In my search for the "end-all" air compressor for my personal shop, I
found a kit for an old VW engine motor.
You take a in-line four VW engine and remove the heads. Two cyclinders
become the engine and the other 2 are the air pump. (A VW engine will
run on 2 cyc) The kit was about $500 and I was able to get a VW engine
for a song. I plan on mounting the unit to a trailer so it is
portable. My calculations (which aren't very good) I think I should be
able to pull about 50cfm at around 125psi. Has anyone else tried one of
these? If so, anything I should look out for? I'm starting this
project this weekend. I'll let you know what I find out.
BTW, does anyone have any tips for a large scale sandblasting booth? I
was thinking of building a frame that I could put a tarp over (old pool
cover) and blast away inside of that. Any ideas? TIA
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I've had 2 wives and 3 kids, just none of my own yet!!!!
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