What to do with a busted compressor.
Submitted: Saturday, Jan 14, 2006 at 07:30
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western mudrat
I have (had) a HD generic Supercheap brand compressor that was given to me by a
well meaning younger brother a few years ago and has served adequately untill the new years just gone when the compressor big-end and bearing disintegrated pumping up an air mattress. Thankfully it was my air bed and the mother-in-law had to use the handpump.
The question now begs, I now have a fairly powerfull 12volt motor that is otherwise in good condition. Has anyone got any suggestions for what it could be used for?
Reply By: western mudrat - Monday, Jan 16, 2006 at 10:26
Monday, Jan 16, 2006 at 10:26
Thanks for the ideas, some are definite possibilities.
also thought I might be able to rig up an electric trolling motor for a canoe, the options seem to be vast.
Be assured that now the free compressor is gone I will now be looking at a more robust solution, blue-tounge, big red, et. al. Ideally an engine driven and tank setup would be nice but there is SFA space in the enginebay around the belt in a 3.0L nissan, (mind when the 3.0L gives upi the ghost and the 4.2 or 6.5L comes into play the options are staggering)
Also thought that a whipper snipper motor could be modified to run as a compressor and use the motor to drive it, or if anyone has an old compressor with a burnt out motor perhaps we could try and do some collective recycling?
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