New/Old Compressor question

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

Hi all

My uncle picked up an old compressor from work that was being thrown away. its a huge tank (60gal.) and the compressor part is a double piston type that turns at 1100rpm.

However he said it had a very old electric motor on it that was shot. We'd like to set this up for use on the farm and so that I can sandblast with it. What we were thinking was to use a gas engine instead so that it could be moved around that farm as the need arises.

Can anyone suggest what kind of engine and the HP that would be needed, also, how does one hook it up so that the engine throttles down when the air insn't being used.

Thanks for any and all help.

Jordan
That would require at least a 7.5 HP electric motor or a 10HP gas engine to drive it..an 8HP maybe but you would be better off with something like this,and use the old tank paralleled to it for storage capacity..
Would have to be wired in but on a small trailer and a couple of different plug in points or areas could make a nice unit..
At least with this unit it has all the governors already on it and the whole set up is plug and play..

http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows...Compressor.jsp