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[amw]
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I got bored of my loud compressor (needed hearing protection to airbrush!) so bought one at the other end of the spectrum, similar to this:
As you can see it's SIMAIR branded, but other than that I don't know anything about it (other than it works!).
It is (obviously) a fridge-type compressor and has a small air reservoir in the handle. There is a pressure gauge on the back of the handle/tank and a bleeder-type control to adjust the pressure the tank reaches. This all seems to work ok - the gauge is a bit wonky, but that's not really a problem. I assume it was really supposed to used with a foot-switch or similar as there is no pressure switch to turn it off (might add one...).
Does anyone have any information about this brand/model of compressor? I'd specifically like to know what kind of oil to put in it (I can take a semi-educated guess, but...) and what the maximum pressure it was rated for.
As you can see it's SIMAIR branded, but other than that I don't know anything about it (other than it works!).
It is (obviously) a fridge-type compressor and has a small air reservoir in the handle. There is a pressure gauge on the back of the handle/tank and a bleeder-type control to adjust the pressure the tank reaches. This all seems to work ok - the gauge is a bit wonky, but that's not really a problem. I assume it was really supposed to used with a foot-switch or similar as there is no pressure switch to turn it off (might add one...).
Does anyone have any information about this brand/model of compressor? I'd specifically like to know what kind of oil to put in it (I can take a semi-educated guess, but...) and what the maximum pressure it was rated for.