TSC Job Smart air compressor

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newbury said:
On the subject of what will run what -
I've a Makita 2400, 4.2CFM@90PSI.
I've some equipment I'd like to sandblast and spray paint. Everybody I've talked to tells me that it won't work.
All I want to do is blast a little, sip a beverage, blast a little, repeat. I'm not trying to do an 8 hour hard working job. Right now I've only a few things that need rust spots touched up on.

What would the TBN community advise for tools? Would something cheap from Harbor Freight or Northern Tools work?
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If you're not in any hurry and are going to work as you said . . . well, over 40 years ago, my Dad bought an old Chevrolet telephone company line truck (half ton pickup with utility bed; lots of tool drawers and doors). The truck had been sitting in a pasture for a few years. But the running gear was in pretty good shape for an old clunker. So I took it to my house and worked on it in the evenings after work and on the weekends, sandblasting the rust off with a one quart cannister sandblaster and I believe it was a 20 gallon air-compressor. Slow? You bet, but you can sure do it. When we got the rust cleaned out with the sandblaster, I used sandpaper on the exterior, painted the inside of the drawers and tool doors with rattle cans, then a friend with a paint & body shop painted the exterior. So for several years thereafter, my Dad had the biggest self-propelled, portable fishing tackle box on the Texas coast.:laughing:
 
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On the other hand, if you try to do too much too fast. About 1995, my brother left an old rusty 5' x 10' utility trailer at my place. At that time I had a new 30 gallon oilless Craftsman air-compressor and a 100 pound sandblast rig. I ran that compressor long enough that it got hot enougn to break the reed valves. After rebuilding the compressor, I did eventually sandblast most of the rust off that old trailer, spray painted it with a one-quart paint gun, and sold the trailer.:laughing: And I learned not to buy oilless compressors unless you only intend to run them for a very few minutes at a time.:laughing:
 
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There is a list on this page http://www2.northerntool.com/air-compressor-buyers-guide.htm that list CFM'S for different tools..I know that some brands require more CFM'S than others. It really depends on the tool maker. I think some of the cheaper brands will require less CFM'S but, usually have less power
 
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newbury said:
On the subject of what will run what -
I've a Makita 2400, 4.2CFM@90PSI.
I've some equipment I'd like to sandblast and spray paint. Everybody I've talked to tells me that it won't work.
All I want to do is blast a little, sip a beverage, blast a little, repeat. I'm not trying to do an 8 hour hard working job. Right now I've only a few things that need rust spots touched up on.

What would the TBN community advise for tools? Would something cheap from Harbor Freight or Northern Tools work?
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When sandblasting, CFM is the most important part of the equation, not so much tank size and total PSI, although higher is usually equivalent to more CFM's. I also agree with Bird on oil-less compressors for blasting, I have killed a couple over the years. Most blasting pots or siphon fed will have a minimum CFM rating for their product, so if you buy one with good blasting CFM's it should run most any pneumatic tool.


RichZ said:
In case anyone is interested, TSC has this compressor on sale this week for $179.
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On sale here for $179, but I did see another post where a guy got one for $159 on sale.
 
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