jayhaitch
Silver Member
I have an idea, and would like more experienced opinions.
I have a Porter Cable pancake compressor which works fine for my brad and 15 gauge finish nailers. Worked great with my flooring stapler, but I hope to never do that again! Anyway, for my occaisonal home use, I have an impact wrench and air ratchet. I can't use this compressor with them, runs out of air too fast. So.....
Would it help, and is it feasable to use a portable air tank to increase stored air? I want a portable air tank anyway. Could I install a manifold on the air tank, run an air hose from the compressor to the manifold, and the long hose from the manifold to the tool? If I used a 3 hole manifold, I could also run the air chuck hose and leave the manifold on. Princess Auto has an 11 gal portable air tank available, with a half inch threaded hole for the air valve. I added a 2 hole manifold to my compressor to run the flooring stapler and finish nailer together without having to disconnect/connect each time.
Opinions please?
I have a Porter Cable pancake compressor which works fine for my brad and 15 gauge finish nailers. Worked great with my flooring stapler, but I hope to never do that again! Anyway, for my occaisonal home use, I have an impact wrench and air ratchet. I can't use this compressor with them, runs out of air too fast. So.....
Would it help, and is it feasable to use a portable air tank to increase stored air? I want a portable air tank anyway. Could I install a manifold on the air tank, run an air hose from the compressor to the manifold, and the long hose from the manifold to the tool? If I used a 3 hole manifold, I could also run the air chuck hose and leave the manifold on. Princess Auto has an 11 gal portable air tank available, with a half inch threaded hole for the air valve. I added a 2 hole manifold to my compressor to run the flooring stapler and finish nailer together without having to disconnect/connect each time.
Opinions please?