{"id":85,"date":"2020-08-06T23:45:20","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T07:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/rv7\/?p=85"},"modified":"2020-09-20T18:51:17","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T02:51:17","slug":"compressor-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/rv7\/2020\/08\/06\/compressor-depression\/","title":{"rendered":"Compressor Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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So many choices!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Okay, so now that I received the bulk of the tools I need to start the practice project, I need to decide on what kind of air compressor to buy! The air compressor is really only going to be used for setting rivets, since the rivet gun is pneumatic. I could<\/em> go buy a bunch of other air tools as well, but then I need to make sure the compressor I buy would support them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are 2 standard types of air compressors: oiled and oil-free. This refers to the way that the engine’s piston is lubricated. In oil-free pumps, there is a Teflon (or similar) coating on the cylinder walls that serves as lubrication for the piston. In oil rigs, you add oil, which is the primary lubrication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From what I’ve discerned, the oil-free compressors are cheaper, but maybe a bit louder. They also don’t last as long. I mean, we all have that one non-stick Teflon pan in the kitchen that has slowly been losing it’s nice slippery surface. After a while everything<\/strong> sticks to it. Since you can’t renew that lining, at some point the pump is going to fail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The oil-based compressors are the opposite. They’re more expensive, a little less noisy, and last longer. The downside is that you have to change the oil every once in a while. This isn’t really a downside to me…maybe it is to people who can’t be troubled with a little extra work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I found a couple compressors, 2 at Harbor Freight and 2 at Home Depot, that look interesting. They’re both 20-gallon compressors, and a mix of oil and oil-free. Prices range from $149 to $300 for the one’s I’m checking out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a sanity check I posited on the Facebook RV-7 Builder’s page whether people thought my leading choice (a 20-gallon, 1.6HP, 135PSI oil model) would be sufficient. The response was that for riveting and squeezing it’d work, but don’t even think about drilling or grinding! That’d require at least a SIXTY gallon tank and 3HP! After a quick check, the price for that could be up to $1,200! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think I’ll stick with my trusty electric tools for drilling and grinding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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