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We're going to need a bigger tank!

altone

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We're going to need a bigger tank!

 

Ok, nothing much done today, been busy working and fixing kitchen cupboard hinges, but here's a quick update.

 

I was meant to clear the garage workbench and move the fishtanks, the fish had other ideas.

They decided now was a good time to give birth to a batch of babies.

So the corner tank can't be moved for a few weeks now.

 

This means any spraying I do will have to be outside.

 

The rest was moved and put on shelving, the area given a bit of a clean, and I decided to give the raw wood that is

the back shelf a quick coat of undercoat.

 

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Once the fish can be moved I'll replace the benchtop with a single piece of ply.

 

Note the shelf painting is not an indication of my skills but of the tool I used.

 

Most of my gear is onsite around 50km away and this is all I had to work with - an old brush I use for cleaning car parts..

 

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So that's all that happened today, but I did say I'd show you my compressor setup.

 

The old compressor was never up to the job and sounds like it's about to die, so I bought another bigger one

and decided to give it a nice storage tank for more continuous pressure.

 

Here's my home brewed solution.

 

the kegpressor.

 

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Not plumbed up yet, a beer keg with quick disconnects as per below will make a great air tank.

Just replace CO2 and beer for air in and out.

 

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That's all for now, next post will be my starting on the Dapol kit plus updates on tools and the workbenches.

 

Hopefully next week I'll get the first lot of timber for the layout and make a start on that too.

 

If not, I've got some locos and coaches to fix, detail and repaint, about 10 wagon kits and I'm having a go at Martin's home grown trees

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/97576-martins-homegrown-trees-bushes-n-weeds

although I'll post my results there not on this blog - plus I've lots of other things in the pipeline.

 

So I'm sure I'll be able to post regular updates (If I'm allowed any spare time that is).

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buffalo

I do hope the keg reservoir is a joke, because it won't work like that. It will take ages to fill and you'll have very little control over the spraying pressure. There is a version of that compressor that comes with a three litre tank which is fine for continous spraying.There are many photos of these on line and if you look carefully, you'll see that the tank is fed directly from the compressor cylinder head and the pressure valve and water trap are on the output side of the tank. That way, the pressure in the brush line is controlled and any condensation in the tank is removed from the brush supply.

 

Nick

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altone

@redgatemodels - noo not the children!

 

@buffalo not a joke and well tested. It will work, not as per the mockup, but as you say the regulator etc. on the out side of the tank.

It took the compressor around 14 seconds to hit 15 psi with the tank in place.

 

Oh yes, I have plumbed up the compressor, but not game to use it till the little fishies are a bit older and tougher.

 

Gerry C

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