How to NOT add more cfm to an air compressor, Piston ring replacement!

[@magikben]

The loop in the copper air line is for vibration mitigation and so you can tighten it to the tank, bend it back and then into the compressor.

[@mwmxcnc]

Yeah that’s what I figured, the compressor is junk, I may use it as an expanded tank for whatever I get next. Or just sell it as a tank.

[@sallymay-lu3uq]

Why not make a tighter cylinder sleeve

[@mwmxcnc]

I’m not really sure what material I’d use, I could maybe do cast iron, the aluminum that’s in there now, looks to be hard anodized, or possibly some sort of plating, steel may work for a bit, bronze might work pretty well, I might have to try that.

[@bladesofglorylawns]

No the next step is to swing by the dump and chuck that thing on your way to harbour freight to scoop you a new compressor for cheap

[@mwmxcnc]

I actually did check out HF’s compressors, nothing available over 5cfm at 90psi except their gas powered units. Home Depot has some options around $1000

[@bladesofglorylawns]

@@mwmxcnc I gotcha, yea mines 4.5cfm I think which does pretty damn good for what I’m using it for but if you need more I get that. I heard and read Lowe’s kobalt super quiet compressors we’re off the chain also like a notch above the HF stuff like I got

[@bladesofglorylawns]

😂😂 bro, I did the same thing to my old compressor, except worse, and all to run my new plasma cutter, I gave up and went to harbor freight and grabbed one of those fortress stupid quiet 🤫 compressors bro, I think I paid like 275.00 for a ten gallon one and it’s literally silent compared to my old pancake style shit compressor, just throw in the towel man and scoop you a silent one fortress brand and you’ll be happy

[@mwmxcnc]

For real, I’m done with it, does your fortress make enough air? Everything I’ve read has said you need a ton of air, 8cfm min. I’m going to run it on a plasma table, so I won’t really be able to start and stop to let the compressor catch up, but the plasma cutter doesn’t have a very long duty cycle though anyways, so really I just need something that can keep up with that, which is like 4 minutes, then either 6 or 10 minutes of cool down, at full amperage.

[@bladesofglorylawns]

@@mwmxcnc man I honestly haven’t pushed my plasma on it yet for 4 min or near that long ya kno, but I will say I got the 10lb fortress bro and it more than keeps up with my plasma so far, but in your case I would personally get that super quiet 27 gallon or 28 gallon super quiet one fortress makes and I bet money it wud be able to run that table fine, because it’s got more reserve than mine does, mines not super tiny but it’s only a ten gallon, the pumps and tank are like over double what mine is on those bigger ones, I don’t think you’ll have an issue with either of the two bigger ones keeping up with that table, like I said mine is only 4.3 cfm with only 10 gallon reserve and it kicks the pump on eventually sure, but it keeps up. Yours would have the big ass 27 gallon tank for it to run on first off, and then the bigger pumps topping it off, I would be surprised if those bigger fortress ones didn’t work for you