As Xmas nears and one ponders gifts for ...well, craftsman in self :), I could not help but think of finally getting an air compressor.
Many great uses come to mind ... and with HF offering these great deals on the machinery, it's well within reach.
To get the regular nay-sayers outta way: I have great many HF tools (mill, lathe, bandsaw, buffer , TIG, MIG etc) and LOVE them. For the price they ALL were great deals for me and have been serving me faithfully, some for few years by now. I understand the limitations too.
I am thinking about using AC to power ligher grinders, engravers, spray painting, occasional nailer - all with fairly light usage patterns. In other words - if I do use it with nailer, I don't expect it to be able to drive a 2" nail into oak every
2 seconds or anything like that or use spray painter to shoot a gallon of paint in 2 minutes.What would be a good CFM raiting to get ? Will , say ,4 CFM @ 90 psi drive all these tools ?
What is a difference between SCFM and CFM ? Most newer and cheaper AC are rated in SCFM and am sensing a little gotcha there.
What about gallon ratings ?
Any advice is much appreciated