Air tools w/ OBA

I am admittedly new to this whole Do-It-Your-Self stuff. I played
with my first impact wrench and was amassed. That would shorten my
projects terminally.

So hear is my question, I am about to add OBA w/ a tank to air up
tiers and lockers and what not. So can I run Air tools? Or at lease
get buy on the trail/farm and until I can get a big tank in the
garage?

I know that with a small(er) tank, the compressor will have to run
more frequently, but are there any problems with this? I planed on
doing it right the first time with a new compressor, tank and hoses, I
assume the larger the tank the more success I'll have with the air
tools, while sacrificing weight and space. Any thoughts or
suggestions while I pinch pennies and do the appropriate research?

 

I have run air tools off my York-based OBA for years and it works well for
that. I just use inexpensive Harbor Freight Tools impact wrenches (their
mid-price models) and they have worked extremely well for 4-5 years now. An
air tank is necessary to make them run well. I even just used the Jeep's
OBA in my garage before buying a shop compressor.

Jerry
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"Evan" <evan@trw1.net> wrote in message
news:874e5da9.0309100640.24dd8e10@posting.google.c om...
> Air tools w/ OBA
>
> I am admittedly new to this whole Do-It-Your-Self stuff. I played
> with my first impact wrench and was amassed. That would shorten my
> projects terminally.
>
> So hear is my question, I am about to add OBA w/ a tank to air up
> tiers and lockers and what not. So can I run Air tools? Or at lease
> get buy on the trail/farm and until I can get a big tank in the
> garage?
>
> I know that with a small(er) tank, the compressor will have to run
> more frequently, but are there any problems with this? I planed on
> doing it right the first time with a new compressor, tank and hoses, I
> assume the larger the tank the more success I'll have with the air
> tools, while sacrificing weight and space. Any thoughts or
> suggestions while I pinch pennies and do the appropriate research?

 

I have run air tools off my York-based OBA for years and it works well for
that. I just use inexpensive Harbor Freight Tools impact wrenches (their
mid-price models) and they have worked extremely well for 4-5 years now. An
air tank is necessary to make them run well. I even just used the Jeep's
OBA in my garage before buying a shop compressor.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
To email, remove 'me' from my email address
KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/

"Evan" <evan@trw1.net> wrote in message
news:874e5da9.0309100640.24dd8e10@posting.google.c om...
> Air tools w/ OBA
>
> I am admittedly new to this whole Do-It-Your-Self stuff. I played
> with my first impact wrench and was amassed. That would shorten my
> projects terminally.
>
> So hear is my question, I am about to add OBA w/ a tank to air up
> tiers and lockers and what not. So can I run Air tools? Or at lease
> get buy on the trail/farm and until I can get a big tank in the
> garage?
>
> I know that with a small(er) tank, the compressor will have to run
> more frequently, but are there any problems with this? I planed on
> doing it right the first time with a new compressor, tank and hoses, I
> assume the larger the tank the more success I'll have with the air
> tools, while sacrificing weight and space. Any thoughts or
> suggestions while I pinch pennies and do the appropriate research?

 

On 10 Sep 2003 07:40:19 -0700, evan@trw1.net (Evan) wrote:

>
>I know that with a small(er) tank, the compressor will have to run
>more frequently, but are there any problems with this? I planed on
>doing it right the first time with a new compressor, tank and hoses, I
>assume the larger the tank the more success I'll have with the air
>tools, while sacrificing weight and space. Any thoughts or
>suggestions while I pinch pennies and do the appropriate research?

The smaller the compressor, the longer you will have to pause your
work to let it catch up with the pressure loss from the tank. If you
aren't in a hurry, this shouldn't be a problem. Make sure you know and
understand the duty cycle of an electrically driven compressor. An
engine driven compressor does not have those limitations.

You could always parallel two smaller tanks to add capacity rather
than using one big one.

How about a Power Tank instead? That's what I am going to buy rather
than an air compressor.

http://www.powertank.com/Merchant2/m...=Package+Deals

John Davies

 

On 10 Sep 2003 07:40:19 -0700, evan@trw1.net (Evan) wrote:

>
>I know that with a small(er) tank, the compressor will have to run
>more frequently, but are there any problems with this? I planed on
>doing it right the first time with a new compressor, tank and hoses, I
>assume the larger the tank the more success I'll have with the air
>tools, while sacrificing weight and space. Any thoughts or
>suggestions while I pinch pennies and do the appropriate research?

The smaller the compressor, the longer you will have to pause your
work to let it catch up with the pressure loss from the tank. If you
aren't in a hurry, this shouldn't be a problem. Make sure you know and
understand the duty cycle of an electrically driven compressor. An
engine driven compressor does not have those limitations.

You could always parallel two smaller tanks to add capacity rather
than using one big one.

How about a Power Tank instead? That's what I am going to buy rather
than an air compressor.

http://www.powertank.com/Merchant2/m...=Package+Deals

John Davies

 

If you are going to run air tools be sure to get the larger compressor (10
ci) and it will run them just fine.
Troy
"Evan" <evan@trw1.net> wrote in message
news:874e5da9.0309100640.24dd8e10@posting.google.c om...
> Air tools w/ OBA
>
> I am admittedly new to this whole Do-It-Your-Self stuff. I played
> with my first impact wrench and was amassed. That would shorten my
> projects terminally.
>
> So hear is my question, I am about to add OBA w/ a tank to air up
> tiers and lockers and what not. So can I run Air tools? Or at lease
> get buy on the trail/farm and until I can get a big tank in the
> garage?
>
> I know that with a small(er) tank, the compressor will have to run
> more frequently, but are there any problems with this? I planed on
> doing it right the first time with a new compressor, tank and hoses, I
> assume the larger the tank the more success I'll have with the air
> tools, while sacrificing weight and space. Any thoughts or
> suggestions while I pinch pennies and do the appropriate research?

 

If you are going to run air tools be sure to get the larger compressor (10
ci) and it will run them just fine.
Troy
"Evan" <evan@trw1.net> wrote in message
news:874e5da9.0309100640.24dd8e10@posting.google.c om...
> Air tools w/ OBA
>
> I am admittedly new to this whole Do-It-Your-Self stuff. I played
> with my first impact wrench and was amassed. That would shorten my
> projects terminally.
>
> So hear is my question, I am about to add OBA w/ a tank to air up
> tiers and lockers and what not. So can I run Air tools? Or at lease
> get buy on the trail/farm and until I can get a big tank in the
> garage?
>
> I know that with a small(er) tank, the compressor will have to run
> more frequently, but are there any problems with this? I planed on
> doing it right the first time with a new compressor, tank and hoses, I
> assume the larger the tank the more success I'll have with the air
> tools, while sacrificing weight and space. Any thoughts or
> suggestions while I pinch pennies and do the appropriate research?

 

http://www.northerntool.com/catalog/...ircompressors/

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http://www.northerntool.com/catalog/...ircompressors/

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