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Reply With QuoteLooks similar to my toolex silent compressor... I love it and not hearing it!
http://www.gasweld.com.au/toolex-air...m-55dba-594140
Gunrunner/small compressor thoughts Hi guys
Looking at buying some tools to start working from my ute and i saw the iron air gunrunner compressor at total tools today. Just wanted to ask if anyone here has used or uses one for first/second fix carpentry?
They seem ideal for storage/ute layout as the normal size ones that chippys use tend to chew up space in the back. However i dont want to get one if its gonna break down because its constantly charging. Its not something that i use EVERY day but when we frame up it gets used for a week solid.
Thanks for any feedback!
Michael
Looks similar to my toolex silent compressor... I love it and not hearing it!
http://www.gasweld.com.au/toolex-air...m-55dba-594140
Gunrunner/small compressor thoughts I have a maxus compressor,looks about the same and won't keep air up to a tradie using a framing gun. I use it doing fit outs and installing f/c cladding and it keeps up ok but running two framing guns or a coil nailer nailing of bracing ply you need a real compressor.
Yes, it's only 20L. It's fine for my Bostitch framing gun but I would(n't) rattle off nails as quick as you guys.
Gunrunner/small compressor thoughts Yea i can see the benefit for 2nd fix. Its the 1st fix im worried about and an extra $100 pretty well gets you the standard compressor required. Guy at the shop was giving it a fair rap for framing but i just dont know if it will survive
I've got a Maxus twin tank which I am very happy with, though as Jim points out it won't keep pace with a tradie doing framing. Best thing about it is its weight (aluminium tanks) - it's a one-hand lift unlike the other compacts I looked at.
OB ... what makes those compressors silent? Do you know?Originally Posted by OBBob
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance
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I also have the Maxus twin tank Aluminium, great little compressor, been running it for years but only for small finish tools.
These compressors are not designed for heavy loads or constant work, do yourself a favor and buy a proper compressor like a belt drive, you will get long reliable life from them.
My larger one is a Fini belt drive, been running for years and has been used heavily for air chisels, spray guns (doing entire houses and fences) never missed a beat.
Before that I went through two direct drive compressors, would never go back to them after having belt drive, direct drive run too hot and are noisy as.
Mieux vaut prévenir que guérir
55Db, that's quite for a compressor
Mieux vaut prévenir que guérir
It has two direct drive compressors but they seem to go to a fair bit of effort to deaden the noise. It think it must just be that they fully enclose them and rubber mount everything. It really does work, it's like a hum in the background.
They look very similar to the Chicago brand that Sydney Tools sell ... but if you look closely at the specs this is quite a bit more powerful than the Chicago version.
It is ... it makes working with it a pleasure if you don't need the capacity for a particular job. I've read that people hook these up in their sheds with a large accumulating tank to get more capacity. I imagine that's not good for it all the time but I always thought that I could do that occasionally if I had particular task that needed more air. So far it hasn't been necessary for what I've been doing.
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