Re: Merry Christmass to ME!!
 

Bubba Kahuna wrote:
> Joe wrote:
>
>> That was weird. I did not click send...<<snip>
>
>
> You only have to hit the enter key the same time you bump the alt key to
> send a message. Pretty easy to do by accident when typing, also handy to
> fire off a message fast once you get used to it.
>
> Cheers,
> - Jeff G
> (hitting ALT + ENTER now...)
>

D-OH!
That would be CTRL + ENTER ...

duh

Re: Merry Christmass to ME!!
 

Bubba Kahuna wrote:
> Joe wrote:
>
>> That was weird. I did not click send...<<snip>
>
>
> You only have to hit the enter key the same time you bump the alt key to
> send a message. Pretty easy to do by accident when typing, also handy to
> fire off a message fast once you get used to it.
>
> Cheers,
> - Jeff G
> (hitting ALT + ENTER now...)
>

D-OH!
That would be CTRL + ENTER ...

duh

Re: Merry Christmass to ME!!
 

I am by no means an expert in this, but I would say that sounds like
exactly what you thought; your compressor's CFM output isn't
sufficient to keep that gun fed properly.

When a compressor is pumping, it is, by nature, pumping in pulses. If
you run the tank dry, then you don't have it to help regulate the flow
of air. Then, if you further use a tool that allows a higher flow than
your max CFM, then your compressor can't keep the actual line
regulator fed enough, so that the pressure drops between each
compression stroke of the compressor engine.

My recommendation, if this is just a rare task for your compressor,
and if your paint doesn't set up so fast that this is not feasible, is
to paint slower ;-). Let the compressor refill the tank enough between
paint strokes so that you are running off the stored air on each paint
stroke, rather than the output from the compressor engine. This
recommendation assumes that even though your compressor engine can't
keep up with the requisite 11+ CFM, that the hose and regulator line
out of the tank CAN. If not, then you'd have to replace them with
higher-flow parts.


"Joe" <jo_ratner@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<s1cyb.26864$Rk5.8066@newsread1.news.atl.eart hlink.net>...
> That was weird. I did not click send...
> Went out and bought a spray gun
> (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=30224) to
> paint an old dresser. It's rated at 11.5 CFM (50 PSI); my compressor is
> rated at 8.6 CFM (40 PSI). The guy at Harnor Frieght said it would work
> fine for what I wanted. What I'm noticing is that the paint comes out in
> pulses (if I spray back and forth, it comes out in a dashed line instead of
> smooth). Is this the gun or the low CFM or my compressor?
>
> Also, anybody know where I can find out how much to thin my paint (regular
> latex). The gun manual says to look at the directions on the paint, the
> paint says to look on the gun...

Re: Merry Christmass to ME!!
 

I am by no means an expert in this, but I would say that sounds like
exactly what you thought; your compressor's CFM output isn't
sufficient to keep that gun fed properly.

When a compressor is pumping, it is, by nature, pumping in pulses. If
you run the tank dry, then you don't have it to help regulate the flow
of air. Then, if you further use a tool that allows a higher flow than
your max CFM, then your compressor can't keep the actual line
regulator fed enough, so that the pressure drops between each
compression stroke of the compressor engine.

My recommendation, if this is just a rare task for your compressor,
and if your paint doesn't set up so fast that this is not feasible, is
to paint slower ;-). Let the compressor refill the tank enough between
paint strokes so that you are running off the stored air on each paint
stroke, rather than the output from the compressor engine. This
recommendation assumes that even though your compressor engine can't
keep up with the requisite 11+ CFM, that the hose and regulator line
out of the tank CAN. If not, then you'd have to replace them with
higher-flow parts.


"Joe" <jo_ratner@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<s1cyb.26864$Rk5.8066@newsread1.news.atl.eart hlink.net>...
> That was weird. I did not click send...
> Went out and bought a spray gun
> (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=30224) to
> paint an old dresser. It's rated at 11.5 CFM (50 PSI); my compressor is
> rated at 8.6 CFM (40 PSI). The guy at Harnor Frieght said it would work
> fine for what I wanted. What I'm noticing is that the paint comes out in
> pulses (if I spray back and forth, it comes out in a dashed line instead of
> smooth). Is this the gun or the low CFM or my compressor?
>
> Also, anybody know where I can find out how much to thin my paint (regular
> latex). The gun manual says to look at the directions on the paint, the
> paint says to look on the gun...

