Will my porter cable 6 gallon compressor be enough to run this gun
1138318
You probably need at least 4 to 5 cfm. That's typically for continuous use; if you only do small areas at a time and let the compressor rebuild the tank between it may be ok but painting requires lots of flow and a larger tank would also help. Your manual for the compressor will let you know the flow capacity. I have used it with a 3 gallon tank and 3 cfm compressor and it does not keep up for any usage longer than a minute or two.
1084388
I worried about the size of my compressor at first also. I have a Kobalt cheap 5.5 gallon 1 HP compressor and it ran the gun well. I also used a small pancake Porter Cable and it also ran it easy. That being said, the type of work and speed you do it really will determine what compressor will work better. If you're working at a slow pace and doing work yourself with one gun I think a small pancake compressor or any will work good. It will recover as you go. If you will be working fast and maybe have more guns, then you will need a bigger compressor that can keep up. If you're also buying a compressor and you have enough money to get, I would have loved to have the DeWalt model D55146. Thats a good compressor that can recover fast and is built to work better if you're a hardcore framer and or running 2 guns at one time.
475942
Sorry but you'll need a 36 gallon tank with a sufficient compressor to boot to run an air sander like this. The small Porter Cable compressor is good for about 10-15 seconds the first time you pull trigger and decreases to almost nothing within a minute or two. Don't fell bad I made the same assumption and mistake
1564397
It shouldn't have a problem running a flooring gun. We run two or three roofing nailers off this same compressor
1918895
Yes, but the gun needs between 1000 and 2000 psi, so a run of the mill air compressor won't suffice. We use a scuba tank, which the scuba shop charges to 3000 psi. Crosman's site has some videos that tell a lot about the gun.
2274396
Depends on how fast one works it. I've been using it on the regular 5 gallon apprx. 4 scfm at 90 psi compressor just fine. You may consider upgrading your air supply if you have more than one guy shooting.
1455433
I have one of those Porter Cable compressors I got for a brad nailer, and the Critter works fine with it. You won't need anything like 90 PSI, either. If you use too much pressure, the spray will be very dry and dusty.
161732
you need a compressor with a minimum of a 5 gallon storage tank on it. Its not the pressure but the volume you need.
10371
No bigger than the tank is it will probably work but it will run all the time. Also depends on the cfm (cubic feet per minute) but with 6 gallon of air reserved when the level drops on the air tank size of 6 gallon the compressor will kick on so heavey duty cleaning/blowing will run out of air in the tank pretty quickly. also depends on how high you have the copressor line side set to, 120 PSI is probably maximum it will run out of air pretty quickly and constant blowing will not be able to substain itself very long.
194188
I don't know, but it is not much. It only uses a bit of air when the gun fires and I had it on a pancake compressor. A small compressor is plenty for this tool. If you are wondering about psi rather than cfm, then 90 psi will run it fine.
537717
Your pancake compressor will handle the Porter Cable nail gun. I use a pancake compressor and never have had a problem.
652457
I use a 1.5 hp 12 gallon capacity compressor and the nailer works great when the the compressor is regulated to 60 psi.
618830
You will need to go slowly to let the compressor catch-up with the gun. If you have a Harbor Freight near you, pick up a digital air regulator that attaches at the air inlet of the gun. When you set the gun preasure to the paint manufactures specification, have the trigger of the gun wide open and adjust while air is running through the gun. I use the digital regulator to make sure my setting is correct. That's more info than you asked for but these were issues when I used the gun. Good luck
281885
Let me start by saying it is what it is, its a 1 gallon compressor. I have a Dewalt 15 gauge, 25 ft 3/8" hose, I can typically shoot about 6-8 nails before it kicks on. If your brad nailer is 18 or 20 gauge I think you'll be fine with 10 - 20. I don't use compressors often enough to even guess at 50 feet, but 25 works well enough for me. Good luck!
1031327
Although this is an excellent finish / trim nail gun compressor, when you're filling things that require capacity, you need a 6gal. minimum tank as far as I'm concerned. It will still recycle, but not as often. You can find name brand 6 gal. units (no tools or hoses) on sale for $99.
412193
I have one of those cheap 89$ tiny compressors. I think it only has a 2 gallon tank and must be a fraction of a HP. It works fine with this tool.
830520
I had no trouble with this tool on my Bostitch 6 Gal 3.8CFM @ 90 PSI compressor. I did need to use 110PSI, and it could drain the tank in a min, but the tool worked quite well.