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Old 13th May 2020, 5:54 pm   #5
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Default Re: Small Workshop Air Compressor £67

For cleaning use, you use a lot of air. With a small compressor it all comes down to having a big enough receiver to give a good blast, and then you can wait for the small pump to get it back to pressure.

Compared to those tinned air cans, a compressor is a lot more powerful, in bursts. AND it avoids cfcs, hydro-carbons etc. Also it's not inflammable.

Sort of thing you wonder how you survived without... and then you find out what you can do with a little airbrush (model shops are a good place to find these). 'Badger' is a good make.

I'm a bit more heavily equipped in the air department so I have big grinders, small pencil-sized burr/stone drivers that make dremels look like complete junk, air powered hacksaw and a plasma cutter. Oh, yes, degreaser gun and bead-blaster.

Once you start, where do you stop?

David
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