Re: Merry Christmass to ME!!
 

I am by no means an expert in this, but I would say that sounds like
exactly what you thought; your compressor's CFM output isn't
sufficient to keep that gun fed properly.

When a compressor is pumping, it is, by nature, pumping in pulses. If
you run the tank dry, then you don't have it to help regulate the flow
of air. Then, if you further use a tool that allows a higher flow than
your max CFM, then your compressor can't keep the actual line
regulator fed enough, so that the pressure drops between each
compression stroke of the compressor engine.

My recommendation, if this is just a rare task for your compressor,
and if your paint doesn't set up so fast that this is not feasible, is
to paint slower ;-). Let the compressor refill the tank enough between
paint strokes so that you are running off the stored air on each paint
stroke, rather than the output from the compressor engine. This
recommendation assumes that even though your compressor engine can't
keep up with the requisite 11+ CFM, that the hose and regulator line
out of the tank CAN. If not, then you'd have to replace them with
higher-flow parts.


"Joe" <jo_ratner@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<s1cyb.26864$Rk5.8066@newsread1.news.atl.eart hlink.net>...
> That was weird. I did not click send...
> Went out and bought a spray gun
> (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=30224) to
> paint an old dresser. It's rated at 11.5 CFM (50 PSI); my compressor is
> rated at 8.6 CFM (40 PSI). The guy at Harnor Frieght said it would work
> fine for what I wanted. What I'm noticing is that the paint comes out in
> pulses (if I spray back and forth, it comes out in a dashed line instead of
> smooth). Is this the gun or the low CFM or my compressor?
>
> Also, anybody know where I can find out how much to thin my paint (regular
> latex). The gun manual says to look at the directions on the paint, the
> paint says to look on the gun...

Re: Merry Christmass to ME!!
 

That makes sense... I think it happened with a full tank too which confuses
me (not hard to do).

"Bob" <magicclaw@mac.com> wrote in message
news:47b769ae.0312010750.1a9945dd@posting.google.c om...
> I am by no means an expert in this, but I would say that sounds like
> exactly what you thought; your compressor's CFM output isn't
> sufficient to keep that gun fed properly.
>
> When a compressor is pumping, it is, by nature, pumping in pulses. If
> you run the tank dry, then you don't have it to help regulate the flow
> of air. Then, if you further use a tool that allows a higher flow than
> your max CFM, then your compressor can't keep the actual line
> regulator fed enough, so that the pressure drops between each
> compression stroke of the compressor engine.
>
> My recommendation, if this is just a rare task for your compressor,
> and if your paint doesn't set up so fast that this is not feasible, is
> to paint slower ;-). Let the compressor refill the tank enough between
> paint strokes so that you are running off the stored air on each paint
> stroke, rather than the output from the compressor engine. This
> recommendation assumes that even though your compressor engine can't
> keep up with the requisite 11+ CFM, that the hose and regulator line
> out of the tank CAN. If not, then you'd have to replace them with
> higher-flow parts.
>
>
> "Joe" <jo_ratner@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:<s1cyb.26864$Rk5.8066@newsread1.news.atl.eart hlink.net>...
> > That was weird. I did not click send...
> > Went out and bought a spray gun
> > (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=30224)
to
> > paint an old dresser. It's rated at 11.5 CFM (50 PSI); my compressor
is
> > rated at 8.6 CFM (40 PSI). The guy at Harnor Frieght said it would work
> > fine for what I wanted. What I'm noticing is that the paint comes out
in
> > pulses (if I spray back and forth, it comes out in a dashed line instead
of
> > smooth). Is this the gun or the low CFM or my compressor?
> >
> > Also, anybody know where I can find out how much to thin my paint
(regular
> > latex). The gun manual says to look at the directions on the paint, the
> > paint says to look on the gun...

