Friday, March 18, 2011

Make The Most Of Your Portable Air Compressor

By Adam Lockhart


Pose the question - What will I want to use the compressor for? Spray some paint now and then, just for inflating tyres on your wheel barrow or car or do you want to shoot some nails. Will you be taking it to the building site or is the portable air compressor only for home use? You will go got one of the smaller compressors if you are sort of space to store it. There are electric compressors both DC and AC model of you can get petrol compressors

Taking Your Portable Air Compressor On Vacation

The ultra portables will work off the car 12 volt power and they are small enough to store in a glove box or in the boot. Useful to have when there is no petrol station close by so that you can put some air in the tyres. Off road 4WD vehicles can have the compressor attached to the bumper bars at front, enthusiast models will have a winch included. When there is no ready supply of electricity then it is good to have a petrol engine on the compressor.

Four Thing About Working With A Portable Air Compressor

* No poisonous fumes from the electric powered compressors.

* Extra silent compressors can be obtained for the airbrush artist.

* Compressors are really versatile with the large range of tool available to use with them.

* Safe to use with an air hose trailing instead of an electric cable

Looking After Your Handy Portable Air Compressor

Get rid of the moisture from the tank by opening the drain valve. With oil-lubricated compressors you have to key an eye on the oil level. Careful not to connect to the three phase electric if it is and normal single phase motor.

The Definitive Guide To Portable Air Compressor

It is a good thing to have a small tank even if you are doing jobs that need more of an air supply. Air supply will be increased with a two to five gallon tank attached to the oil-free compressors. For powering a brad or finish nail gun a compressor with a slightly larger is good, you don't want the compressor struggling to keep up with the air usage.

Using A Spray Gun With A Portable Air Compressor

A HVLP spray gun will require a big air tank on the compressor, to work the best. For paint spraying with HVLP then you could be better off getting a specialist HVLP compressor. They are tankless and less paint is wasted due to overspray, by using electrostatic and heated paint.




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