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> Aldi again http://uk.aldi.com/uk/html/offers/offers_week9thursday08.htm
> a new filter could be handy :-)
>
> Derek

cool! i need a new regulator/filter for mine as the second one has just
given up and started leaking.

Anybody else using compressor for spraying and air tools should also
bear in mind that you probably dont want to use a lubricator if you plan
on spraying stuff with the same air line later.

Though it comes with 13M of hose apparently!. I think i shall buy one
and keep that hose as air tool hose.

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Derek - 23 Feb 2008 12:33 GMT

>> Aldi again http://uk.aldi.com/uk/html/offers/offers_week9thursday08.htm
>> a new filter could be handy :-)
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> Though it comes with 13M of hose apparently!. I think i shall buy one and
> keep that hose as air tool hose.

I missed the bit about the hoses so thats a bonus I was thinking
with the price of the 6 connectors atm thats close on £20's worth
on its own. Trouble is there is other kit on there that might come
in handy but not right now plus SWMBO has seen the rotatiller
could be an expensive trip at this rate.
Derek

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Dave Liquorice - 23 Feb 2008 17:04 GMT

> I missed the bit about the hoses so thats a bonus I was thinking
> with the price of the 6 connectors atm thats close on £20's worth
> on its own.

Hum, "Air displacement: 27 litres/minute". Now I make that 0.95 cfm...

Now if:

http://www.omegawolf.co.uk/powercraft/Compressor%202.5HP%20Manual.pdf

Is the same thing (and the pictures are *very* similar) that has 9.5cfm
displacement, that is a useable amount. Tempted, the outside of the house
needs all the old paint and weak render removing so a needle gun on a
compressor could be handy. Will have to look at how much air a needle gun
uses...

> Trouble is there is other kit on there that might come in handy but not
> right now plus SWMBO has seen the rotatiller could be an expensive trip
> at this rate.

Read the description carefully, 700W is less than 1hp. It'll be fine for
the bullet points, ie in already loose and light potting/seed soil but I
doubt it'll be very effective at soil that hasn't already been dug over or
if that is wet and heavy.

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Lee_D - 23 Feb 2008 17:30 GMT

On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:33:43 GMT, Derek wrote:

> I missed the bit about the hoses so thats a bonus I was thinking
> with the price of the 6 connectors atm thats close on £20's worth
> on its own.

Hum, "Air displacement: 27 litres/minute". Now I make that 0.95 cfm...

Now if:

http://www.omegawolf.co.uk/powercraft/Compressor%202.5HP%20Manual.pdf

Is the same thing (and the pictures are *very* similar) that has 9.5cfm
displacement, that is a useable amount. Tempted, the outside of the house
needs all the old paint and weak render removing so a needle gun on a
compressor could be handy. Will have to look at how much air a needle gun
uses...

> Trouble is there is other kit on there that might come in handy but not
> right now plus SWMBO has seen the rotatiller could be an expensive trip
> at this rate.

Read the description carefully, 700W is less than 1hp. It'll be fine for
the bullet points, ie in already loose and light potting/seed soil but I
doubt it'll be very effective at soil that hasn't already been dug over or
if that is wet and heavy.

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I hired a petrol one at our last house, when it dug in in dragged me along a
treat... then it hit a stone shot up out of the soil and started to sprint
along the surface... I nearly demolished my shed in the ensuing arms and
legs to catch the bastard. :-)

Funny as hell after but really focused my attention at the time.

Lee D

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Dave Liquorice - 24 Feb 2008 00:17 GMT

> Funny as hell after but really focused my attention at the time.

No "dead mans handle"?

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Derek - 23 Feb 2008 18:13 GMT

On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:33:43 GMT, Derek wrote:

> I missed the bit about the hoses so thats a bonus I was thinking
> with the price of the 6 connectors atm thats close on £20's worth
> on its own.

Hum, "Air displacement: 27 litres/minute". Now I make that 0.95 cfm...

Now if:

http://www.omegawolf.co.uk/powercraft/Compressor%202.5HP%20Manual.pdf

Is the same thing (and the pictures are *very* similar) that has 9.5cfm
displacement, that is a useable amount. Tempted, the outside of the house
needs all the old paint and weak render removing so a needle gun on a
compressor could be handy. Will have to look at how much air a needle gun
uses...

> Trouble is there is other kit on there that might come in handy but not
> right now plus SWMBO has seen the rotatiller could be an expensive trip
> at this rate.

Read the description carefully, 700W is less than 1hp. It'll be fine for
the bullet points, ie in already loose and light potting/seed soil but I
doubt it'll be very effective at soil that hasn't already been dug over or
if that is wet and heavy.

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Herself is well versed in machinery 'mercan' born she's been
using power since she was a nipper so if she says thats enough
I am not going to argue ( small garden btw ). I agree about
the compressor I have the Pro User 50 litre tank model
ACK50- 5 cuft/m and its only just enough I did have the
Power Craft but found it was not man enough for impact drivers
and shears so the rated output may be a little optomistic.
Derek

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> Aldi again http://uk.aldi.com/uk/html/offers/offers_week9thursday08.htm
> a new filter could be handy :-)

Oh marvellous, *this* Thursday, when I'm on a night shift in London!

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> Aldi again http://uk.aldi.com/uk/html/offers/offers_week9thursday08.htm
> a new filter could be handy :-)

Well, in the last four days I've been to four ALDI stores and all had
quite a few compressors and the other bits of kit in, bar one part,
the regulator/filterer, no-one's got that in..

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Derek - 03 Mar 2008 19:51 GMT

>> Aldi again http://uk.aldi.com/uk/html/offers/offers_week9thursday08.htm
>> a new filter could be handy :-)
>
> Well, in the last four days I've been to four ALDI stores and all had
> quite a few compressors and the other bits of kit in, bar one part,
> the regulator/filterer, no-one's got that in..

Thats a bugger I called in the Altrincham and they had a stack (one less
now)
you stuck down in London then Ian?
Derek

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Ian Rawlings - 03 Mar 2008 20:10 GMT

> Thats a bugger I called in the Altrincham and they had a stack (one
> less now) you stuck down in London then Ian?

Not now, I'm back home, the ones I tried were Houndsditch I think in
London on Thursday, where I got the compressor, impact wrench, ratchet
(not sure why), long hose (so I can use tools in the rain) and
something else (can't remember). On Sunday I wandered into Aldi in
Yeovil in the hope of finding a regulator, but nothing there, so today
as I was in Frome anyway I went to the nearby Aldi Trowbridge, then
once I got to there, Aldi Melksham was only a short hop away. In all
of them other than Hounsditch on Thursday, no regulators. Everywhere
else had at least 5 compressors, and piles of the hand-tools. The
staff said new pallets kept coming in but none of the regulators.

Mind you I'm not 100% sure if I really want the regulator, thought it
might be handy to help keep everything oiled and also as a means of
turning down the torque if need be.

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Derek - 03 Mar 2008 21:38 GMT

>> Thats a bugger I called in the Altrincham and they had a stack (one
>> less now) you stuck down in London then Ian?
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> might be handy to help keep everything oiled and also as a means of
> turning down the torque if need be.

I just wanted one for spraying to let the moisture out, god knows
I can make paint bloom on the dryest day of the year without added
water the extra hoses will come in handy tho' I have almost enough to
to reach my pals across the road.
Derek

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