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| MrCrowley |
 Posted: 05/13/2008 19:00 PM Post subject: Buying a HP Pump |
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| rp181 |
| Posted: 05/13/2008 19:11 PM Post subject: |
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I saw the floor pump, you could probably take it to 300 while jumping on it, i do that with mine, and it stilll hasent broken, the bar is plastic.
plus, its 7$ more expensive, therefore better  |
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| Lentamentalisk |
| Posted: 05/13/2008 19:23 PM Post subject: |
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Shock pumps are incredibly dificult to pump, as you get no leverage what so ever. To make up for this they have you pump a tiny volume, so it takes ages to get any pressure at all (i pumped my 2'x1.5" chamber with 200+ strokes and it didn't even show up on the gauge) Also, with such a small flow you get tired really quickly.
In short, go for the floor pump, it is a million times better, and you can most likely go higher with it by jumping.The silencer...is crap.
They're NOT supposed to have holes on the outer shell. That just kills the whole concept |
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| MrCrowley |
| Posted: 05/13/2008 19:52 PM Post subject: |
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I know JSR gets away with a shock pump, but most of his projects are quite small.
Floor pump it is  |
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| ammosmoke |
| Posted: 05/13/2008 21:15 PM Post subject: |
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| Well, I do know that you can get a refridgerator coolant pump to work for you. Costs hardly anything at your local junkyard, and supposedly gets to around 400psi. Its extremely quiet too. |
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| MrCrowley |
| Posted: 05/13/2008 21:21 PM Post subject: |
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| I'm struggling to find one, people sell them for like $100 and the ones at the junkyard aren't allowed to be removed and are usually broken. Remember the compressor is usually the first thing to break. |
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| Carlman |
| Posted: 05/13/2008 22:10 PM Post subject: |
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I bought that exact same pump from torpedo 7 a couple of weeks back!  (floor pump)
i have had it up to 320psi dont want to go higher than that, but its great aye 
and i got mine shipped from NZ so it will be cheaper for you |
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| MrCrowley |
| Posted: 05/13/2008 22:23 PM Post subject: |
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Shipping was only $7.50
Great site, can't believe it's Kiwi
Good news that it sounds like it's lasting and works well. Thanks. |
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| D_Hall |
| Posted: 05/13/2008 22:26 PM Post subject: |
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At the office, we've got a couple of these....
...I highly recommend them. They work GREAT! 480 cfm to 3000 psi. What's not to like?
Oh, you meant for home use?
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| MrCrowley |
| Posted: 05/13/2008 22:27 PM Post subject: |
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| Who said that can't be used at home, how big and how much? |
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| ammosmoke |
| Posted: 05/13/2008 22:29 PM Post subject: |
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LOL, what does that cost, 20 grand?
EDIT: @Mr.Crowley: Well, it seems that you have already found a deal that you like, but I saw some on ebay for $20. Don't know if there is any suppliers near you. About the pumps, sometimes people throw the fridge or freezer away bc the coolant is too low and they think its broken. That is how the guy in a tutorial I read got one. But I don't remember where it was from.  |
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| D_Hall |
| Posted: 05/13/2008 22:31 PM Post subject: |
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| ammosmoke wrote: | | LOL, what does that cost, 20 grand? |
Try 400 grand. Each.
edit: and to answer the question of how big.... See the building to the north of the road on this page? That building holds 2 of 'em. That's the ONLY thing(s) in the buildings. And it's cramped in there. |
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| ammosmoke |
| Posted: 05/13/2008 22:46 PM Post subject: |
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| Oh... Jeez. You made it sound like a high psi campbell haussfield trailer or something. |
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| Lentamentalisk |
| Posted: 05/13/2008 22:50 PM Post subject: |
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| OMFG! wow, I want your job... you should export psi... |
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| MrCrowley |
| Posted: 05/13/2008 22:55 PM Post subject: |
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| Lentamentalisk wrote: | | OMFG! wow, I want your job... you should export psi... |
Haha now that would be awesome, an underground pipe system to all the spudders on the forum, supplied by D_Hall. We just open the valve and 'tap' into the supply of 3000psi |
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