Recommend a decent compressor with limited budget?

I got the TC-20T (with the tank) as seen here:

If you are on a budget, and UK based, you could do worse than visit your local Machine Mart

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Ian

Consider a CO2 tank instead. Totally quiet, no need for moisture trap and no need for power. You'll have to get a full tank home -- the local constabulary might frown on doing that in your own vehicle. And you'll need two gauges on top, to step down the pressure. But it is SO much better than the noise and hassle of a compressor.

Along the same lines, here in the states its not difficult to find a portable air tank. Here's some examples.

The only gotcha I have found with refilling is that many service stations limit the pressure on their customer air device so that you can't fill an air tank to its capacity. Higher pressure can be found at a tire store.

-Bill

You will get much better results with a compressor, which will hold pressure constant. Propel cans do not- the temperature drops as you use them, and the pressure drops with temp.

Do you own your own home, and what is your workshop like? This is actually an important question. The reason I ask is it may determine whether you can use a general purpose air compressor (large, noisy), or whether you need a small compressor designed for airbrushes, which is small, and may or may NOT be noisy depending on brand and price.

GP compressors are cheapest, and do a really good job, but you may not have room for it. I keep my compressor in garage, and run a pipe into basement workshop through an adjoining wall. This is an ideal situation, but may be impractical for many.

Modern small GP compressors are available these days for about 70-80 bucks.

Kev Sparrow wrote: