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   TonyCz | Nov 19, 2007 07:41am | #1

   It may be a bit too small for spraying. other wize it should be OK.

    

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   Dave45 | Nov 19, 2007 05:01pm | #2

   The Senco will probably be a little too small for spraying, blowing out equipment, or changing/filling car or truck tires.  That 1.5 gallon tank just won't hold enough air for most high volume jobs, and the compressor will be running almost continuously.  It would probably be fine for inflating bicycle tires, basketballs,etc.

    

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   BG | Nov 19, 2007 06:13pm | #3

   tony, Dave,
   It sounds like I'd be unhappy in the long run with this size unit. Senco is a good model? ..and the cast iron head and oil?

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   RonT | Nov 19, 2007 11:54pm | #4

   It might be OK for most of your tasks but, identify the spray equipment you might want to use and match your compressor capacity with it and a little extra to spare. Your going to be looking for ACFM at a specified pressure.

   Contact http://www.homesteadfinishes.com, you can get good help from them matching equipment.

   Another piece of equipment you might want to consider is a pneumatic sander, it eats up a lot of air too.

   Edited 11/19/2007 3:55 pm ET by RonT

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   Dave45 | Nov 20, 2007 02:17am | #5

   Senco isn't "top of the line", but it's pretty decent.  With air tools, it's all about airflow (in cfm) at some pressure (usually ~125psi).  Then, you need to think about the size of the storage tank.  A bigger tank will give you more time between recharges, but since you don't really want to have your compressor running constantly, there's a minimum tank size you need.

   I have a little Campbell-Hausfeld with a 1 gal. tank that I use on all of my trim out jobs.  It's very lightweight, easy to carry from one place to another, and will run my brad nailer all day long.  If I hook up my finish nailer, it still does ok, but it cycles quite a bit more often.  Just for fun one day, I used it with a framing nailer on a small fence repair job.  It drove the 16's without a whimper, but it had to run quite a bit to catch up.  When we (my daughter and I) nailed off the fence boards with 8's, she was able to nail them off as fast as I could get them in place.

   I keep my six gallon pancake compressor in the shop almost all of the time and use it for my cabinet work.  It handles all the nailing chores without breaking a sweat, but has to run pretty often if I use any of my air ratchets, pump up the truck tires, or blow something out with the air hose.

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   BG | Nov 20, 2007 05:35am | #6

   Dave,
   Thanks, that is exactly what I needed to know..

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   jigman | Nov 22, 2007 04:59am | #7

   and ballons!  :)

   If you want to do spraying, save up and get something that will cover all scenarios.

   jm