ORIGINAL: Glen B
ORIGINAL: cheap tank
most of them are loud enough to make you not want to use it.
I wondered about the noise, not that its a "deal breaker".
I am not an expert on them but have some familiarity with compressors from work; natural gas compressors up to 1,000 HP and smaller air units for plant instrument air (still over-kill in size & cost for air brushing, they do have air dryers that take the dew point down to -40F).
Has anyone tried locating the compressor in another isolated part of the house and run the air to their work area with an adequately sized line?
UPDATE:I see from some Youtube videos that the compressor is controlled by a foot pedal, so this idea would not work.
If you see acompressorwith a foot pedal....it's likely that compressor is for nail salon use or something where it needs to be off at demand. It's also likely that compressor puts out mediocre CFM. Don't make the compressor purchase harder than it has to be.
I have a Falcon compressor with an 80gallon holding tank in my garage and a line ran to my inside workstation. Not ideal for occasional use.
This little compressors work great, I use one of these in my workstation for quick shots, one stays in my trunk when I have projects I need to do else where, and one stays in the box for just in case purposes. I also had a couple Iwata compressors, what a joke. If anyone pays a grand for a 1.5 gallon compressor...they severely need to have their head examined. Fortunately, I don't have to buy a lot of my painting/crafting equipment.
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