OK Guys & Girls, here's a situation and a question. I have looked everywhere on the internet and can detect only vague answers.
I am moving in to a new leased shop space. It is in an almost "retail" environment, but it's perfect for my needs. I need to run a compressor for a cabinet style sandblaster which will be used infrequently as well as a HVLP paint gun, also infrequently. I use compressed air mostly for minor uses around the shop, but one needs to serve one's largest need.
I can run a compressor all night with no neighbors to worry about. I would like to install a very large tank, say, 250 gallons in the shop. I would like to fill the tank to 120 psi with a small compressor. I would think that the controlling issue would be the ability of said compressor to reach the desired limit and not over heat. If one were to apply a cut-off thermostat to the head of the compressor and adjust it to supply power to the compressor only when it was in a "comfort range", what would be the/any problem?
I know I must do my homework on the greatest volume I would expect to use in any given day. Ideally, I could use a compressor like the GMC Syclone 6310 Ultra Quiet & Oil-Free unit. Have my cake and eat it too?
Steve
I am moving in to a new leased shop space. It is in an almost "retail" environment, but it's perfect for my needs. I need to run a compressor for a cabinet style sandblaster which will be used infrequently as well as a HVLP paint gun, also infrequently. I use compressed air mostly for minor uses around the shop, but one needs to serve one's largest need.
I can run a compressor all night with no neighbors to worry about. I would like to install a very large tank, say, 250 gallons in the shop. I would like to fill the tank to 120 psi with a small compressor. I would think that the controlling issue would be the ability of said compressor to reach the desired limit and not over heat. If one were to apply a cut-off thermostat to the head of the compressor and adjust it to supply power to the compressor only when it was in a "comfort range", what would be the/any problem?
I know I must do my homework on the greatest volume I would expect to use in any given day. Ideally, I could use a compressor like the GMC Syclone 6310 Ultra Quiet & Oil-Free unit. Have my cake and eat it too?
Steve