05-07-2014, 02:59 PM
Ed,
You'll never notice if there is more air available than you need, but you will certainly notice if there isn't. My compressor is a 3HP single stage and I have it set up for low pressure (90 psi) and high volume for painting and air tools. I've struggled with it for years because even though it has an 80 gallon tank, it struggles to keep up when I'm painting or sand blasting. I'd love to move up to a larger one, but with a working compressor on hand, it's hard to justify the expense, even though the one I have is too small.
Unless you need that compressor for the portability, I would suggest cranking it up a notch and getting one bigger than you think you need. You won't regret it.
Tom
You'll never notice if there is more air available than you need, but you will certainly notice if there isn't. My compressor is a 3HP single stage and I have it set up for low pressure (90 psi) and high volume for painting and air tools. I've struggled with it for years because even though it has an 80 gallon tank, it struggles to keep up when I'm painting or sand blasting. I'd love to move up to a larger one, but with a working compressor on hand, it's hard to justify the expense, even though the one I have is too small.
Unless you need that compressor for the portability, I would suggest cranking it up a notch and getting one bigger than you think you need. You won't regret it.
Tom
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