Vertical Air Compressors

[LeeThr]

I'm in the middle of sorting my garage out & getting it set up as a decent workshop for playing about with the cars. I want a compressor but space is an issue. I have a small corner that isn't really of much use for anything but then saw vertical air compressors and thought I could get one in there and be out the way. But the price difference between vertical and horizontal is a bit more than I was expecting. Is there any advantages/disadvantages between the 2?

Does anybody have any recommendations for one? It needs to be big enough to fire off an air impact gun for engine work etc without the compressors firing off every minute between each bolt etc.

Thanks

[paintman]

As with all 'what compressor' questions the answer is to decide what air tools you want. Factor in that you might want to buy others in the future & look to see what their air consumption is. Then see what size compressor will run them. Things like rattle guns need a LOT of air delivered at sustained high pressure & small compressors won't cut it without frequent stops to let them build up pressure again..
Remember that many compressors are advertised with their output shown as displacement. This is AFAIAC a con. The important figure is Free Air Delivery (FAD) and this is a lot less than the displacement figure often between 50 & 75%.
Worth a read: http://www.canadianpurcell.com/UserFiles/File/CPM%...

[MDT]

I have a fair size compressor with a 150L tank, it does or would eat a fair bit of floor space. But I have it installed under a workbench, the added advantage of this is that you can put some plywood in front and that helps keep the noise down a notch too. You do need to ensure there is still a good bit of air flow round the unit mind you.