Re: [AMC-list] Compressor size for touch-up paint?

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As a side note to this. I once blasted and painted a flat bed semi trailer. The guy I did it for had the coolest compressor I have ever seen. 
  It was a 352 Ford FE engine! Ran on 4 cyls and pumped air on the other 4! It was a beast, NO air tank needed! Just fire it up and go. 
  I don't know who built it but it was governed and would run a paint gun at idle! Blasting would cycle rpms. The guy said they only time it ran full bore was with Jack hammers and such. 


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-----Original Message-----
From: "Garry Nordstrom" <gasnordstrom@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:29:10 
To: AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family<amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Compressor size for touch-up paint?

 agree, I have a smith comerical compressor, driven by a Wiscousin 4 
cylinder, I have it mounted on wells, my holding tank is 500 Gal.
I have the blast and vac system that I shoots 5 mediums, vacum as it blasts, 
recycles  the media, so need for blast cabient, only us blast area confined.
I do place this in a 16 ft trailer, and can be mobile to do cars, the main 
reason is that when I buy and restore houses, I now can save the original 
trim, no mess, just tape off and bamb, redo kitchen cabients, saves 
1000.00's
As I retired early, this provides an excellent income, and work when wife 
says to,,yea sure!!
Garry
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd Tomason" <jayscore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 7:59 AM
Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Compressor size for touch-up paint?


> There's an old saying about always buying as much compressor as you can 
> possibly afford.  Once you have the compressor, you'll start buying air 
> tools and wish you had more air.  Any thoughts of eventually adding a 
> blast cabinet?  I would recommend a 5hp 220V unit with a 100% duty cycle 
> and a 60 or 80 gallon tank.  It should be able to deliver around 15 CFM. 
> Look at the Ingersol Rand units that Northern Tool carries.  You should be 
> able to get a new one for around $1000.  (Make sure it's single phase. 
> You don't want three-phase.)
>
> A new compressor has been on my wish list for about five years.  Maybe one 
> of these days I'll have the extra money.  The other fun part would be 
> getting it home and into the shop, which sits on the back side of my 
> property.  My old one is about forty years old and puts out about 3 CFM. 
> It came with the house, but I had to replace the motor.
>
> Todd
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