12-08-2012, 11:13 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-08-2012, 11:31 AM by Sunset Machine.)
Probably depends on the tool. I see a die grinder in the Enco catalog that claims 4 CFM, air ratchets at 21. I know my single stage 3HP compressor can't keep up with a cutoff tool but neither can I... Takes just a minute to pump back up and away we go again.
PS. Bought a large Ingersol-Rand impact wrench (#285, lists at $1100) for a tireshop yesterday. Brand new, out of the box, it didn't work. Nobody tested it before shipping. The story goes (not sure if it was mentioned here already) that I/R moved to China and Chicago Pneumatic bought their old plant in Japan. C/P is now the king of the hill.
PS. Bought a large Ingersol-Rand impact wrench (#285, lists at $1100) for a tireshop yesterday. Brand new, out of the box, it didn't work. Nobody tested it before shipping. The story goes (not sure if it was mentioned here already) that I/R moved to China and Chicago Pneumatic bought their old plant in Japan. C/P is now the king of the hill.