Small and Cheap HPA compressor

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Re: Small and Cheap HPA compressor

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Is it the increasing or decreasing model?

http://www.barksdale-usa.com/ds-9048.php

I still think we would need a 4500psi model.

Ie. Model 5 from the above webpage.
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Ie. this one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BARKSDALE-9048- ... 500wt_1180

I *think* we would want the decreasing one.

Ie. input of ~4500psi adjusted down to 3000psi.
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Everybody needs to send a big thanks out to Neb and Homey B.

Yesterday, thanks to their help, we managed to get the following:

-belt-driven Shoebox
-hardened pistons
-Desiccant air dryer
-Tunaman stainless steel filling station


All for less than the price of a single, stock chain driven model. Next time you see them, give 'em your thanks.
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Our setup is similar to this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... lZIQI93ceQ

It's actually a bit better, but this vid will give you an idea of how we need to organize things.
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THE JEW (RaVeN) wrote:Everybody needs to send a big thanks out to Neb and Homey B.

Yesterday, thanks to their help, we managed to get the following:

-belt-driven Shoebox
-hardened pistons
-Desiccant air dryer
-Tunaman stainless steel filling station


All for less than the price of a single, stock chain driven model. Next time you see them, give 'em your thanks.


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I got a timer at work yesterday so you can scratch that off the list.
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Excellent. I guess we'll need to order the 4.5k tank now.
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i will get that done for the week after Canadian carnage.
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Awesome. If you're still in Norwich this weekend, I'll bring the compressor down and we can start hooking it up.
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The top cylinder requires 2 cast urethane #010 o-rings
The bottom requires 2 cast urethane #006 o-rings

Using the wrong o-rings is not likely to 'fry' your shoebox, but they will wear-out very fast.


The back check orings are NOT standard buna, they are Viton and can take about 3 times the heat before melting. The white ones are high quality cast urethane that I get from a supplier I have been working with for 20 years to get me the right stuff.

I guarantee you that you can't get them from the hardware store and you can't buy a few cheaper than you can get them from me. I just had a customer send his compressor in for repair because he used the wrong orings on the back check and couldn't figure out why they were melting.

Tom Kaye

http://talonairgun.com/forum/viewtopic. ... d57e3bd89c


The particular oring on backorder is cast urethane 90 durometer size 006

Lower cylinder takes 006 for all three.

http://www.shoeboxcompressor.com/forum/ ... ffb41b3d11
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