Compressor

[BIGBADBOB]

I have a old Brunner compressor,, its getting tired.
Found a guy on FB marketplace had this Curtis D96-A for cheep it appears to be new.
This wnter project.

 

[Stihl sawing]

Pretty neat, My father in law had two old 3 phase compressors and i mean they were huge. i started to get them but they weigh a ton and i didn't have the power to run them. Think i posted a pic of them on SH before.

 

[Blazin]

Nice! a chugger. Not one of them ear ringing high RPM units. Just rebuilt my old 10hp Devilbiss, worth every penny.

 

[Barneyrb]

Nice! a chugger. Not one of them ear ringing high RPM units. Just rebuilt my old 10hp Devilbiss, worth every penny.

Al, whatcha using for an air dryer?

 

[BIGBADBOB]

Al, whatcha using for an air dryer?

Dont need one here, might get a cup of water a year.

 

[thomas1]

Al, whatcha using for an air dryer?

Tidy Cat

 

[treeslayer2003]

Al, whatcha using for an air dryer?

shew, its terrible here, always need water drained. i bet your the same down there. i should prolly look into some kind of dryer. they pricey.

 

[Blazin]

Al, whatcha using for an air dryer?

Not much for the home shop. I ran the line high on the wall and have a drop loop with a drain at the bottom and a tp filter on it. When I had the shop it was a screw compressor with a refrigerant dryer.

 

[Genius]

I wish I had a screw compressor.

I have a 10hp 80 gallon and a 5hp 60 gallon in tandem. They were running 8 mins on and 4 mins off. I had a compressor guy come out a little over a year ago to look at what I’m doing because I needed a upgrade.
He claimed we are right on the verge of where a rotary would pay off.
Then I got the quote on a rotary……. We got a 15hp 120 gal instead.

We are installing 4 more robots this week. I know next week I’m going to be kicking myself in the nuts for not biting the bullet and getting a rotary and being done with it.

If nothing else, just for the fact of not having to hear reciprocating compressor’s run.

 

[wendell]

GWS, Genius's Nuts

 

[thomas1]

I'd like to se the video.

 

[DSS]

I wish I had a screw compressor.

I have a 10hp 80 gallon and a 5hp 60 gallon in tandem. They were running 8 mins on and 4 mins off. I had a compressor guy come out a little over a year ago to look at what I’m doing because I needed a upgrade.
He claimed we are right on the verge of where a rotary would pay off.
Then I got the quote on a rotary……. We got a 15hp 120 gal instead.

We are installing 4 more robots this week. I know next week I’m going to be kicking myself in the nuts for not biting the bullet and getting a rotary and being done with it.

If nothing else, just for the fact of not having to hear reciprocating compressor’s run.

You need a rotary. The last one I bought went to the asphalt plant to replace a 30 horse 2 stage piston compressor. You can hardly tell its running .An argument could be made that the power savings alone will pay for a rotary, never mind the maintenance .they will usually go 70000 hrs plus with no repairs and I know where one is in an aerospace facility with over 150000that has not been apart.

 

[Genius]

You need a rotary. The last one I bought went to the asphalt plant to replace a 30 horse 2 stage piston compressor. You can hardly tell its running .An argument could be made that the power savings alone will pay for a rotary, never mind the maintenance .they will usually go 70000 hrs plus with no repairs and I know where one is in an aerospace facility with over 150000that has not been apart.

I change oil in mine every 3 months. Between changes I generally have to add a gallon of oil to top off.

It wasn’t long after we got robots 4 years ago that they don’t care for oil coming through the lines….. Filters were a lifesaver.