Need a new air compressor
Hi Roy,
Maybe this is or is not your cup o tea. But a 220V twin piston pump 60 gallon upright husky is what I have. It will maintain 90psi running constant. Enough to use a china freight bucket sand blaster. I made a 1/2" thick aluminum plate for under it out of two 1/4" plates I cut out, clamped and had somebody TIG weld together for me. I bolted on old craftsman tool box castors.
Some people say that will make it walk around the shop. It doesnt. If you set the wheel locks it wont move, and actually cushions the noise a little. Plus I can easily wheel it outside on cold days, close the shop door and let it make all its racket outside. I added a short brass standpipe to the drain, with a 90° elbow on the bottom and a 1/4 turn ball valve. The plate has a hole in the middle for the pipe to drop below it. Attached to the ball valve is a clear vinyl hose. There is a hole drilled in the bottom of my shop wall that the hose pokes out of. Periodically I open the valve to drain the tank, and it blows into the yard. The brass standpipe collects the water and it prevents it from sitting in the bottom of the tank and rotting it out.
Hope this helps
Matt
Hi Roy,
Maybe this is or is not your cup o tea. But a 220V twin piston pump 60 gallon upright husky is what I have. It will maintain 90psi running constant. Enough to use a china freight bucket sand blaster. I made a 1/2" thick aluminum plate for under it out of two 1/4" plates I cut out, clamped and had somebody TIG weld together for me. I bolted on old craftsman tool box castors.
Some people say that will make it walk around the shop. It doesnt. If you set the wheel locks it wont move, and actually cushions the noise a little. Plus I can easily wheel it outside on cold days, close the shop door and let it make all its racket outside. I added a short brass standpipe to the drain, with a 90° elbow on the bottom and a 1/4 turn ball valve. The plate has a hole in the middle for the pipe to drop below it. Attached to the ball valve is a clear vinyl hose. There is a hole drilled in the bottom of my shop wall that the hose pokes out of. Periodically I open the valve to drain the tank, and it blows into the yard. The brass standpipe collects the water and it prevents it from sitting in the bottom of the tank and rotting it out.
Hope this helps
Matt
