what are the minimum air compressor requirements to run this nailer?
326658
I have run it on as little as 50 psi. However, it nseems to work best at anywhere between 80 and 110 psi.
326659
According to the manual on porter cable's website the nailer is 2.83 cfm @ 80 psi for 100 cycles (Nails). If you had a 3 gallon air tank I would assume that would work.
326660
I don't know the specific requirements for the compressor. I use my nailer with a small 6 gallon Porter-Cable portable air compressor and it works great. This is an excellent tool that has given me good service. I hope this helps.
360461
that compressor is fine the nail gun operates at 120 max. I was running the gun around 100 to 110 psi No Problems.
389446
I would think if you needed to run a drill at this pressure to provide required performance, you should be looking at a 1/2" or electric. At every plant I've worked in, house air usually runs ~90psi (at tool). Higher pressures regulated at the compressor may be needed to facilitate working pressure (to the tool), normally due to plumbing long runs, leaking or too restrictive piping/connections. But running any 3/8" hand drill at 140-150psi is going to dramatically reduce the life of the product.
1486275
I would guess not. You need to check the continuous air requirements of the sprayer and compare to the compressor. This is great for nail guns which need small bursts of air, and even for that it needs to cycle more often.
36929
Here is the answer from the Paslode site. As you will see, it depends upon the number of nails driven per minute. The F350S is a stick nailer not a coil nailer, so the nail magazine must be reloaded about every 75 nails. If you were nailing off flooring or decking, the rate of fire would be much higher than just building walls where the gun must be moved to a new joint location. 13. What size air compressor do I need? You can use the following formula to figure out the size air compressor you need. The Number of Tools being used X the Number of Nails each tool will drive per minute X 1.2 X the Amount of Air per Shot (SCFM) at the operating pressure. This number is found on the chart in the tool schematic and parts list provided with the nailer. For example, if you have two F-350S tools each driving 20 nails per minute with the compressor set at 90 PSI you get: 2 X 20 X 1.2 X .082 = 3.95. The compressor needs to deliver 3.95 CFM at 90 PSI. If you operate the tool at 120 PSI at the same rate the number will be higher: 2 X 20 X 1.2 X .108 = 5.2 CFM. When selecting an air compressor be aware that as the air pressure (PSI) increases, the delivery rate (CFM) goes down. Most compressors will rate the CFM at 50 PSI and at 100 PSI.
2147301
Yes nailer and mini sprayer hvlp guns things that don't need a lot of cfm to run. I mostly use an airbrush and mini sprayer. But nothing that need over 4-5 cfm
2108251
A smaller compressor would work, but if you need tons power at least a 19cfm compressor. I would recommend the aircat gun, am not too happy with the CP7748.
793628
I'm using this air compressor "Makita MAC2400 Big Bore 2.5 HP Air Compressor" for Nail gun. The Nail gun works perfectly.
2271032
The operating range is between 70-120 PSI. This nailer uses clipped head framing nails. 2" to 3-1/2".
474256
The manual requires 80 - 100 psi. I am running this on a large compressor, but I see no reason why the tank you are looking at wouldn't work. My BOSTITCH PN50 Mini Impact Nailer can drive a 3-1/2" hot dipped deck framing nail into a 6"x6" post in less than 2 seconds. Don't know how I got along without it.
1899466
That is enough to run the nail gun, set line pressure to 90 psi and make sure it is plugged in to electric so it will come on when the pressure drops.
474259
I used a bostitch that had 150psi max output to drive 16p nails. Setting the output above 100psi. That might be above the rating for this nailer but it worked for me.
501368
I've used this compressor with a pneumatic nailer at 90psi without any problems. I'm not too sure about an impact wrench or a cylinder leak down tester. I've also used airbrushes with it at 60psi and I can keep painting without having to stop and wait for the tank to fill up. Hope this helps.
1316123
Ive used a framing nailer with this compressor while framing a deck, and it works well, but I would want something larger for a major construction job. It will not maintain pressure when being used at a high continuous rate.
110101
It really depends on how you're using it. If you're intermittently nailing with in and not imitating a machine gun- you can use a pancake or similar small compressor. The working pressure of the nailer is 70-115 PSI. I run mine at 100 PSI. Any portable compressor should be able to hit that pressure. The real question is duty cycle. If you're nailing every few seconds then you'll need a compressor capable of keeping up with the volume of air being consumed OR you'll have to slow down until your compressor stops running before firing the next nail. I run mine on 2 different compressors and don't have any issues- one is a 40 gallon shop compressor- the CFM is infinite compared to the gun. The other compressor is 2.6 CFM. I don't rapid fire when I'm using it and I can fire several nails before the compressor has to cycle. As long as you're not continuing to fire when the compressor is running you should be OK.
1084386
I'm using a portable 6 gallon 150 psi pancake compressor made by Stanley. It's fine for my basement/garage projects using any of my 3 nail guns.
623053
This is only a finish nailer. It's for doing small carpentry projects like birdhouse etc... you could use it for trim work also but that's about it. Building a shed would require a framing nailer. As for an air compressor I wouldn't get anything smaller than a 4 lb compressor. Anything lower will constantly run to keep up with the demand.