I need this to lube my tractor and vehicles. I have a small pancake air compressor. Do I need a larger compressor or would mine work ok.
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it doesn't need a compressor.this one only works with your hands compressing the handle forcing grease out. This one does not have a fitting for an airline
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Jack, This Lumax unit requires NO external power. The hose connection can be adjusted to stay on the grease fitting as long as you don't pull to hard on it. You squeese the red handle to dispense the grease. The grease comes in a tube so you don't get dirty. The grease canister has a pull tab to open, drop the grease tube in the canister, you put the top back on the grease gun, attach the hose & fitting on the zirk you want to lubricate and squeese the handle to dispence the lubricant. You can purchase air powered grease guns, their very expensive and unless you've got dozens of fittings why spend that money. The Lumax unit comes with detailed instructions. Susan Jack, This Lumax unit requires NO external power. The hose connection can be adjusted to stay on the grease fitting as long as you don't pull to hard on it. You squeese the red handle to dispense the grease. The grease comes in a tube so you don't get dirty. The grease canister has a pull tab to open, drop the grease tube in the canister, you put the top back on the grease gun, attach the hose & fitting on the zirk you want to lubricate and squeese the handle to dispence the lubricant. You can purchase air powered grease guns, their very expensive and unless you've got dozens of fittings... » Read More Jack, This Lumax unit requires NO external power. The hose connection can be adjusted to stay on the grease fitting as long as you don't pull to hard on it. You squeese the red handle to dispense the grease. The grease comes in a tube so you don't get dirty. The grease canister has a pull tab to open, drop the grease tube in the canister, you put the top back on the grease gun, attach the hose & fitting on the zirk you want to lubricate and squeese the handle to dispence the lubricant. You can purchase air powered grease guns, their very expensive and unless you've got dozens of fittings why spend that money. The Lumax unit comes with detailed instructions. Susan « Show Less
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For typical use (spraying Cabinets ETC...) 7gal or greater is the size you "should use" I use a 7 and it just barely keeps up with my spray pace. Any size tank will work as long as your compressor can spray at a good pressure for the material you're spraying. "BUT" if you choose a small tank you will have to stop frequently to let your compressor catch up...
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My employee is using mine with a pancake compressor at home, so I don't see why your compressor won't work.
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I pull a big 5th wheel with a 350 Ford. I run 70 PSI in the front and 75 in the rear on the Ford. Have 110 PSI on the 5th wheel. This little compressor does a good job of helping me keep my tire inflated to the correct PSI. It easy to operate and bag it comes in makes it easy store in the Fords tool box. If I were going to buy a need small compressor I would buy this one.
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The compressor works just like one at a gas station. Whatever fitting that comes with the air mattress should work fine. Be careful not to over inflate.
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Dean, I would contact DeVilbiss for a better answer than I could provide you. Our shop had a huge compressor that ran everything. I'm thinking that if you didn't do a lot of spraying a 3 or 4 HP would work especially if you use any other pneumatic tools.
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I have used this compressor with a finish nailer on a small home improvement project and it worked fine. I would not use for any big projects or with tools that require a lot of air.
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Hi - Really, any compressor will do from a pancake to a double tank beast. The gun uses very little flow per cycle and operating pressure [more important] averages out to be about 110 psi for best results. If you cycle the gun very quickly a lower flow rate will tell but I doubt it will be important for your work. This is the best pin nailer I have used to date and has a multitude of uses for fine work and repairing such things as fractured clapboards and split furniture also ... molding goes up and the holes are just about nonexistent. Have fun with it - DB
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I think the compressor is a little small. The psi is more than enough. I think you would have to wait for the compressor to refill before move on to another part of the job.
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You haven't provided what your small household compressor's CFM is. You need to have a compressor that can support the at load cfm value for the impact gun. It easily takes the toughest lug nuts off. Good Luck.
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A small compressor 2 or3 gal. like a pancake or emglo compressor. All you need is 60-65 PSI.
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I used a 5 gallon pancake compressor which only can handle 3 cfm and I had it set around 90 psi with no problems. Pretty much any air compressor will work.
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I guess I don't understand about the oil. I just add a drop or two through the pressurization valve every time before connecting it to compressor hose. The seals on my unit are just great, so I cannot be of any help.
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The manual recommends 90-120 psi. I run ln the mlddle of that range with a 7 1/2 horse-80 gal. compressor which is way more than necessary. A 3 to 5 horse would do fine. The spec sheet l is available at Hobart's website as a free download.
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Yes you need an air compressor with a minimum of 16 cfm to run this tool. I would however recommend even more cfm than that as this tool is a bit of an air hog.
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It will but the compressor is gonna run a lot and get real hot. This will introduce water into the air stream so if you don't mind overworking your pancake compressor you better add a water separator.
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Mark, I returned the compressor they suggested as it didn't work. I actually use a garage compressor and it works great. It will work with any compressor as long as it has the Psi needed.