Shopsmith Air Compressor Fill Rate

davem1066 · Post by **davem1066** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 11:42 am

I will be receiving a used Shopsmith Air Compressor next week. Can anyone tell me how long it takes to fill a 10 gallon air tank? Any tips you can share on how this works would be appreciated. Looks like the original hose so don't know if I can just use a standard hose and fittings etc.

Dave

twalz68225 · Post by **twalz68225** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:40 am

davem1066 wrote:I will be receiving a used Shopsmith Air Compressor next week. Can anyone tell me how long it takes to fill a 10 gallon air tank? Any tips you can share on how this works would be appreciated. Looks like the original hose so don't know if I can just use a standard hose and fittings etc.

Dave

Dave,

If I get a chance today, I'll hook mine up and see. I have a 5 gallon air tank, but just doubling the time should get pretty close.

davem1066 · Post by **davem1066** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:25 am

Thanks Tom. Do you run any nail guns off of your tank?

I wanted to use the SS compressor and seperate tank in lieu of a full blown compressor in my shop.

There are tanks you can buy that will hold air for months at the 10/11 gallon level.

How loud is your compressor and does it take a while to come up to pressure?

I'll contact SS to get a copy of the manual too.

Dave