Which Compressor?

2Diesels · 2nd March 2010, 18:12

I've had a nice little bit of pocket money come my way & I fancy wasting it on a compressor, I want something portable with a 50 to 100ltr receiver just for messing about at home, painting bits of my P6 etc. anyone got any reccommendations?
I've seen 2 for sale at very sensible money but have no idea of quality, one's a Wolf & the other's a Nielsen.
Years ago I had a cheap Clarke one which was quite good enough for my use but someone else decided they liked it better

Ragman · 2nd March 2010, 18:14

Just make sure capacity is enough to spray with - some cheaper ones fail here

Had Wolf kit before and OK - Nielsen I don't know

2Diesels · 2nd March 2010, 18:46

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Originally Posted by Ragman

Just make sure capacity is enough to spray with - some cheaper ones fail here

Had Wolf kit before and OK - Nielsen I don't know

Yeah but as long as the receiver's big enough it should manage ok, the last one I had was a 50 litre & was just right for painting cars but I thought maybe a 100 would be better for some other jobs
Seen a 50ltr Wolf for £150 & a 50ltr Nielsen for £110

Departed · 2nd March 2010, 19:37

To be honset, they are all just rebranded versions of the same thing these days. I searched for Nielsen stuff and it looks the same as Wolf that I'm more familiar with.

Machine Marts own brand clarke is also very similar, as are some other brands.

As an example, I just found a Nielsen air hose reel here:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEILSEN-30FT-3...item3efd65fd7f

An almost identical one at machinemart here:

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...pment-air-hose

and they are both almost identical to one I bought from Aldi for £20.

I've noticed the same with Generators like wolf / sip / performance power (B&Q) clarke and so on.

2Diesels · 2nd March 2010, 19:42

Hmmm they do tend to be much of a muchness, just been scouring the bay & the prices vary wildly, think I might just go for the Nielsen at £110 in that case, be good enough for what I want I think

Ragman · 2nd March 2010, 19:44

What horsepower is it out of interest

2Diesels · 2nd March 2010, 19:48

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Originally Posted by Ragman

What horsepower is it out of interest

2.5 I think it was

Ragman · 2nd March 2010, 20:12

That should do it!!

2Diesels · 2nd March 2010, 20:16

Mmmmm that's what I was thinking, the only other thought I had was buy a much bigger S/H one but I'd probably end up with a pup

Departed · 14th March 2010, 10:46

Have you bought yet? Aldi have some 2.5HP ones in today, £80 notes. Looks OK from what I could see. Oil level gauge, half decent air filter, so better quality than some. All the other air tools ar by Walter Werkzeug in Austria but probabl made in China. Bought myself some shears, but they had loads of other toys too.

2nd March 2010, 18:12	#1
2Diesels Trader ZT 260SE, Connoisseur CDT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Ancient Shire Of Bedlington Posts: 12,597 Thanks: 68 Thanked 506 Times in 305 Posts	Which Compressor? I've had a nice little bit of pocket money come my way & I fancy wasting it on a compressor, I want something portable with a 50 to 100ltr receiver just for messing about at home, painting bits of my P6 etc. anyone got any reccommendations? I've seen 2 for sale at very sensible money but have no idea of quality, one's a Wolf & the other's a Nielsen. Years ago I had a cheap Clarke one which was quite good enough for my use but someone else decided they liked it better

2nd March 2010, 18:14	#2
Ragman This is my second home ZT 260 SE Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ashington, West Sussex Posts: 3,512 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Just make sure capacity is enough to spray with - some cheaper ones fail here Had Wolf kit before and OK - Nielsen I don't know __________________ I've learned that no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.

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Ragman This is my second home ZT 260 SE Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ashington, West Sussex Posts: 3,512 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	What horsepower is it out of interest __________________ I've learned that no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.

2nd March 2010, 20:12	#8
Ragman This is my second home ZT 260 SE Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ashington, West Sussex Posts: 3,512 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	That should do it!! __________________ I've learned that no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.

2nd March 2010, 19:37	#4
Departed Retired -- Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: -- Posts: 3,785 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	To be honset, they are all just rebranded versions of the same thing these days. I searched for Nielsen stuff and it looks the same as Wolf that I'm more familiar with. Machine Marts own brand clarke is also very similar, as are some other brands. As an example, I just found a Nielsen air hose reel here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEILSEN-30FT-3...item3efd65fd7f An almost identical one at machinemart here: http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...pment-air-hose and they are both almost identical to one I bought from Aldi for £20. I've noticed the same with Generators like wolf / sip / performance power (B&Q) clarke and so on.

2nd March 2010, 19:42	#5
2Diesels Trader ZT 260SE, Connoisseur CDT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Ancient Shire Of Bedlington Posts: 12,597 Thanks: 68 Thanked 506 Times in 305 Posts	Hmmm they do tend to be much of a muchness, just been scouring the bay & the prices vary wildly, think I might just go for the Nielsen at £110 in that case, be good enough for what I want I think

2nd March 2010, 20:16	#9
2Diesels Trader ZT 260SE, Connoisseur CDT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Ancient Shire Of Bedlington Posts: 12,597 Thanks: 68 Thanked 506 Times in 305 Posts	Mmmmm that's what I was thinking, the only other thought I had was buy a much bigger S/H one but I'd probably end up with a pup

14th March 2010, 10:46	#10
Departed Retired -- Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: -- Posts: 3,785 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Have you bought yet? Aldi have some 2.5HP ones in today, £80 notes. Looks OK from what I could see. Oil level gauge, half decent air filter, so better quality than some. All the other air tools ar by Walter Werkzeug in Austria but probabl made in China. Bought myself some shears, but they had loads of other toys too.