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Re: [Shop-talk] quiet compressor

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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] quiet compressor
From: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:45:54 -0400
On 6/22/2011 4:27 AM, Mark Miller wrote:
> 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 in a crate with a
> bunch of sound insulating material, but would rather find an inherently

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 tolerate a big 
one going chug-chug even if it's louder!

-w
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