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Re: [Shop-talk] compressor/sandblast guru question

To: John Niolon <jniolon@att.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] compressor/sandblast guru question
From: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:37:58 -0400
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A permanent blast cabinet setup is so handy that it is worth putting up
with a somewhat undersized compressor.  You will have to stop and wait
occasionally, but that will take less time than:

1: earning the money to buy a bigger compressor
2: Actually buying it.
3: Getting it delivered and hooked up.

I have a 169.CFM, 6.5HP compressor, and it has no trouble at all running my
cabinet, with
a TP Tools medium-size nozzle.

Doug

On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 11:42 AM, John Niolon <jniolon@att.net> wrote:

> Ib ve got a Quincy 310 compressor sitting on a 80 gallon tank... using a 5
> hp
> motor.  Itb s turning about 800 rpm
>
> the rating is 3.9 to 9.6 ACFM @ 175psig   with a 2-3 hp motor...
>
> Ib m wondering if it will handle a small (bench top) or small upright sand
> blast cabinet without laboring it to death
>
> Harbor Freight rates their 40# upright model at  9.5 cfm at 90 psi..
>
> A NESCO about the same size says 12 cfm at 80 psi...
>
> An ATLAS says 15 cfm at 100 psi
>
> sounds like blast cabinets are rated like lawn mower engine horsepower
> ratings
> !!!!!
>
> any ideas if I have enough compressor ??
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