Robbyrockett2
Air-Valve Autobot!
Ok, So this is not really an airbrush compressor but, I often have to do some paint on site. Which severely limits my spray gun choices because i'm stuck with a portable compressor (two if i can reach different circuits)
I'm kind of thinking of trying to sort of hot rod a compressor. Basically take a belt drive, drop the cutoff switch to like 60psi and change the drive ratio to 1:1 or something thereabouts. My thinking is that since the compressor no longer needs to push to 150-175psi or even 90 for that matter. It doesnt need all that torque but could just push at speed.
The machine simply gets less efficient the higher the pressure it must pump to. So I think id be gaining by increasing the output volume at a lower pressure.
So in theory, If I double the rpm where I did have 6 cfm at 40psi I can now push something close to 12 ( minus a little motor strain since 40 is now like 90 to the motor.....So 10cfm (since I get 5.2 at 90)
It would make this compressor not good for a whole lot other than painting but Idk
Thoughts?
I'm kind of thinking of trying to sort of hot rod a compressor. Basically take a belt drive, drop the cutoff switch to like 60psi and change the drive ratio to 1:1 or something thereabouts. My thinking is that since the compressor no longer needs to push to 150-175psi or even 90 for that matter. It doesnt need all that torque but could just push at speed.
The machine simply gets less efficient the higher the pressure it must pump to. So I think id be gaining by increasing the output volume at a lower pressure.
So in theory, If I double the rpm where I did have 6 cfm at 40psi I can now push something close to 12 ( minus a little motor strain since 40 is now like 90 to the motor.....So 10cfm (since I get 5.2 at 90)
It would make this compressor not good for a whole lot other than painting but Idk
Thoughts?