Anyone using mini compressors? I’m thinking one would be handy for running my pinner/brad/finish guns and when doing small repairs and detailing.
I asked the repair guy at my local tool store (they sell the senco) and was told the most trouble came from roofers running their guns off them.
I’m just trying to lighten my load and keep from having to snake hoses through occupied homes.
Thanks
Jim
The awful thing is that beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man.
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What do you call a mini-compressor? I was with you until you mentioned roofers using them.
I have a little Task Force or Campbell Hausfeld (forgot which one) about 1 gallon tank, 100 psi, low cfm. I bought it for running quarter round after tiling in a bath room. Works great. Quiet, small, powerful enough. I use one of those yellow coil hoses which is fine for small rooms. It will shoot about 6 times with a Bostich 15 ga before it cycles. Cycle time is more than a minute. It was one of my better impulse buys.
I'm sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.
Yep, that's the kind I mean. The tool guy said some of the dimmer roofers were bringing the compressors up on the roof<yikes>
The awful thing is that beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man.- Fyodor Dostoyevski
If you ever come across a hospital tankless portable compressor go for it....I bought one from a junk-hound for five $ years ago, have used it ever since w/my brad nailer...it's almost totally silent....
"hospital tankless portable compressor"what the heck is that??
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they use it in hospitals....it's a little pump in a box, no tank....runs at 80 lbs., dead quiet, perfect for my little Makita nailer (shoots from 1/2 to 2 1/2 nails)....
I got a 2 gal one for the same exact reason. So far, it's working great for brads/finish nails/flat tires. 31$ on Ebay
The Porter Cable compressor and gun combo kit from Home Depot is a good deal. You get everything you need to do any brad nailing and light trim work.
You're thinking about a pancake compressor, which is a good product if you work by yourself. But the compressor in question is about 1/3 the size of the pancake, and thus much easier to tote around, especially for small jobs.
I'm sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.
I have been using the 3 gallon craftsman oil lubed compressor for a lot of brad nailing even framing nailing and have been more than pleased. Usually sells for about $99.
I'm looking for at 1 gallon models like this, http://www.senco.com/con_rem/ViewTool.aspx?toolid=175 Those the tanklees compressor sound interesting.
I have a pancake and dual tank units already.
Jim
The awful thing is that beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man.- Fyodor Dostoyevski
My buddy has one and one day I was working with him and didn't feel like dragging out mine. We were using only 1 trim gun, but that thing seemed to never stop running... did the job though.
Matt
I use a little task force 1 gal all the time. It'll run a brad nailer, stapler, or finish gun easy. I've even used it with a framer for quick jobs, great if you're only shoting a few nails.
I've seen the senco at Lowe's with a brad nailer as a package deal. It's a little smaller than the TF. If I didn't already have the brad nailer, I would have bought it.
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Do a search on Thomas air compressor. It seems to be the popular choice in quiet lite-weight compressors.You get out of life what you put into it......minus taxes.
Marv