From: Bill Kealey (cwkealey@charter.net)
Date: Tue Oct 14 2003 - 22:31:30 PDT
Jeff and the rest of the group,
I am getting set up to do some major body work on my M38A1, replacing metal
that has been lost to rust, dents and dings.
This idea of connecting two air compressors together is very interesting to
me. I have two Sears compressors and have trouble with both of them keeping
up with air sanders and grinders when doing metal work. I have been running
them both at the same time and switching them back and forth as they run out
of air pressure. I don't know what sizes the compressors and motors are
but they are two different sizes with the smaller one having a 20 or 25 gal.
tank and the larger is around 30 gallons. I may have to experiment with
this.
How do you think is best to connect the two compressors?
My guess is to use a pipe "tee" connector hooked up two quick disconnects
which would allow both to be used at the same time but would allow them both
to be used seperately (I have three small hobby type shops that I am working
with) without making the other unusable. But would this cause problems with
the more powerful compressor forcing compressed air backwards into the
smaller compressor?
Is there a way to hook one of the compressors exhaust to the intake of the
other? Would this make a noticeable difference in the final output?
Thanks for another simple but overlooked idea.
Bill K.
MVPA #24623
1954 USMC M38A1
1972 US Army M35A2 non-turbo w/winch
1985 USAF M105A2
> I like his idea of twin compressors. I had a Sears five horse single stage
> and some one gave me a second. I run them both when blasting and they keep
up
> fine. If you already have a compressor which is not enough to blast with,
it may
> be cheaper to buy a second compressor of similar size to use when a large
> volume of air is called for instead of spending a grand on a big
compressor.
> There is also some energy savings from the large compressor by only
running one
> smaller one for general shop duty.
> Jeff
> TacticalTruck.com
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