2.5HP 24L Air Compressor at lidl next monday

Shauny2010

2.5HP 24L Air Compressor for 99 euro at lidl next monday, this seems very cheap i wonder are they any good ?


http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20100920.p.25HP_24L_Air_Compressor

Owen

It's a fine compressor. I have the same thing sold by Aldi, never a moment's bother. Handy for the DIY'er.

Shauny2010

PaintDoctor wrote: »

It's a fine compressor. I have the same thing sold by Aldi, never a moment's bother. Handy for the DIY'er.

Does the 24 litre make a difference , I've seen 50,100 and 200 litre compressors are they more powerful or what?

Owen

You only need a large compressor if you want long bursts of sustained air. If you're using it as a nail gun, or for pumping tires, it'll be fine. If it was a professional mechanics garage, you'd probably want a larger tank so you could have even air pressure for longer periods of time - for example using an air grinder to cut sheet metal, or if you wanted to spray paint a car, or if you wanted to run more than one tool at the same time.

Shauny2010

I`ll be just DIY-ing with it.
Thanks for the help

SachaJ

what is it like for sand blasting with the optional gun?

Owen

Not bad actually, I have the sandblaster attachment. Works well with the provided material, works good with soda too.

SachaJ

Good stuff, cheers. I have a bike part that needs a blast as the paint is flaking. Hopefully it'll do the job.

weeder

PaintDoctor wrote: »

Not bad actually, I have the sandblaster attachment. Works well with the provided material, works good with soda too.

would it work in any way well with the hvlp gun for spraying smallish motor panels do you know?

tinofapples

Hope to pick one up for the house/garage, handy for keeping tyres pumped since quite a few petrol stations don't seem to to offer this service anymore.

Earth Traveller

Just saw this today. The Lidl page mentions 'craftwork'. I want to airbrush model train kits. Would this compressor be suitable when airbrushing small items or would it be too powerful? I have been using compressed air cans that are sold in hobby shops but they are very expensive and run out quickly Most of the other compressors I saw on-line cost hundreds of yo-yos :eek:

gbee

Earth Traveller wrote: »

hobby shops but they are very expensive and run out quickly Most of the other compressors I saw on-line cost hundreds of yo-yos :eek:

That'll be the filtering. If you put the required airtrap and preferably the oil filter and a regulator, then I suspect this will be perfect.

But on its own I think you'd just get splutters and probably waste more paint. I looked in Haplins who have these from time to time too, and these accessories for the spray painter, model maker were quite expensive so I did not proceed.

Owen

Earth Traveller wrote: »

Just saw this today. The Lidl page mentions 'craftwork'. I want to airbrush model train kits. Would this compressor be suitable when airbrushing small items or would it be too powerful?

It works okay with airbrushes. Originally when they sold this in Aldi (It's the same compressor), for your 99 Euro, they included a 6 piece air toolkit, including spray gun, tire inflater, spray gun for engine degreaser/schultz, air duster, airbrush kit, and something else I can't remember. It also came with a 6 metre hose.

weeder wrote: »

would it work in any way well with the hvlp gun for spraying smallish motor panels do you know?

No. HVLP requires a steady high volume, low pressure of air. They are selling a gun separately for spraying, but I wouldn't be using it to spray anything other than fences and walls TBH, it looks cheap and nasty. It would probably work fine for a base coat, but you would never get a lacquer finish to be smooth. You'd also need to purchase a moisture trap with it.

deadl0ck

Not bad actually, I have the sandblaster attachment. Works well with the provided material, works good with soda too.

This one does not come with any media. Any idea where you can get media, or what you can use ? Also - is media expensive ?

Gulliver

I got the reel, sandblaster and stapler and the connections are different to the compressor I have. This is the third different connector I've seen. Is there any adapter for this?

deadl0ck

I got the reel, sandblaster and stapler and the connections are different to the compressor I have. This is the third different connector I've seen. Is there any adapter for this?

eBay might be a good place to look

Gulliver

deadl0ck wrote: »

eBay might be a good place to look

Yeah, that's where I got the second set of connectors that isn't compatible with my compressor. The original set has the "flanges" that hold the coupler in the socket angled towards the rear of the connector, the eBay set is the opposite and the Lidl gear is a bigger diameter.

tinofapples

Hey anyone purchased the Lidl one and if so how do they find it ? Is there any hose supplied with the compressor or do you have to buy it separate ?

deadl0ck

I bought it and find it goo. There is a hose with the compressor but no accessories.

Has anybody any information on where to get sandblasting media ??

tinofapples

deadl0ck wrote: »

I bought it and find it goo. There is a hose with the compressor but no accessories.

Has anybody any information on where to get sandblasting media ??

Thanks for that, if there's any left I might get it.

bluenova

hi does anybody know if there are any of these still left for sale badly need one as my one of about 6 years got lifted last week

paddyp

bluenova wrote: »

hi does anybody know if there are any of these still left for sale badly need one as my one of about 6 years got lifted last week

Theres one on donedeal with the reel: http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/tools/2659397

I bought mine used about 3 years ago with about €250 worth of extras for €60 so can recommend the used market.

Farls

I seen one of these in the Aldi in Cavan a few weeks back...ring around the Aldi stores you might get lucky

paddyp

Gulliver wrote: »

I got the reel, sandblaster and stapler and the connections are different to the compressor I have. This is the third different connector I've seen. Is there any adapter for this?

I changed mine to standard pcl buy connectors on ebay.