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| posted on August 18th, 2004 at 11:45 PM |
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Air tools
I am considering purchasing an air compressor and getting a sander, grinder and other tools to go with it (rather than buying electric ones).
I was just wondering if, for the purpose of body work, a random sander is better than just a plain sander?
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dan
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| posted on August 18th, 2004 at 11:55 PM |
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Whilst i am at it, is it significantly better to get a 7" grinder over a 4"?
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| posted on August 19th, 2004 at 11:40 AM |
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make sure you get a random orbital, they usually have a lock out so it can do straight orbital or both. Make sure you get the biggest compressor you
can afford especially for tools like these that are heavy on the air. Say a 16cfm (not direct drive) with a largish tank. |
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| posted on August 19th, 2004 at 11:52 AM |
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yep I agree with the "size does matter" I have a 13cfm compressor and its usless, its working too hard,go for a 17cfm if you can get one cheap. 4 or
7" grinder? depends on where you're trying to fit it or what your using it for.. air tools are good to use though..
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| posted on August 19th, 2004 at 04:21 PM |
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I did the splitty with an air drill with a wire brush in it, rips off everything but the metal, the tools stay cool and I used about 6 cheap wire
wheel
easy!
Keeping it real !
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| posted on August 19th, 2004 at 11:12 PM |
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thanks for the advice...
why are direct drive compressors not as good?
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Dan
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| posted on August 20th, 2004 at 07:29 PM |
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they drive the cylinder at a one to one ratio, they are therefore much slower to spool up + they are generally noiser. Trust me I have one and its a
dog but it was cheap  |
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