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[Markie]

More importantly.............how much do you want to spend?

oh come on Mark   being a jock as little as possible.....not far over a ton as it starts to get unjustifiable to the head accountant

[Marks DTM Calib]

The best compressors are belt driven piston units (most direct drive use a rubber diaphram) such as:

For just over 200 quid (vat free), this is a nice unit.

Clarke Racer 55 belt drive

240 gets this nice all rounder....goof FAD so will drive most things you want.

Clarke Boxer 55 belt drive

After that you get onto 14cfm 100 litre jobs (like mine)....


For the cheaper end...

This is a reasonable compromise....still fair at 7.8cfm.....which will do most things. The tank is a little samll for spraying and long use of air tools but, an old empty propane cylinder works well as a reservoir if it proves problematic.

Tiger 8/44

[Kevin Wood]

Just bought a tiger 8/44 myself. Like any direct drive compressor it's a bit noisy but appears to be nicely built. Have only used it to pump up a few tyres and blow the dust out of my PC so can't comment much further but it looks to be one of the better quality compressors I've seen at that money.

This is an oiled piston type compressor but they do a similar range of oil-free ones at about the same price with slightly lower air delivery. They might be a better bet for spraying, I suppose.

Outlet is a 1/4" union, not a decent coupler, but it's easily upgraded - see Screwfix link above

Kevin

[Markie]

The best compressors are belt driven piston units (most direct drive use a rubber diaphram) such as:

For just over 200 quid (vat free), this is a nice unit.

Clarke Racer 55 belt drive

240 gets this nice all rounder....goof FAD so will drive most things you want.

Clarke Boxer 55 belt drive

After that you get onto 14cfm 100 litre jobs (like mine)....


For the cheaper end...

This is a reasonable compromise....still fair at 7.8cfm.....which will do most things. The tank is a little samll for spraying and long use of air tools but, an old empty propane cylinder works well as a reservoir if it proves problematic.

Tiger 8/44

thanks Mark, i`d love one of the first two but with another vehicle about to be purchased im going to go for the third in your list as a compromise. Can always upgrade in the future...

[Auto Addict]

PCL adaptors work great

Thanks Marks