home made air reservoir

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Sat May 05, 2007 11:07 am

i want to make an inexpensive air compressor/reservoir for refilling my smaller guns and maybe power a cloud
i might use multiple compressors and i will probably add a regulator or two
im not look for great performance but do you guys think it will totally not work, im aware it may take a while to fill the tank to pressure
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Sat May 05, 2007 11:20 am

It will work, but probably not for very long. Those little emergency compressors aren't meant for continuous use, and tend to burn out quickly when used too much.
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Sat May 05, 2007 12:45 pm

just keep the reciept and when it breaks teak it back!
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Sat May 05, 2007 12:55 pm

thats gunna take a LONG time to fill btw...
buy two of those suckers... add a 2 check valves and tees
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Sat May 05, 2007 12:59 pm

You definitely need a good fan blowing over the motor and pump assembly, otherwise the pump will die out very quickly. Considerering the complications, it's probably more worthwhile to get one off eBay
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Sat May 05, 2007 8:16 pm

Hey, with that mini one u posted, something like this might be better, http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Portable-recharg ... dZViewItem or there is this one and it has a 260PSI air compressor http://cgi.ebay.com.au/JUMP-START-900Am ... dZViewItem. Good luck though.
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Sat May 05, 2007 8:34 pm

yeah i bought the tank and i realized it gives me a lot of air to work with, it will take a while to charge but once at pressure i think it will take a while to empty. i filled up my pneumatic gun and the tank pressure only dropped like 2psi. the small compressors only have 1.5 gallon tanks or none
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