole to bend over/walk thru...think first/install second.
btw, "code stamped" tanks usually are stronger than those with no code control during manufacture, imho well worth the extra $
not recommending, just what i've seen, never researched...local gearhead has a huge propane tank (home heating type) behind his garage but the garage is not heated AFAIK
Last edited by redrose; Dec 5, 2008 at 10:34 AM.
