[pianotech] Air compressor

[Greg Newell]

Barbara,

                3.2 CFM is not terribly much. It will likely run continuously and never supply quite enough to something like a die grinder. I’d think you’re better off with a really large one and long extension cords and hoses. Mount the compressor in the vehicle and leave it there. Then again, I may be all wet. Check the CFM requirements of the tools that you are likely to use.

 

Greg Newell

Greg's Piano Forté

www.gregspianoforte.com

216-226-3791 (office)

216-470-8634 (mobile)

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Barbara Richmond
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 12:23 PM
To: pianotech
Subject: [pianotech] Air compressor

 

Greetings List,

Somehow I've managed to accomplish my work without a compressor, but now I have a hankering for getting one because I'd like to use a die grinder.  I'd prefer the compressor to be small & light enough to haul it with me to some jobs (I service a number of pianos 40 miles away and would like to do some work without having to haul the actions to my shop). Remembering  the advantage of oil lubrication, I looked around and found this Dewalt compressor that is only slightly over 50 lbs.

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en <http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=dewalt+d55151&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=12994544970486292308&ei=-LssTPvwEo79nAezvcz0Ag&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDYQ8wIwAg> &q=dewalt+d55151&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=12994544970486292308&ei=-LssTPvwEo79nAezvcz0Ag&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDYQ8wIwAg#

Would this one be adequate?

Thanks,

Barbara Richmond, RPT
near Peoria, Illinois



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