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[Viral_Jim]

Two years ago I was given a compressor as a birthday present by my dad. Thanks to my idiot ex wife it spent a period stored upside down and a load of oil has escaped from somewhere inside it  .

I know very little about these bits of kit but I assume that's bad. I've bought some compressor oil but my question is, is there any kind of priming procedure I need to go through? I don't want to just top it up, switch it on and find I've ducked it before I even start!

[Nick W]

What are you going to prime? They're splash lubricated. Top it up and use it.

[Viral_Jim]

Good to know, thanks!

Like I say, I have no idea how they should be cared for/serviced or even if anything like that is required.

[Doctor Gollum]

What are you going to prime? They're splash lubricated. Top it up and use it.

Are we talking compressors or exes?

[dave the builder]

What are you going to prime? They're splash lubricated. Top it up and use it.

Are we talking compressors or exes?

NEVER "top an EX " there an ex for a reason 

[Viral_Jim]

I'd struggle to pick just one.

[Mister Rog]

All I know about compressors, is that I bought one in Lidl some years ago thinking it would be useful EG: Spray painting a garage wall for starters.

It's never even been plugged in  The curse of Lidl middle aisle strikes again.

(I used a brush )

[Sir Tigger KC]

All I know about compressors, is that I bought one in Lidl some years ago thinking it would be useful EG: Spray painting a garage wall for starters.

It's never even been plugged in  The curse of Lidl middle aisle strikes again.

(I used a brush )

The middle of Lidl had plasma cutters the other day and I was very tempted. 

No idea what I'd use it for, but I thought it would be cool to have one! 

[ronnyd]

All I know about compressors, is that I bought one in Lidl some years ago thinking it would be useful EG: Spray painting a garage wall for starters.

It's never even been plugged in  The curse of Lidl middle aisle strikes again.

(I used a brush )

The middle of Lidl had plasma cutters the other day and I was very tempted. 

No idea what I'd use it for, but I thought it would be cool to have one! 

So you can cut all fancy shapes to weld into rusty Omega's. 

[Nick W]

The middle of Lidl had plasma cutters the other day and I was very tempted. 

No idea what I'd use it for, but I thought it would be cool to have one! 

So you can cut all fancy shapes to weld into rusty Omegas. 



I have one - plasma cutter, not rusty Omega - and I don't use it much. It's great for hacking off things like sills, or removing the grotty bit of floor. Anything cut this way still needs tidying up and adjusting to fit the new panel. And the same usually applies to cutting the new panel. 1mm cutting discs for the angle grinder are the tool of choice for cutting the car and roughing out new pieces. Aviation snips and files for final fitting, although I hate hand snips.


I'd like a throatless shear, but don't have the necessary bench space for one.


And nothing beats something like THIS when cutting sheets of material. I wish I knew where I've put mine.

[countrywoman]

^^^^^^ I agree, off set snips are the best and help you cut around corners. I have an air powered shear thats great for cutting chunks from a big sheet as well as a small bench mounted shear.