- 1. [Shop-talk] quiet compressor (score: 1)
- Author: "Mark Miller" <markmiller@threeboysfarm.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 01:27:35 -0700
- Hi. I need a compressor for work that will be used in an office/lab type environment. Quiet is what I'm looking for, not a lot of air. I was thinking of getting a small pancake type and sticking it i
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- 2. Re: [Shop-talk] quiet compressor (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:45:54 -0400
- If it's really low volume, maybe you could skip the compressor and use bottled gas (welding style) regulated down? All the little oil-less compressors I've heard are painfully buzzy. Would rather tol
- /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00212.html (7,649 bytes)
- 3. Re: [Shop-talk] quiet compressor (score: 1)
- Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:34:21 -0400
- What kind of pressure and volume/flow are you requiring? I've seen some medical-grade airbrush-type compressors that are pretty quiet, but they don't push a lot of air. ______________________________
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- 4. Re: [Shop-talk] quiet compressor (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:35:11 -0400
- I think Wayne's idea of bottled gas would be *really* quiet if it's low-enough volume. :-) I was going to suggest a dentist's air compressor. I call it that because my brother-in-law has an air compr
- /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00214.html (8,651 bytes)
- 5. Re: [Shop-talk] quiet compressor (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Parkanzky" <parkanzky@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:29:22 -0400
- We went through similar here at work. We bought an oil-less pancake compressor to provide air to laboratory instruments when the house air was shut down over the weekend (GC FIDs, in case we're tryin
- /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00216.html (8,687 bytes)
- 6. Re: [Shop-talk] quiet compressor (score: 1)
- Author: eric@megageek.com
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:17:12 -0400
- How much air is "not much?" There are little compressors that run air brush guns that are quieter than a fan. Also, fish tanks have compressors that are very quiet. If you need enough air for tool u
- /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00217.html (8,930 bytes)
- 7. Re: [Shop-talk] quiet compressor (score: 1)
- Author: Gil Fuqua <Gil.Fuqua@cci-ir.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:26:38 +0000
- Take a look at the Iwata air compressors made for air brushes. They are very quiet and durable and come in a wide variety of sizes. Gil Fuqua Nashville Hi. I need a compressor for work that will be u
- /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00218.html (9,023 bytes)
- 8. Re: [Shop-talk] quiet compressor (score: 1)
- Author: <bjshov8@tx.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:46:25 +0000
- If you didn't need much volume of air, you could still put in a large tank as a reservoir. Connect it to your main system with some valves and let the main system pressurize it, then weekends disconn
- /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00220.html (8,811 bytes)
- 9. Re: [Shop-talk] quiet compressor (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Lye <lotuseuropa@me.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:22:03 -0400
- I accidentally sent Mark a reply off-list and thought I'd repost to the list plus add a little more: If you have the budget, go for a Jun-air compressor. They make great compressors that are very wel
- /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00221.html (11,258 bytes)
- 10. Re: [Shop-talk] quiet compressor (score: 1)
- Author: "Aric" <shop@shariconglobal.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:29:07 -0400
- I've been _very_ happy with the Porter Cable C1010 I picked up a month or two ago... It lives up to the claimed 71db noise level and if you don't need a lot of air (.75cfm @ 90psi) it's a good deal (
- /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00222.html (9,146 bytes)
- 11. Re: [Shop-talk] quiet compressor (score: 1)
- Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:11:00 -0700
- Google "quiet air compressor" and you'll get several manufacturers. Here's one: www.silentaire.com . They have units down to 40decibels. Todd Seattle,WA '86 GTI, Red of course. (exciting racey car) 2
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- 12. Re: [Shop-talk] quiet compressor (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:03:32 -0700
- I have an airbrush and it's compressor is pretty quiet. You may want to check them out. Jack Hi. I need a compressor for work that will be used in an office/lab type environment. Quiet is what I'm lo
- /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00225.html (8,818 bytes)
- 13. Re: [Shop-talk] quiet compressor (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Kegel" <bobkegel@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:11:19 -0700
- I was talking with my dentist - actually I was listening, you can't have a conversation with you mouth full of instruments - and he was grousing that his new "dental" air compressor was pretty much
- /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00245.html (8,292 bytes)
- 14. [Shop-talk] quiet compressor (score: 1)
- Author: markmiller at threeboysfarm.com (Mark Miller)
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 01:27:35 -0700
- Hi. I need a compressor for work that will be used in an office/lab type environment. Quiet is what I'm looking for, not a lot of air. I was thinking of getting a small pancake type and sticking it i
- /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00507.html (8,363 bytes)
- 15. [Shop-talk] quiet compressor (score: 1)
- Author: wmc_st at xxiii.com (Wayne)
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:45:54 -0400
- If it's really low volume, maybe you could skip the compressor and use bottled gas (welding style) regulated down? All the little oil-less compressors I've heard are painfully buzzy. Would rather tol
- /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00509.html (8,905 bytes)
- 16. [Shop-talk] quiet compressor (score: 1)
- Author: fishplate at gmail.com (Jeff Scarbrough)
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:34:21 -0400
- What kind of pressure and volume/flow are you requiring? I've seen some medical-grade airbrush-type compressors that are pretty quiet, but they don't push a lot of air.
- /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00510.html (8,922 bytes)
- 17. [Shop-talk] quiet compressor (score: 1)
- Author: scott.hall.personal at gmail.com (Scott Hall)
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:35:11 -0400
- I think Wayne's idea of bottled gas would be *really* quiet if it's low-enough volume. :-) I was going to suggest a dentist's air compressor. I call it that because my brother-in-law has an air compr
- /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00511.html (10,413 bytes)
- 18. [Shop-talk] quiet compressor (score: 1)
- Author: parkanzky at gmail.com (Paul Parkanzky)
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:29:22 -0400
- We went through similar here at work. We bought an oil-less pancake compressor to provide air to laboratory instruments when the house air was shut down over the weekend (GC FIDs, in case we're tryin
- /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00513.html (10,896 bytes)
- 19. [Shop-talk] quiet compressor (score: 1)
- Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:17:12 -0400
- Mark, How much air is "not much?" There are little compressors that run air brush guns that are quieter than a fan. Also, fish tanks have compressors that are very quiet. If you need enough air for t
- /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00514.html (10,180 bytes)
- 20. [Shop-talk] quiet compressor (score: 1)
- Author: Gil.Fuqua at cci-ir.com (Gil Fuqua)
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:26:38 +0000
- Take a look at the Iwata air compressors made for air brushes. They are very quiet and durable and come in a wide variety of sizes. Gil Fuqua Nashville Hi. I need a compressor for work that will be u
- /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00515.html (10,540 bytes)
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