Re: ANYONE MADE A RAZOR CYLON LIFE SIZE STATUE?
Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 2:38 am
Time for another update on my air compressor.
Tank is fully painted, looks brand new. Fridge compressor/motor is mounted on custom mounting bracket. All cleaned up and wiring checked. Small air filter placed on inlet....actually a small car fuel filter, works great. Cut, extended and brazed copper tubing, and mounted to air tank. Used a small length of rubber hose to connect to tank. First rubber hose blew up when compressor reached 100PSI. Scared the :frak: out of me. My ears are still ringing.....So used a car fuel injection hose instead....now no problems whatsoever.
So how does it run??
Turn it on and the sound of complete silence greets you....I kid you not, there is not a sound coming from the unit. If you listen very, very closely, you can just make out a slight humming sound. The gauge takes about a minute or so to hit 110PSI when the unit switches off. When the pressure drops to 80PSI, it starts up again.
And what about the heat that I was concerned about? Glad to say that it hardly heats up. It's only running for a minute or so. The heat that I was concerned about previously was because I left the unit running for several minutes without stopping. And it wasn't really hot, just very warm, you could still touch it.
This is without doubt a very worthwhile project if you use a compressor indoors. It is completely silent so will not bug the crap out of everyone in the middle of the night. My airbrush spray booth makes a lot more noise than my compressor.
So how much did it cost?
Second hand compressor from ebay (6 litre air tank capacity) $49.00
Fridge compressor/motor $FREE
1 rattle can of spray paint $3.20
Hose 1m length (hose blew up) $4.49
Automotive hose 1m length (enough for 3 or 4) $12.95
Hose clamps $3.99
Air filter $2.99
Rubber insulators $4.60
Aluminium angle for mounts (expensive, but I was desperate) $13.24
TOTAL $94.46
Yeah, I probably coulda bought a brand new compressor for that, but it wouldn't be a completely silent one now would it?
So that's it. Project finished. Now for the next project. Perhaps the vacuformer?? We'll see.
Check out some photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/109040522@N02/11320860145/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/109040522@N02/11321006663/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/109040522@N02/11320862325/
Oh, and the beer's there as a size comparison
I am modifying the plastic cover that was originally on the air compressor to fit over the fridge motor. I will get that done in the next day or so and post some pics up. The above pics are without the cover so you can see the 'guts' of the unit.
Now, where did I put that beer.....
cheers
Tank is fully painted, looks brand new. Fridge compressor/motor is mounted on custom mounting bracket. All cleaned up and wiring checked. Small air filter placed on inlet....actually a small car fuel filter, works great. Cut, extended and brazed copper tubing, and mounted to air tank. Used a small length of rubber hose to connect to tank. First rubber hose blew up when compressor reached 100PSI. Scared the :frak: out of me. My ears are still ringing.....So used a car fuel injection hose instead....now no problems whatsoever.
So how does it run??
Turn it on and the sound of complete silence greets you....I kid you not, there is not a sound coming from the unit. If you listen very, very closely, you can just make out a slight humming sound. The gauge takes about a minute or so to hit 110PSI when the unit switches off. When the pressure drops to 80PSI, it starts up again.
And what about the heat that I was concerned about? Glad to say that it hardly heats up. It's only running for a minute or so. The heat that I was concerned about previously was because I left the unit running for several minutes without stopping. And it wasn't really hot, just very warm, you could still touch it.
This is without doubt a very worthwhile project if you use a compressor indoors. It is completely silent so will not bug the crap out of everyone in the middle of the night. My airbrush spray booth makes a lot more noise than my compressor.
So how much did it cost?
Second hand compressor from ebay (6 litre air tank capacity) $49.00
Fridge compressor/motor $FREE
1 rattle can of spray paint $3.20
Hose 1m length (hose blew up) $4.49
Automotive hose 1m length (enough for 3 or 4) $12.95
Hose clamps $3.99
Air filter $2.99
Rubber insulators $4.60
Aluminium angle for mounts (expensive, but I was desperate) $13.24
TOTAL $94.46
Yeah, I probably coulda bought a brand new compressor for that, but it wouldn't be a completely silent one now would it?
So that's it. Project finished. Now for the next project. Perhaps the vacuformer?? We'll see.
Check out some photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/109040522@N02/11320860145/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/109040522@N02/11321006663/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/109040522@N02/11320862325/
Oh, and the beer's there as a size comparison
I am modifying the plastic cover that was originally on the air compressor to fit over the fridge motor. I will get that done in the next day or so and post some pics up. The above pics are without the cover so you can see the 'guts' of the unit.
Now, where did I put that beer.....
cheers