Air compressors & headless pinner

[Orcamesh]

Hi, I'm considering buying an air compressor and a bostitch TU-216-2330K 23g headless pinner. e.g.

http://www.betcofasteners.co.uk/shop/bo ... -30mm.html

but not sure what kind of compressor I should get for this.

Can anyone suggest one which would do the job? Obviously I want to keep costs down but also don't want a poor quality one or compressor which is not man enough to do the job.

I'm not going to be running sanders, drills and polishers etc, only the pinner, maybe an airbrush and a dust blower.

thanks
Steve

 

[kostello]

Nailers don't use much air, so for a headless Pinner a very small compressor will do.

Most oil free compressors are very noisy so look at the decibels......

 

[petermillard]

I have a little 4.5 litre Stanley compressor - Stanley DN/8/5 - that was about £100 from Screwfix. Not too noisy and powers a 16ga nailer without any trouble, so should do a headless pinner easy. Works great for occasional use, though if it was something I'd use all day long then I'd look for something bigger.

HTH Pete

 

[Doug B]

Steve I us the same pinner quite a lot along with an 18 gauge nailer on this compressor

http://www.betcofasteners.co.uk/shop/co ... -240v.html

Easy to use if a little noisy though most compressors are.

 

[Orcamesh]

Ok thanks gents. Looks like if you're spending all day nailing then a bigger capacity tank is needed. But for occasional/hobby use then waiting for the tank to refill is less of a problem. I'll take a look at your suggestions, cheers

 

[Bradshaw Joinery]

Sgs engineerings compressors are good, i have one of the 24l for site work and is quicker than the equivalent stanley and sealey versions... Quiter than my old one too.

 

[Orcamesh]

Thanks Olly as well.

I made an executive decision and went for the SGS 24L starter kit...
http://www.sgs-engineering.com/air-comp ... tarter-kit

plus the bostitch headless pinner gun
http://www.screwfix.com/p/bostitch-tu-2 ... nner/64047

so hopefully can now fix mouldings in place really easily.

I realise I probably could have got a smaller/cheaper one but thought for a few more pounds I might as well get a mid-range one. I guess it remains to be seen if this is going to last a long time...

 

[Bradshaw Joinery]

I bet there isnt a piece of wood in touching distance that is pin free now Orcamesh?

 

[Orcamesh]

I bet there isnt a piece of wood in touching distance that is pin free now Orcamesh?

Haha, yeah, everything has been nailed down so no one can nick anything! :shock: