compressor tools advice

[messerschmitt owner]

OK, I have a brand new 10hp compressor but no tools, but I do have a £100 machine mart voucher. WHat do you recommend I get that will genuinely be useful.

 

For some strange reason I do have an air staple gun but nothing else.

 

I was going to get the basic starter kit - which is about £23 but what else should I really own?

[mrcitroen]

If it was me, my first choice would be half decent impact gun & impact sockets, or if you need a car painting a couple of good sprayguns. I have been told that the value pack kits are pretty shit.

[jakebullet]

Windy gun, air saw, air chisel are perhaps my favourites.

 

Or use the machine mart voucher on summat else and head to aldi. Air tools much cheapness from Thursday!

[Mr_Bo11ox]

10hp! thats a badass compressor!

[messerschmitt owner]

10hp! thats a badass compressor!

aye that would be - 10cfm!

 

doh!

[meshking]

I don't think I'd bother with the machinemart spray guns, that's if they bear any resemblance to Aldi kit bundle ones. I bought a Sealey gun a while back and painting with it compared to the bundled gun was like night and day.

[jonny69]

I did my Anglia with one of the Screwfix gravity fed guns - bought on recommendation from a sprayer and I am very impressed with it for the price. I wouldn't bother with any of the cheapo suction cup ones as they are a waste of money.

[messerschmitt owner]

thanks for the tip regarding the Aldi tools - may just get their impact wrench kit and save £30.

 

I need to get without fail some air hose and would like a decent spray gun, plus the little air blower gun looks like it will be useful. Don't think I need a tyre inflator - I have two of the wee electric ones and they work just fine.

 

Want to go look see at the 3 inch air angle grinders, and work out if I'd like one - a bench grinder is on my list too, as are welding goggles. I think some things I already have an electric equivalent of - such as a dremel, or 4.5in angle grinder and may just live with the leccie variety.

[meshking]

ooh - I've got an air grinder somewhere, and my compressor has nothing like enough puff to run it. It's an aldi compressor, so probably about 25% less cfm than yours.

[Geep]

thanks for the tip regarding the Aldi tools - may just get their impact wrench kit and save £30.

 

I need to get without fail some air hose and would like a decent spray gun, plus the little air blower gun looks like it will be useful. Don't think I need a tyre inflator - I have two of the wee electric ones and they work just fine.

 

Want to go look see at the 3 inch air angle grinders, and work out if I'd like one - a bench grinder is on my list too, as are welding goggles. I think some things I already have an electric equivalent of - such as a dremel, or 4.5in angle grinder and may just live with the leccie variety.

 

Get 10mm (3/8ths) airline rather than the 6mm (1/4) stuff or 8mm (5/16ths) 6mm or 8mm doesn't really flow enough air.

[dieselnutjob]

I have an Aldi rattle gun. It won't undo a wheel bolt.

[Des]

An air ratchet is a nice thing to have, can undo tight stuff better than you'd think, and less brutal than a rattle gun when you're in a hurry with spark plugs, head bolts, that kind of thing, and a simple blower is a great alternative to hoovering a car, but do open all the doors first.

[Geep]

With smaller compressors, I've found the regulators on them cause quite a restriction to free air flow. Some have small taps that can turn the output to the connector off or have a small diameter tube connecting it to the main tank/regulator. One way round it is where the whole regulator pressure control screws in to the tank can be removed, and an adapter screwed in with a T piece for the airline connector then the regulator assembly screwed back in on top. It then maintains pressure control but allows full free airflow to the airline. Probably explained it crap but you can get fittings to raise the regulator on a T piece and screw the airline socket in to the T pieces instead of running it through the regulator. The main issue with compressors is air flow so the more you can do to improve the flow, the better the tools work. A small inline regulator can be used for spray guns at the gun but not really needed for most tools.

 

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Those sort of things.

[messerschmitt owner]

kind of decided to get the following:

 

1/2 in impact driver - £29.99

1/2 in and 3/8 35 piece impact socket set - £41.99

long nozzle blow gun - £4.79

short nozzle blow gun £3.89

cut off tool - 3in - £20.39

 

have to add in some connectors and hoses but that should see the money well spent on things I will genuinely use.

 

Will go buy a spray gun and some other bits and pieces as I have money and they do a VAT free day.

[John F]

A nail gun (aka needle gun) is VERY useful for removing loose rust, and sounds remarkably like the pulse jet engine on a V-1 flying bomb.

 

 

Die grinder and cut-off tool are useful too.