Re: Merry Christmass to ME!!
 

That makes sense... I think it happened with a full tank too which confuses
me (not hard to do).

"Bob" <magicclaw@mac.com> wrote in message
news:47b769ae.0312010750.1a9945dd@posting.google.c om...
> I am by no means an expert in this, but I would say that sounds like
> exactly what you thought; your compressor's CFM output isn't
> sufficient to keep that gun fed properly.
>
> When a compressor is pumping, it is, by nature, pumping in pulses. If
> you run the tank dry, then you don't have it to help regulate the flow
> of air. Then, if you further use a tool that allows a higher flow than
> your max CFM, then your compressor can't keep the actual line
> regulator fed enough, so that the pressure drops between each
> compression stroke of the compressor engine.
>
> My recommendation, if this is just a rare task for your compressor,
> and if your paint doesn't set up so fast that this is not feasible, is
> to paint slower ;-). Let the compressor refill the tank enough between
> paint strokes so that you are running off the stored air on each paint
> stroke, rather than the output from the compressor engine. This
> recommendation assumes that even though your compressor engine can't
> keep up with the requisite 11+ CFM, that the hose and regulator line
> out of the tank CAN. If not, then you'd have to replace them with
> higher-flow parts.
>
>
> "Joe" <jo_ratner@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:<s1cyb.26864$Rk5.8066@newsread1.news.atl.eart hlink.net>...
> > That was weird. I did not click send...
> > Went out and bought a spray gun
> > (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=30224)
to
> > paint an old dresser. It's rated at 11.5 CFM (50 PSI); my compressor
is
> > rated at 8.6 CFM (40 PSI). The guy at Harnor Frieght said it would work
> > fine for what I wanted. What I'm noticing is that the paint comes out
in
> > pulses (if I spray back and forth, it comes out in a dashed line instead
of
> > smooth). Is this the gun or the low CFM or my compressor?
> >
> > Also, anybody know where I can find out how much to thin my paint
(regular
> > latex). The gun manual says to look at the directions on the paint, the
> > paint says to look on the gun...

Re: Merry Christmass to ME!!
 

That makes sense... I think it happened with a full tank too which confuses
me (not hard to do).

"Bob" <magicclaw@mac.com> wrote in message
news:47b769ae.0312010750.1a9945dd@posting.google.c om...
> I am by no means an expert in this, but I would say that sounds like
> exactly what you thought; your compressor's CFM output isn't
> sufficient to keep that gun fed properly.
>
> When a compressor is pumping, it is, by nature, pumping in pulses. If
> you run the tank dry, then you don't have it to help regulate the flow
> of air. Then, if you further use a tool that allows a higher flow than
> your max CFM, then your compressor can't keep the actual line
> regulator fed enough, so that the pressure drops between each
> compression stroke of the compressor engine.
>
> My recommendation, if this is just a rare task for your compressor,
> and if your paint doesn't set up so fast that this is not feasible, is
> to paint slower ;-). Let the compressor refill the tank enough between
> paint strokes so that you are running off the stored air on each paint
> stroke, rather than the output from the compressor engine. This
> recommendation assumes that even though your compressor engine can't
> keep up with the requisite 11+ CFM, that the hose and regulator line
> out of the tank CAN. If not, then you'd have to replace them with
> higher-flow parts.
>
>
> "Joe" <jo_ratner@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:<s1cyb.26864$Rk5.8066@newsread1.news.atl.eart hlink.net>...
> > That was weird. I did not click send...
> > Went out and bought a spray gun
> > (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=30224)
to
> > paint an old dresser. It's rated at 11.5 CFM (50 PSI); my compressor
is
> > rated at 8.6 CFM (40 PSI). The guy at Harnor Frieght said it would work
> > fine for what I wanted. What I'm noticing is that the paint comes out
in
> > pulses (if I spray back and forth, it comes out in a dashed line instead
of
> > smooth). Is this the gun or the low CFM or my compressor?
> >
> > Also, anybody know where I can find out how much to thin my paint
(regular
> > latex). The gun manual says to look at the directions on the paint, the
> > paint says to look on the gun...