Some advice on compressors

[RedAl]

I'm about to replace my tired old compressor with a new one with a tank but i'm a little confused on the specifics of how these work.

My current compressor doesn't have a pressure operated cutout so is either on or off with the pressure at the brush adjusted by adjusting a sprung valve in the bottom of the moisture filter.

I'm considering the AS196 listed here.
http://www.everythingairbrush.com/ac...AS_Series.html

This states that the compressor will run until it reaches 57 psi before automatically switching off.

My question is when I want to work at lower pressures how do you adjust the pressure down? Is it a case of using a similar regulator and wasting the excess air or can the pressure at the brush be regulated another way ?

[coleman758]

That has a pressure regulator on the output, Basically the tank will fill until 57psi, but the regulator will only let the pressure out at the psi you set it at.

[eyeayen]

What he said.

I've used one of these they're okay but they don't produce a lot of air and for these paints you need a decent pressure all the time, so it'll be working hard to keep up with you. Have you got any more budget so you can get a bigger one ?

[RedAl]

I could stretch the budget. Is there something you'd recommend ?

[AnthonyL]

For model-making (airfix type of thing) I use my trusty Iwata sprintjet compressor as I only need around 15-20psi for relatively short periods. Not surprisingly, it couldn't cope with the higher prolonged pressures the bodyshell paints required (40-50psi) so I acquired one of these ....

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...compressor-324

Probably a bit over-kill, but it certainly does the job!

[RedAl]

I'm happy to stretch the budget, but £500+ was a bit more than I had in mind!